Bad Experience at the fitter?

I spent years in ballet classes, and most ballerinas are pretty flat, but don't exactly have posture problems. Still scratching head here, lol.

Heee, I checked the path report for the weight as well. Mainly because I wanted to know by how much I had to adjust my weight goals. It was not by all that much, lol. I was bigger than you, but it was fairly recent. Most of my life, I was really small and liked it fine that way.

Wow, talk about cojones Mine were a very modest 450 a piece and I thought they were much too big.

"I would just give my husband the foobies to play with any time he wanted to and I would be comfortably flat in bed"...  ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!

So what is the smallest size foob available? I had a unimast and so far have made my own. No, I don't sew - I took the foot of a stocking and used cotton in it and pinned it into my bra. One of these days I'll actually buy one if I can. Heck, if I don't wear it I can give it to my DH to play with.

I could probably go flat on that side but I'm too self-conscious to do that. Also, my clothes don't hang right if I don't have something there, at least in my eyes.

Leah

Crystal, it is a little known medical fact: When they remove the boobs, you start growing cojones

I don't wear them very often but when I do want to get all dressed up I have a pair of stick on Amoena foobs which I wear with an Aha or Genie bra.I was fitted on a BC cruise by Amoena reps so my experience was good.I recomend the ones with adhesive they don't shift around.Only drawback is they are hot to wear in warm climates.

Just found this thread today and wanted to say that my Amoena foobs are like an accessory. If you are friends with me you are going to see me some day with boobs and some days flat.....that's the reality. I went flat all day today as I was working from home. Great to go flat at yoga class. Posture is NOT a problem!!! Fine to go flat at the supermarket too!! And tomorrow I'll wear my very comfortable Amoena prostheses in my very comfortable Amoena bra because I'm going in to work and am going out to lunch.  I encourage anyone with a bad fitting experience to go to another fitter. I bought prostheses in a B cup and they feel perfect. I had been a C or D before surgery. Get what is comfortable. Flat is great and comfortable prosteses are also great. Oh, I never wear prostheses when I am intimate with my husband....not necessary really. Lingerie looks great when I am flat chested.  When I lie on my tummy I am happy not to have implants or prostheses. I'm about a year and a half out and I'm quite used to having options. Still not interested in reconstruction.

 Good luck!

Crystal:  You probably noticed on other threads that I took the plunge and purchased foobs over Christmas.  I was under a deadline to purchase before the end of the year and with work obligations had one day to get it done.  I ended up going back to the first shop that had suggested stick ons.  Like Linda, I went into this appt. with a very different frame of mind.

I originally chose American Breast Care (ABC) style 1042 forms (these are lightweight forms) in size 3.  I quickly realized they were just too small and went up to a size 4 which you have seen on the other threads, are quite subtle.  The photos I posted are with the size 4.  I had gone flat for nearly 20 months and so forms seemed much bigger at first than they really were.   Having lived with them for a few weeks now, I find the size 4 is very good. Maybe at some future time I might consider a size 5.  For comparison, I am 5'6", 138 lb, and wear at least size 12 or large shirts.  I wear size 36A or 36B bras depending on their fit.

I am really new to be offering advice but here goes anyway.  I know many of us are really enamored with going small but my 2 cents would be to not go too far which means I would not be inclined to go less than an A cup - too limiting on finding bras. 

Barbara

Linda,

You are so teensy tiny that I am like an Amazon next to you but I have two thoughts. May be of no help whatsoever but perhaps worth a shot.

I am seeing the Genie bras at Walgreens, BB & B, Target and in the last few days saw an XS at Walmart.  With the pocket already built in and the super stretchy material it might be a possibility.  At Target and Walmart you can try them on right in the store.  The Ahh is also a possibility but doesn't have the built-in pockets.

My go to sports bras after surgery to protect a sensitive chest and to strap down The Mutant center dog ears before I had them removed, was a Bally Total Fitness from Sams Club. I used the same bra to hold my silicone pad and compression bandaging in place after The Mutant removal. In fact, in order to take a break from the Ace bandaging, I would use it alone with the silicone pad for a few hours a day as it did provide some level of compression. It is totally flat and one piece from side seam to side seam.  When I first tried the size 3's in an XL, I made my own cover and just placed them in the bra.  In spite of no pocket or anything else to hold them in place, remarkably they did not move an iota no matter how much I raised my arms in the air, swung them around or touched my toes, and the top band hugs the chest so no gapping.  They are double fabric so you might even be able to improvise a pocket.  They come 3 to a package of assorted colors for under $12 and are an ultra soft stretchy cotton t-shirt type material.  They sort of have a bandini kind of look with spaghetti straps.   For me they held everything in place so well that they was nearly no weight being put on the straps.

