A WOMAN sold her house to fork out £10,000 for a breast reduction after her 34H boobs were making life hell.
Victoria Marsh was in constant pain for 17 years and struggled to pick up her kids from school each day – but was told she “wasn’t eligible” for surgery on the NHS.
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The 33-year-old explained her life was drudgery thanks to the size of her bust.
She was never able to find clothes that fit, and forced to endure endless physio sessions to combat chronic neck and shoulder agony.
Victoria said she just wanted “to feel nice” but was constantly “self-conscious”.
“I had to buy my wedding dress two sizes bigger to fit my boobs in,” she said.
“It was really hard to pick the children up.
“I constantly had strained muscles in my neck and infections in skin under boobs. I was constantly putting talc under there.”
The mum explained with each child her boobs got bigger after breastfeeding.
“I started to feel them pushing down on my ribs,” she added.
“I had a lot of physio on my shoulders. I had grooves in them.”
Victoria struggled to find clothes to flatter her figure, low-cut tops made her look “tarty”, while lose-fitting clothing made her feel like a “tent”.
But, when she spoke to her GP in early 2020 about receiving a breast reduction on the NHS, they told her she had to have a BMI of 25 or under.
The desperate mum “starved” herself to achieve the goal weight but was still denied.
“I wasn’t deemed disproportionate enough,” she said.
Three years later, Victoria felt forced to go down the private route.
The mum forked out an eye-watering £10,000 from her house sale, as well as £3,000 in loans to pay for the op at Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital, Leicestershire.
“Now I feel lighter. It’s been three weeks now and I feel great,” she said.
“The procedure was so worth it and my quality of life has improved a thousand times over.
“My back doesn’t hurt.
“I’m really looking forward to picking up a more active lifestyle.
“I love running but it’s been impossible. It’s too painful.
“I can do a lot more with the children.
“I can wear the things I want to wear and not feel self-conscious.”
This comes as another woman revealed she was going under the knife for a breast reduction.
She said that being busty is not all it’s cracked up to be, with one issue in particular making it “absolute hell.”
Meanwhile, one lady who underwent the same surgery claimed male attention has only increased – despite what haters assumed.
Plus, one Brit who was fed-up being on the NHS waiting list for three years flew to Turkey for a private boob reduction.
Who can claim on the NHS?
You might be considered for breast reduction on the NHS if you have problems caused by having very large breasts, such as:
backache
shoulder or neck pain
skin irritation
rashes and skin infections under the breasts
grooves on the shoulders from bra straps
psychological distress, such as low self-esteem or depression
an inability to exercise or take part in sports
You will have to go through a referral process which will involve questions about your weight, mental health and a psychologists assessment.
The final decision is usually made by a panel of representatives from your local ICB.
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