Help me get something off my chest.

Hi there! My name is Erika and i'm a 25 year old Masters student. To cut a long story short I suffer from chronic backpain from having large breasts, something i've struggled with since high school.

Having large breasts impacts my quality of life as things like exercising, buying clothes, and finding bras that fit are all extremely difficult with the weight of my chest.

I suffer daily from back and shoulder pain, headaches, sweat chafing and painful skin indents from bras. I always knew I would need a breast reduction but being a student I have found it incredibly hard to raise the money for one, as the public system only accepts a few people. Recently after going for a walk and struggling due to back and shoulder pain I decided enough is enough, and with the support of friends and family decided to try and raise some money towards my breast reduction surgery. I have F cup breasts that ideally would be reduced to a C cup.

Hopefully along the way I can raise some awareness about this issue as there are a lot of women that struggle with this and also can't afford breast reductions, or may even feel embarrassed to talk about this issue.

I'm not the kind of person to ask for money but i've gotten to a point in my life where the pain is getting too much and i'm getting desperate for some relief. In New Zealand breast reductions range from $16,000- $20,000 which is a huge amount for me to try and save for, which is why I have turned to givealittle.

Thanks for checking out my page, and if you choose to donate thank you so much! Every dollar helps.