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Mother Crowdfunds £8,000 for Surgery After NHS Denial

11/25/2025

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Melissa Ashcroft, a 30-year-old mother from Blairgowrie, Scotland, suffers severe back pain from her size 36M breasts.
NHS denied treatment because her BMI is 35, above the 27 threshold.
She is crowdfunding £8,000 for private surgery because she is bedbound for hours each morning and cannot lift her eight-month-old daughter.
Despite trying physiotherapy, she remains in pain and relies on pain medication.

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Melissa Ashcroft, a 30-year-old mother from Blairgowrie, Scotland, suffers severe back pain from her size 36M breasts.
NHS denied treatment because her BMI is 35, above the 27 threshold.
She is crowdfunding £8,000 for private surgery because she is bedbound for hours each morning and cannot lift her eight-month-old daughter.
Despite trying physiotherapy, she remains in pain and relies on pain medication.