Anyone with adhesive Foobs?

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topless Member Posts: 74
edited June 2014 in Living Without Reconstruction After a Mastectomy

Do you like them?  Do you have to be fitted by a specialist or can you order them on-line?  Do they really stick on and are they comfortable?  I will probably go flat most of the time but there are times that I would like to fill out a certain top or would feel more comfortable normal looking. 

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  • Erica3681
    Erica3681 Member Posts: 1,916
    edited September 2011

    I've bumped (brought up to the top) a few previous threads about this subject. If you read through them, they may answer most of your questions.

    Barbara

    BreastFree.org

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  • topless
    topless Member Posts: 74
    edited September 2011

    Thanks Erica, but that thread did not quite answer all my questions.  Can we try again?

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  • Erica3681
    Erica3681 Member Posts: 1,916
    edited September 2011

    I bumped three threads for you, so maybe you haven't checked them all out. Check out the one titled "Adhesive Prosthetics? Good?" There are 25 responses there.

    I haven't used contact forms myself, so can only answer by what I've heard here and through my non-profit website, BreastFree.org. They don't have to be fitted by a specialist and can definitely be ordered online. They do really stick, although some women complain that perspiration can cause them to slip, so exercise or hot weather (or hot flashes!) could be a problem. I personally never wanted them because I don't like the feeling of silicone against my skin. There are lots of ways to feel comfortable and look "normal" without contact forms. No one would ever know I've had a bilateral mastectomy and I wear several different kinds of forms, silicone and non-silicone, in mastectomy bras and regular bras.

    Hope this helps!

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  • topless
    topless Member Posts: 74
    edited September 2011

     I have never tried any prothesis so I'm just trying to find out info.  I live in the boonies and will have to drive 3 hrs to get anywhere that might have shops.  Now I know  much more than I did so thank you again!

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  • krcll
    krcll Member Posts: 343
    edited September 2011

    I have a form that can be used also as a contact form. I wouldn't feel comfortable wearing it without some sort of light support (could be a normal bra or at least a cami) otherwise I would be a tad nervous about it moving around. It is not uncomfortable but I prefer to use it as a non contact form normally. I use it as a contact form only when I don't want the mastectomy bra straps to show with a dress or top. Hope that helps!

    Edited to say- I would recommend getting fitted the first time. The different breast forms looked very different on me and I probably tried 5 different ones before I found the one's I have used ever since.

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  • topless
    topless Member Posts: 74
    edited October 2011

    Thanks, that helps.  I guess I'm just going to have to grab one of my friends and go "booby" shopping in Ft Collins.  I like going topless but there are those times when you need to fill out a blouse or dress.

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  • dealdale
    dealdale Member Posts: 1
    edited October 2011

    I have the amonea adhesive prothesis.  I love it !

    I use the flexes cami to hold it tight  and I love the way it stays close to my body and I can bend over without feeling that I am showing my "gap"  It works very well with the flexes cami that has a seam under the boob area.

    Good luck.

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