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swimming?

Bedee
Bedee CSN Member Posts: 24
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
A health club here has a hot-springs-fed outdoor lap pool. Swimming there, particularly at night in the snow, is absolutely glorious and very, very peaceful.

But I have a question --

I still have a prothesis, foam, size DD. I think I'd drown trying to swim with that thing :). Anybody aware of any inexpensive substitutes, just for swimming?

thanks
deb
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  • CypressCynthia
    CypressCynthia CSN Member Posts: 4,014 Member
    #2
    Hope this helps!
    One of the main reasons that I had reconstruction is I love to swim. While waiting for my reconstructive surgeries years ago, I swam with something called a swimming prosthesis, which is basically foam with a small weight at the bottom. Regular foam floats up and the usual silicone sinks down in a swimsuit.

    Today, they make a lighter silicone swimming prosthesis, which hopefully will not sink in your suit. I haven't tried one because I no longer need one since reconstruction.

    I am going to attach a couple of links, but if you google "swimming breast prosthesis", many sites come up.

    Swimsuit Breast Forms

    Swim Forms
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  • Bedee
    Bedee CSN Member Posts: 24
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    CypressCynthia said:

    Hope this helps!
    One of the main reasons that I had reconstruction is I love to swim. While waiting for my reconstructive surgeries years ago, I swam with something called a swimming prosthesis, which is basically foam with a small weight at the bottom. Regular foam floats up and the usual silicone sinks down in a swimsuit.

    Today, they make a lighter silicone swimming prosthesis, which hopefully will not sink in your suit. I haven't tried one because I no longer need one since reconstruction.

    I am going to attach a couple of links, but if you google "swimming breast prosthesis", many sites come up.

    Swimsuit Breast Forms

    Swim Forms

    Thank you! I'll do that.
    Thank you! I'll do that. deb
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  • lynn1950
    lynn1950 CSN Member Posts: 2,570
    #4
    Bumped up a strand called "Swimming with Prosthesis"
    Bedee, I've bumped up an older strand with various links for prostheses. Hope it helps. xoxoxo Lynn
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  • SIROD
    SIROD CSN Member Posts: 2,194 Member
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    Prosthesis for a Swim Suit
    I purchase a lighter one for my swimming. I picked it up at the same place I buy my bras, prosthesis and etc. They have different types. It was covered by insurance too.

    Best,

    SIROD
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