Wylie- you can also do botox injections to relax the pec minor a bit- not as thorough or long lasting as teh surgery, but also not permenant...if that makes any kind of sense.

I am also a mom, with a 1 and 3 yo...can't really contemplate surgery at this point because of the lifting thing. Kids NEED to be held sometimes. no way around it.

I have felt better in my arms with the botox injections, but my back is a bit out of whack now. I think I am due for a second set. that means mine have lasted almost 4 months. Of course, they took a month to start doing anything, too...so I got about 3 decent months out of it. The hardest part is not overdoing it once i feel better. I think that's why my back is all messed up...I was lifting things I shouldn't have been.

Johanna