tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326592408611482570.post5143030711867321422..comments2024-03-20T09:47:02.453-04:00Comments on BreastFree Blog: A New Use For the Lowly TissueUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326592408611482570.post-23673025336763737612014-09-12T16:00:25.624-04:002014-09-12T16:00:25.624-04:00Thanks for this wonderful site, Barbara -- and I d...Thanks for this wonderful site, Barbara -- and I definitely will check out your blog at breastcancer.org. Was so delighted to find the breastfree.org site at three this morning. Two docs are pressuring me to opt for reconstruction with a unilateral mastectomy if the THIRD attempt to excise an indolent, unlikely-to-turn-into-cancer EPC (a rare type of DCIS) fails this Monday. The more I look at the facts of reconstruction, the more it looks like a complication waiting to happen. SO relieved to find reassurance that going boob-free is <i>not</i> so horrible after all, and the resources posted at breastfree.org.Funny about Moneyhttp://funny-about-money.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326592408611482570.post-4597584361571969842014-08-23T07:15:52.296-04:002014-08-23T07:15:52.296-04:00Hi Ladies
I love this site! Women like me, yippie...Hi Ladies<br />I love this site! Women like me, yippie!! I lost both of my breasts ten months ago. I knew early on reconstruction was not for me. Last week I kicked my prosthetic boobs to the curb. I switched to a genie bra and it works fine for me. I work in construction as a Safety Manager and I got some funny looks from the forty men I work with daily. They now understand why I had no hair in April. The prosthetics were just too hot and were retaining heat. I am much more comfortable at work. I was practically a D cup with the prosthetics. I'm less than an A with the Genie bra but it was worth it. I refer to my prosthetic boobs as my winter boobs! <br />Swimming cracks me up because I keep thinking the water is going to be cold on my chest and then I remember that will never be a problem again! I'm so streamlined these days when I swim! I thought floating might be a problem and was happy to learn I can still float. It's the little things.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14764704528305944705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326592408611482570.post-83793083633067724792014-07-17T09:36:30.736-04:002014-07-17T09:36:30.736-04:00Knitted forms can be very nice, and definitely sof...Knitted forms can be very nice, and definitely soft. I've heard from a number of women who love them. I've tried them and my main complaint is that, while soft, they often look lumpy (you can see the yarn pattern), unless worn in a very molded bra. For those of us who like to wear fitted tees, that can be a problem. But they're definitely a solution worth exploring. I have tried Tit-Bits (http://www.titbits.ca/v1/tb_shop.html), which made me very nice cotton-yarn forms.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024374769958052453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326592408611482570.post-60897249137128880002014-07-17T06:14:17.068-04:002014-07-17T06:14:17.068-04:00I found that the knitted breast forms on eBay solv...I found that the knitted breast forms on eBay solve the problem. Plus they are soft and squish nicely with a hug or during push-ups. Polly, who knits them, will make them in the material of your choice. She knitted me some turquoise washable wool ones. Just ask her for your favorite material and color before you order. And ask her to leave the stuffing separate so you can put in the amount you want. http://www.ebay.com/itm/360378520023?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649 geezer-chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089458957806586588noreply@blogger.com