Bras 101: The Great Post-Exchange Debate

Callindearg-

I don't know the specifics on my expanders- only that was I was filled to 450ccs. My implants are 425cc high profile. I think I'm going to be happy with them. At 450 I felt it made me look heavier than I liked. (Not to mention the expanders went too far into my armpit). I wasn't even a full A before so I'm excited about being able to buy bras.

Lori

Dawnhope,what a lovely contribution out of your pain you were able to accomplish some good. I am starting to feel those types of feelings now. I feel bad for the wheel chair bound I see in the stores and feel bad that I am not running every day when I can. I remember when I sit down to my queen's banquet table to eat that there are people in the world starving and I must support causes to help them. I missed the Oct coat donation when I have a whole bunch about 10 coats that are too little now that I missed a month of exercise for first surg and a month after exchange and I am getting fat! Horrors,I have never been fat before and it takes forever to dress to hide it. Gotta take the coats to the shelter. Happy Holidays everyone!

Just ordered another Freya swimsuit! Will let you know if it fits. HerRoom sent a $20 gift certificate with my other swimsuit! Keeps me going back. Here's my new one:

http://www.herroom.com/freya-as3331-fever-underwire-deep-plunge-tankini-swim-top.shtml

Golden01 - that swimsuit is really cute, too. It almost has a retro look. My best fit is a 34DDD. (or it will be when I get rid of the underarm flab.)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I'm back in a bra 24/7. A low pressure front came in before our big rainstorm, and OUCH!!!   Thought my implants were going to explode!!! 

I had that problem with my TEs, but never thought it would happen with the New Girls. Just call me the Human Barometer. 

I don't notice anything when the weather changes but when I go to high altitudes, I think these implants are going to explode and they make "crinkle" noises. My brother-in-law, the engineer, got a kick out of researching it for me when we were at Lake Tahoe this fall and found it will go away when I get back to lower altitudes. He didn't find any reports of them exploding though.

No, my sister was fine with him researching it for me. Actually, I'd only told her what I was feeling and she asked him to look into the properties of silicon at high altitudes for me. He's been in the family for over 40 years and we all count on him for the engineering types of info. Their son is an engineer too so we are used to them figuring things out for us (like, want to know how much water evaporates from swimming pool when the temperature is 102?). I never have wondered about that but my BIL calculated in his head for us.

Well what about this: when i'm in the hot tob the bottoms of my foobs seem empty where the alloderm sling is. It seems as if the silicone floats to the top of the pocket or silicone implant. Any thoughts?

val happy cancerversary, happy your life is busy and crazy.

bare necessities is having a sale!  60% clearance on select brands:

http://www.barenecessities.com/search.aspx?search=ClearanceCMD&exp=bn&mode=1&msg=Clearance&cm_mmc=Targeted-_-20121220C-_-Fashion-_-plink1&source=Targeted_Email&cm_em=blessed202@aol.com&term=20121220C&utm_medium=Targeted&utm_source=20121220C&utm_campaign=Fashion&utm_content=plink1

Nice swimsuit!

I need a cheap swimsuit. I took a cardio slam water aerobics class. I'd like to keep taking it but my tankini has a lot of cleavage and the bottoms slide down in the water. Any ideas where I can get something affordable? I don't want to spend a lot right now because I am going to be be losing 25 pounds.

http://www.barenecessities.com/SWIMWEAR-ON-SALE-Swimwear_catalog_nxs,121,style,48091.htm

Thanks not finding much online most are over $50 and not returnable. I need to find a place I can try on.

Target has a lot of cute, inexpensive swimwear as well. Victoria's Secret has swimwear in their semi-annual sale in the bigger stores right now--not necessarily practical, though.

Carrrol2-I know you said you want to try suits on, but I was just on Lands End sales, and they have some suits. Good luck!