Bras 101: The Great Post-Exchange Debate

Dulcigirl - Yay!  I love the Bendon too!  

Carrol2 - Is this the one you're talking about?  http://www.soma.com/store/browse/shelf.jsp?cat=Br...

If not, post a link so we can see too.  

Thanks for sharing!  

Anyone else find something fabulous recently?  

Dulcigirl - I've recently tried that one on...so pretty!  It's great that it works so well for you! The only reason I didn't get it was that it was right around tax time. 

Thanks for sharing! 

Anything else? 

Yes, indeed!  

Smart woman!  xo

I went to Belk and got a couple of Bali bras.  I got a 36 band size as you suggested, DawneHope, and the underwires fit nicely around my implants without pushing them out to the sides.

It's this one in case anyone's interested:

Bali Bra

Artemis 

I have a new favorite sports bra.  The one Dulcigirl posted above is in my top 3,  the Bendon Max Out. http://www.herroom.com/bendon-73-408-max-out-tech...

Another one is the Panache 5021.  The thing I absolutely love about it is the padded hooks in the back.  I do a lot of floor work for Pilates and core work and sometimes on other bras I can feel the hooks when I'm doing work on the floor.  Not on the Panache. 

This one is my most recent favorite find: http://www.herroom.com/panache-5021-full-busted-u...

Another else have a new favorite find?  

Dulcigirl what size is your new la femme?

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Carrol - Thanks!  I too have upper pole fulness issues (lack of) … so good to know.  Thank you.  I like it too that it has straps and you could wear it with those too.  

Anyone else found something fabulous recently?  

Previvor101 - You could go fitted tomorrow, if you'd like.  The author of this thread, Val61, got fitted within two days of her exchange.  Others of us wait.  Know that if you go fitted now that your size may change as your swelling goes down in the weeks ahead.  Your band and cup size may go down but know that for some of us, it didn't.  It depends on your body and how it reacts to surgery and trauma.  

Know too that your cup size is probably going to be larger than you think in order to accommodate the width of implants.  If you have the Allergen 410 implants … some of the ladies who have them … have found it more difficult to find bras that work … so don't give up if you find that to be true. 

If there is a Nordstrom nearby, the ideal thing to do is call and make an appointment with a 'surgical fitter.'  They are trained to help women like us.  

The decision is up to you.  It isn't too soon but I wouldn't invest in more than a couple if you get fitted now because your size may change in the weeks ahead.  

Of course we should listen to our docs.  

thanks guys. I asked my surgeon and she said get a good fitting sports bra to stop them moving. My local department store has 40% off Berlei bras today so I might try to get at least 2 to keep me going. Unfortunately I am in Australia so don't have access to Nordstroms but will be in the US in September so might do it then!

Thanks for input and opinions. It really helps. 

thanks minus two but no walmart in Australia! 

Went to 2 department stores and had both my sister and mother (both who have had bilateral mastectomies) doing all the ferrying of different sizes and squeezing and prodding. In the end found 2 that fit really well: the Triumph triaction competitive crossover and the Berlei ultimate performance. Exhausting discouraging and very unfun but made it! The girl in the store was trying to talk me out of underwire but after my extensive reading here, I ignored her!

thanks for the link 2nd time. It is an issue we don't often discuss . . . our sexuality. This process def takes it's toll on how we feel as romantic partners and sexual beings for so many reasons even long after treatment is completed.