what type of a bra did you wear after your lumpectomy?

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  • oceangirl654
    oceangirl654 Member Posts: 217
    edited March 2015

    i can't decide what to do about bras. I wore a sports bra but it squished my nipple and now sadly my nipple has stayed that way since a month ago. Now I'm just wearing a tank top under my t-shirts. What are bras for anyway? Do you think they are necessary if you're b or c size? I have no idea what to do! Take care everyone.

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  • quiggy
    quiggy Member Posts: 315
    edited March 2015

    Hi oceangirl65;

    I wore a cammy after surgery, then tank with shelf then front close sports bra (a size bigger).

    I'm a D, or was. Now D on one side and B on the other. :(

    My BS said support helps reduce seromas but I got a seroma and I wore a bra.

    Personal choice I think. If you want the girls to hang free, do your thing.

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  • Annie88
    Annie88 Member Posts: 196
    edited March 2015

    Hi everyone! It has been a challenge to find a comfortable bra. I did wear a cami and a strapless bra after LX, however I have only worn a tank w/ no support for RT. Today I bought a Bali wire free bra to see if it was comfortable when I begin to wear a bra again. I have read other posts on other discussions that wired bras were no longer comfortable after surgery. I know it is still sensitive where SND scar is. I am a 34b, so there isn't much to support. Just hoping to get back to a new normal. Tomorrow will be my 1st day back at the gym to workout, that is if I can manage workout clothes

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  • Cmo65
    Cmo65 Member Posts: 96
    edited March 2015

    Is it true you shouldn't wear underwire bras anymore?

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  • Janett2014
    Janett2014 Member Posts: 3,833
    edited March 2015

    Cmo65,

    Every PS is different. Mine said I could wear any kind of bra I want or a cami or no bra. My friend's PS was adamant that she wear a particular and expensive underwire bra. We both had reconstruction with implants. Go figure!

    Edited to add: Just realized that this thread is about post lumpectomy, not post mastectomy. Sorry about that. Every PS IS different though with post surgery recommendations.

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  • gemmafromlondon
    gemmafromlondon Member Posts: 138
    edited March 2015

    I was told no wires and to get a front fastening surgery bra which cost a lot and had such short straps that I couldn't get into it! Wore a light sports bra for a week or two and then went back to my old wired bras. Wear what's comfortable I say. I think it is probably more to do with your size and where the lumpectomy is situated that counts.

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  • Hopeful82014
    Hopeful82014 Member Posts: 3,480
    edited March 2015

    I hope it felt great to be back at the gym, Annie!

    Cmo, I don't think it's so much a matter of that you shouldn't wear underwire bras anymore but that they may not be comfortable, depending on the location of your scar, etc. It's not advised to wear them during radiation, from what I've read.

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