i got some lovely bras and bikinis off Amoena
I have bra issues… i just want a local shop that sells them…I dont drive and would like to try before i buy(just like the old pre-op days) Am only 37 and would like to think that i will be here in 40 years time so thats a lot of bras… Sign me up to any bra petition!
Hi Girls,
Well I thought I was the only one that hated the frumpy bras, feel like I’m fastening them up under my chin! I always bought pretty underwear prior to my MX last October and I think that one of the things I’ve hated the most (apart from the obvious)are the awful bras! Doesn’t matter what age you are you still need something pretty and to make you feel femine. I’m 64 going on 24! Come on mauf. let’s see something for us. Sign me up right away for the bra petition!
Chrissy
I would just love to find a bra that fits.
Wouldn’t we all, soi!
Mine always hurt me under the arm on the operated side, no matter what style I get.
What we need is sn adjustable part on the bra in that area if only someone had the brains to design one.
Hi Ladies,
Following my first mastectomy in 2009 I had the same problem as you all did, I was scorned in Bravissmo when I was a size JJ cup one side and had a small 600 ml implant the other side causing me to be a D cup. The young girl in the fitting room was scared to touch me.
This in turn left me depressed upset.
Because of this I teamed up with a major international lingerie company and completed their centre of excellence course in bra fitting and prosthesis management.
I understand that not everyone has got high end cash to spend on underwear and have scanned the suppliers for only quality mastectomy/lumpectomy bras.
I offer a mobile bra fitting service and availability to re order online or by telephone.Should you have any queries at all please contact me, I can help you to measure yourself if you are not within my area or put you in touch with another centre of excellence. Please dont suffer in silence, this is exactly why I set up my business. I have just had a further mastectomy with immediate reconstruction making me a 36 GG cup, I can honestly say I dont struggle for bra’s anymore either post surgical or sexy, as at just a tender of age 40 yrs old I am not ready for the big whopper stoppers yet !!
My company name is Embrace Lingerie (uk) Limited, you can find me on facebook called Mastectomy Wear failing that you can call my business line during office hours 0800 098 8216
I do have a website but it is under construction presently, but soon online ordering will be just a click away. embracelingerie.co.uk
Hi,
I am, you might say, an older woman who does not want to wear bras like my grandma’s - i.e. the stitched front and non stretch white cotton. I like comfortable and attractive bras which are non wired. I discovered by accident that there are a few maternity bras which are well designed (for the younger woman!) and have good size ranges. I just cut away the maternity inner straps (if they have them) and they fit very well and are quite contemporary in design. You could check out: Bravado; Jo-Jo Maman Bébé; Elle Macpherson to name a few - I mostly buy elle macpherson which have good straps and fairly wide elastic under the arms and are quite adjustable and comfortable. The nice thing about them is they tend to come with pockets so that you can put your prosthesis straight in one or both sides. There is one especially comfortable make by Bravado which I used for post op which can have prosthesis inserted one or both sides and is very soft. I am all for getting new designs into the likes of the major stores such as M & S and John Lewis – there is very little well designed lingerie for this fairly invisible market . Good luck
Best wishes
Harebell
Hi everyone,
One of the things that really gets me down is the lack of choice in my size as well as the sheer flipping cost of mx bras. I have just 3 which I bought from Royce which are just about okay but I get very depressed whenever I shop for more. Many manufacturers only stock certain sizes so if you are anything outside their version of normal you are pretty much stuck and this includes any specialist clothing too. I am a skinny minnie - size 6/8 and a 30D and *nothing* fits. I got my Amoena Life magazine yesterday and saw some links to what looked like ideal things but the clothing all started at size 10 and no one even seemed to make 30 bras in any cup size.
I went into our local branch of M&S on Friday to be fitted again in the hope that maybe I had changed to a more available size but nope and I just broke down and cried. The poor assistant didn’t know what to do except give me a hug!
I wish lingerie manufacturers would wake up to the fact that mx bras need to come in all sizes just like ordinary bras do!
Nymeria x
PS For those of you who are interested, this looks like a nice site for clothing - belovelydesigns.co.uk They aren’t cheap but if you are looking for something special it’s worth a look. They also stock lingerie and swimwear.
Hi all,
Having had mx 6 weeks ago i went to a company called Lavender Lingerie, which is based in Newport, South Wales.
The lady named Rene was amazing, she tried several different bras on me until we got the perfect fit for my prothesis which i was having fitted the following week.
The bra wasnt ‘pretty’ but a perfect, comfy fit. I still had dressings on due to complications but she said as long as it didnt bother me she was happy to go ahead.
I have always bought 34a prior to my mx but in fact i am a 34b!!! i must have kept the bigger boob,ha ha. I would only ever wear t-shirt bras but after seeing her i have now ordered pretty, lacy ones which is so not me.
I came out of there so confident, what a fab lady.
If anyone wishes to contact her I have her telephone number.
Take care
Michelle x
I’ve been brooding about this over the weekend and realised that I feel quite passionate about this issue generally. I’m thinking of starting a letter writing campaign to lingerie manufacturers and retailers chastising them for their (pardon the pun!) lack of support.
I’ve had some good results over the years with letter writing so maybe this is a good time to have a go.
I spoke to someone over the phone last week about Marks and Spencers shops stock of post surgery bras. My main complaint is that i have to travel over an hour to find a store the has post surgery bras, i know i can order on line but I like to try on, they DONT all fit the same. I was told that they only carry stock in 100 storea but feel that that is enough!
is it too much to ask that a shop with a rep for undies like M&S, should bear us in mind a bit more! I find that I now buy clothes that go with my bras rather than buying a bra to suit my new clothes!(hope you get my point)
x
Woman Zone from Warrington opened in Horsforth, North Leeds, yesterday so I popped along. Linda, the woman who runs it, is very helpful. The first bra I tried puckered over my 1989 lumpectomy scar and I explained that was why I usually get slightly padded bras (even though I really, really don’t need any padding, more like the opposite!) but she knew exactly how each brand would fit me and we found a perfect, comfortable fit in a microfibre bra in lovely black.
Woman zone Horsforth has 2 private fitting rooms, one upstairs and one down. And I got a cuppa.
They also have brochures and interweb for mail order.
I just bought a Bravodo maternity bra in prep for my surgery next month, They are fab and v v v comfortable. You can buy them in John lewis or online or on Jojo Momo Bebe stores.
x
Hi, i’ve just lost 2 stone with slimming world & went out this weekend for new bra… Now measure a 34J. Need full cup/firm support. Can’t find anything…also need new swimsuit but same problem. Any suggestions (apart from putting the weight back on as 38J was not a problem!!!)
Hi There,
Where did you get your bras from before your surgery ? The only reason why I ask this is because Womenzone women-zone.co.uk have a fantastic pocketing service which has worked really well for me, as the only bras that seem to fit me correctly are Triumph full cups, wide straps, and deep under arm panel, which covers the scars.
The turn around on sending my bras in the post to receiving them back was seven days (inc. weekend) fantastic job, charged only £6.00 per bra and postage of £3.00. Hope you find this usefull.
eloise.co.uk/royce-sadie-bra
Hi, well done on losing 2 stone, I need to do that. I’m a 34F which is also hard to find, found this bra from Eloise.
x