For anyone else reading this a size 3 form was the largest that you could put in an XL.  Not reasonable for my size 4's.

Barbara

Barbara, did you see Genie bras at the store?  I ordered some, and they are wonderful for fit, but the arm holes are small and rub against the front and back of my armpit, set off the nerves like they are on fire.  I need a bra that is low cut in the arms.  Also, did the ones you saw have pockets already in?  These don't have.  I am wondering if there are slightly different versions, and would love to check them out.  These that I got feel great across the chest, just miserable under the arm (I am having way too much problem with that - BS told me I would have numbness, didn't say anything about pain exacerbated by anything touching it).

I talked to my sister who used to get blue ribbons on her sewing in 4-H and she thinks she can help with putting some t-shirt material pockets in for me in a couple of weeks.  Looking forward to some hands-on help with this. I appreciate all the advice here - now looking forward to putting some into practice soon!

Linda, I can only speak for my local area but I can find Genie bras, 2 to a package (1 nude, 1 black) for $19.99, usually in the "As Seen On TV" section and all the Genies that I have seen in my area have pockets though they need a little minor revision as discussed on the thread shown below.  I have seen them at Walmart, Target, Walgreens and Bed Bath & Beyond.  Bed Bath & Beyond had the largest selection of sizes going up to 3X where the others only went to the XL/1X size.  Take a look at this other thread.

aaahhhhh bra or genie bra

I understand the cutting under the arm. It is a big problem for me too with certain bras but then if it is too low, I find they slice right through the fluffy stuff on the side so it is a delicate balance for me.  If you are wanting to stay with the Genie, I would at least try going up in size.  It might enlarge the armhole and relieve enough pressure to be okay. 

I am sooooooo new to wearing forms that you have to take what I say with a grain.  I have found 3 possible mast bras that are super stretchy like the Ahh and Genie but have adjustable straps and back closure which I find helps me make the necessary adjustments to take pressure off the trouble areas.  The first which has the most coverage is the Cool Comfort from TLCDirect.org  It is the very first bra shown on the bra page.  The next is an Amoena Marlena which has less coverage.   I love both of these bras.   The third is a Classique 769 which is my least favorite but I think that is because it is just not enough bra for my frame and doesn't quite hit in the right places on me, might be perfect on someone with just a little different proportions. 

Check out Breastfree.org that has reviews of a number of bras including the Amoena Marlena and Classique 769.  Breastfree also reviews a couple of bras like Coobies that work well on smaller frames.

Always remember that each of us is different so what works for each of us is also different.

I started another thread that you could also check out.

All things bras & prosthesis

Barbara 

Barbara, thanks so much for your thoughts!  I am really new to this whole thing - just never gave it a thought in the past as I am so NOT well-endowed that I just mostly went bra-less at home, and used those flimsy little nylon things from JC Penneys for daily wear as they were more than adequate.  Now I have to have something to put my off-the-shelf boobs in.... such a hassle.  I am SOOOOO much a blue jeans/flannel shirt kind of gal, and this is just plain annoying.  On the other hand, I have to say that I am taking more time to try to make myself look "put together" and healthy.  Plus the foobs are comfortable, provide a little buffer to overzealous huggers in the family/friends group, and sort of just feel more like "me" - as Myleftboob said - I just forget they are there after a bit - just feels "natural."

I just can not believe it! I posted on this thread about having problems with fitters last year. Well, I went to another place and had a problem again. I lost 25 lbs and my old foob was too heavy, so I went to get a new one. The fitter didnt listen to one thing I said. She kept bringing me in foobs that were not the right shape and size and as far as bras go, I was measured at a 40 and she brought me bras that were 44 or 48. Shw had me try on a bra that didnt fit, then wanted me to put the foob in, I could not tell how the foob looked because the bra was too small. I ended up saying that I would be back after I lost more weight. The fitter did say she was checking with the manager with the selections she brought and did apologize. She said it was the first time someone came in for foobs and bras and left with nothing. I have had it!! Sorry to vent. Its bad enough that we have to wear them, the fitters could know what they are doing. Im done. I am ordering online. NO MORE MASTECTOMY STORES FOR ME!

Thank you!! I really thought it was me too. The place I am talking about is Yellow Daffodils in West Chester, PA.The other one is in Berwyn PA. It's called Bosom Buddies!!! I hope your online products work well for you!!