A young woman claims her massive boobs have caused her spine to collapse and left her wheelchair-bound.
Debbie Horton, who has size 42I breasts, says she has had several operations to aid her mobility due to the strain they put on her body.
The sales advisor, of Nuneaton, Warks., is now desperate for a breast reduction and says she is disgusted the NHS does not fund this procedure.
The 26-year-old said: "The weight of my boobs is constantly pulling down and it causes so much pain. I live with pain every day.
"I really believe that having the breast reduction surgery would completely change my life - it would reduce the pain as I won’t have the weight pulling me down. I think they must weigh a couple of stone each.
"I can learn to get my spine back into the position it should be in - my boobs could have caused this whole problem. I’ve spoken to my doctor about getting it on the NHS but it’s such a strict criteria."
The ex-fitness fanatic, who completed a triathlon, has spent the past four years in extreme pain following heaps of spinal problems including spinal degeneration disc disease, fibromyalgia, prolapsed discs spondylitis and kyphosis in her neck.
She first noticed a problem in September 2016 whilst working at Aldi and, despite several different spinal operations, Debbie still has to rely on a wheelchair and crutches to get around.
Debbie, who now works a customer sales advisor for Domestic and General, has to shop in specialist stores for her bras.
The woman, who lives at home with her 32-year-old fiancé Lee, added: "With the less pressure impacting my spine, I can put more exercise in and doctors have said that it would help.
"I don't like to go out without Lee because I can't physically walk for a long time - I have to take my crutches and wheelchair everywhere with me.
"I've always had big boobs."
When Debbie was working in the supermarket in 2016, she bent over to pick something up but her back gave in and she was dashed to hospital.
"They found out that my spine was curved which could have been something I was born with - they're not sure," Debbie, who has no children, added.
"I had to take two months off work and everything went downhill from there.
"The pain was horrendous and now I live with it everyday - it really makes you realise how much you need your back."
Debbie finally received three bouts of surgery including a disc discectomy, disc laminectomy and spinal proctorial lumber in November 2019 but still struggles to walk.
She continued: "I was diagnosed with lupus last week which is just another thing to add to the list.
"With my illness, my skin can be so sensitive that I can't even put a bra on which makes the weight even heavier. It's too much for my spine to handle.
"One of my friends, Rita Bloomer, helped me to set the fundraiser up and I really think it will change my life for the better."
Debbie has been with her Lee for ten years and says that she couldn't carry on without him.
"He's a mental health support manager and he doesn't get a break when he comes home because he has to come and care for me.
"He's been amazing - I've told him that it's okay if he wants to go and find someone he can have a normal life with but he doesn't want that.
"I'm very lucky to have the support that I do".
