Hints for first prosthesis and bra fitting after bilateral mastectomy
Thank you in adavance!
(I tried to post this last night but can't find it, so sorry if it is a double post.)
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not sure what you are
not sure what you are asking. I wear the same size shirt and then had the ladies at the medical fitting place try on different sizes until I liked the look. I had lost somuch weight, my bra went down significantly too.to make me look more proportional.0 -
I spent
more than 2 hours at my fitting. The clerk took a brief history and what my bra size had been. I must have tried on more than 2 dozen style of bras and she put the silicone inserts in so I could see how it looked. I did not put a shirt on over them. I ended up purchasing 3 bras in different colors and styles, a pair of silicone "girls", 1 leisure bra and set of foam weighted inserts for it. I purchased another leisure bra before starting rads and I still wear these 2 most of the time. I hope this helps.
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If you are a uniboober (ascahjah75 said:I spent
more than 2 hours at my fitting. The clerk took a brief history and what my bra size had been. I must have tried on more than 2 dozen style of bras and she put the silicone inserts in so I could see how it looked. I did not put a shirt on over them. I ended up purchasing 3 bras in different colors and styles, a pair of silicone "girls", 1 leisure bra and set of foam weighted inserts for it. I purchased another leisure bra before starting rads and I still wear these 2 most of the time. I hope this helps.
Char
If you are a uniboober (as mama G used to say) then you should have them drape material over your bra to help see if you are even.0 -
All I can say about mycarkris said:If you are a uniboober (as
If you are a uniboober (as mama G used to say) then you should have them drape material over your bra to help see if you are even.
All I can say about my "foobs" is that they are heavy as a son of a gun! I am a large woman, so I had to get foobs that were large enough for my frame. I do not wear them all the time, as they weigh me down! Maybe I should have gotten a smaller size, but they might have looked silly, I don't know. Everyone is different. Some women love them. Good luck with yours!
Be Well,
Dianne0 -
bumping upHippiechick58 said:All I can say about my
All I can say about my "foobs" is that they are heavy as a son of a gun! I am a large woman, so I had to get foobs that were large enough for my frame. I do not wear them all the time, as they weigh me down! Maybe I should have gotten a smaller size, but they might have looked silly, I don't know. Everyone is different. Some women love them. Good luck with yours!
Be Well,
Dianne
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very comfortable
I was fitted very well and mine are so comfortable. I wear them from morning till night. Before BC my bra would always ride up, I never had a comfortable bra now it always feels great, never rides up. I did have a break-in period where I had to get used to it...maybe 2 weeks. I have been wearing my prosthetic and mast. bras for 4 months now...no complaints at all. My insurance pays for 3 bras and the insert for each year to come.
Hope this helps.
Annette0
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