Wow, reading this thread I feel quite fortunate.  Binding hurt when I was overweight, but now that I'm thin and my breasts are mostly just excess skin, binding is never painful with my underworks tri-tops binders.  It's occasionally itchy or hot because of the extra layers and scratchy fabric, but never actually painful.  I wear a slightly larger size binder when exercising so I don't have problems breathing correctly, but even the smaller sizes don't really cause pain except for when I've overdone it with my workouts and my obliques and pecs are already quite sore.  I'm really sorry to those of you who experience a lot of pain with binding, I hope you're able to get top surgery soon.

My Tri-top started being painful real quick, so I don't wear it anymore. It makes my shoulders and back hurt even if I only have it on for a little while. Luckily, I have a small enough chest that I can get by well enough if I just layer up some sports bras, or even just wear one tight one. Still doesn't make me as flat as I'd like, but nobody notices that.

Quote from: Bahzi on July 21, 2011, 04:28:45 PM
Wow, reading this thread I feel quite fortunate.  Binding hurt when I was overweight, but now that I'm thin and my breasts are mostly just excess skin, binding is never painful with my underworks tri-tops binders.  It's occasionally itchy or hot because of the extra layers and scratchy fabric, but never actually painful.  I wear a slightly larger size binder when exercising so I don't have problems breathing correctly, but even the smaller sizes don't really cause pain except for when I've overdone it with my workouts and my obliques and pecs are already quite sore.  I'm really sorry to those of you who experience a lot of pain with binding, I hope you're able to get top surgery soon.

You're incredibly lucky, dude. I lost 80 lbs a couple years ago and thought the moobs would shrink as well, but they instead stuck out more than ever. 3+ years binding at the time, and they're the exact same size. I hope I can get surgery soon, too.

Yeah even though I'm a small A-cup.

It didn't hurt for the first like 6 months of binding, but now it's uncomfortable as hell from the moment I put it on to when I take it off. It's like always squeezing me.. and I can only sit in certain positions without feeling like I'm being suffocated.

I once wore an ACE bandage overnight at the police station -- do NOT recommend.. LOL.

When it's just my 997? I forget I'm wearing it, honestly. I don't sleep in it, but I definitely could.
When I've got the tritop on top of that? It hurts. It hurts bad, especially around my ribs. I blame that on my fatness, though.

I'm not out so I can't buy an actual binder. I use ace bandages, which constrict my breathing after a while. Besides that, though, it doesn't hurt.

I'm small so can get away with minimal binding.  I could sleep in my binders and have, by accident, with no issues. I find it even more comfortable than bras were for me.

It only was a pain when I was doing it improperly with a DIY binder that I was wearing the entire day (6am to 10pm maybe). Since getting a good quality one, I haven't had any problems.

It doesn't really hurt, it's more soreness. But I do have a D and I use two binders when I go out. At home when alone I use nothing, and with my family a lighter one. I've had to do that because I'm developing breathingproblems that last past taking my binder of, my shoulders hurt, my back hurts... I'm ready for topsurgery because I know I can't not bind but I'm also worried about possible healthproblems this is going to cause me in the future.

Doesn't hurt unless I'm binding for way too long (16+ hours). A cup though. I feel like I could go down a size though and be flatter however I'm starting to like the way my chest looks like I have decent pecs. Now if only I could build decent arms to go with it..

Binding didnt really hurt my chest, but it made my back and shoulders so sore.

I don't bind unless I go outside somewhere that is not the gym, which isn't often. As soon as I come home, I take it off.

Quote from: Elijah on July 20, 2011, 10:56:16 PM
yeah my binders hurt, I mean it doesnt HURT, but after about 3 hours my upper back starts to ache and my back still hurts for a few hours after I take my binder off, it doesnt hurt my chest at all, just my back

^this

 I believe I was an a b or c cup before binding. It's not "comfortable", but it doesn't really hurt (at least not continuously). New binders hurt as they rub my armpits raw. I'm very uncomfortable with my body and have a hard time sleeping so I tend to wear my binder for about 20 hours a day (at least). I do fold my binder at the waist to keep it from doing whatever it wants. Sometimes the seems dig into my waist (this can be 3 or 17 hours into my day) and that ->-bleeped-<-ing hurts. My breathing is restricted which is why it's uncomfortable. I tend to pass out before or instead of properly falling asleep so I have slept in it. I wake up wheezy which leads to a major cough, but not real pain. I know it's bad for me so if I do pass out in it I try to allow 30 minutes of sleep or forced waking uncomfortableness with with my binder off that day. Oh also, in the summer the heat and moisture form underside of things can make my chest very itchy...also wouldn't call it pain, but don't have a problem calling it torture...
I'm 120 lbs and wear an extra small, double front compression shirt from Underworks.

Depends on how long I'm wearing the binder. I can usually bind for a whole day without getting hurt, but sometimes my back gets a bit sore. Not to the point where I feel like I need to take it off though.

No, not usually. I mean, I have to bind all day and my back is sore at the end of the day, but it doesn't exactly "hurt". If anything it's more of an inconvenience.

I've been struggling since I started binding a year ago.  My shoulders and upper back suffer, and I'm not even binding intensely.  I ordered a full-length binder (from LesLoveBoat), and am hoping that helps a bit with the pain (still waiting for it to arrive so I can try it out!).  Unfortunately, I am DDD, so there is a lot to bind.  Also hoping that it will get easier as I lose weight and do strength training.

And yes, I am counting down to the day I get top surgery at the end of this year!