A mum is desperate for surgery to reduce her 36M breasts which are so heavy she struggles to get out of bed in the morning.
Melissa Ashcroft, 30, has suffered with extreme back pain since she went through puberty. It takes her an hour to get out of bed in the morning, and she is unable to pick up her eight-month-old daughter.
At the age of 20, Melissa decided to have a breast reduction - but said she was told by her GP she should wait until she'd had children and breastfed.
After having her two children, Melissa was told earlier this year that her BMI of 35 is too high and she needs to be at a BMI of 27 to qualify for surgery on the NHS.
But because of her constant pain, Melissa says she is unable to properly exercise and is now crowdfunding £8,000 for private treatment to reduce the s

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