Bathing suit issues

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songbird72
songbird72 Member Posts: 68
edited March 2016 in Living Without Reconstruction After a Mastectomy

I had a single mastectomy in December so this will be my first summer with a prosthetic. I am having trouble locating a bathing suit because I'm such an odd size. My remaining breast is DD or DDD (bra size is 34DDD) even though it doesn't look that big and I'm having trouble finding a bathing suit that offers support on that side while giving me the pocket on the right side for my form. I've done an internet search and also looked at Lands End but their mastectomy suits are all soft cup, which will leave me looking very lopsided! Thanks for any help you might be able to give me. I"m also 43 years old and while I'm not going to be hopping around in a string bikini, I would like to avoid the "mature" woman swimsuit.

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  • SoCalLisa
    SoCalLisa Member Posts: 13,961
    edited March 2016

    I sewed an old mastectomy bra into a suit.I cut the straps off and it works better than anything


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  • SpecialK
    SpecialK Member Posts: 16,486
    edited March 2016

    I have spent 18 months with recon on one side and nothing on the other. My right implant side requires a 34DD also, and my solution was a one shouldered one piece suit that had the one shoulder on the left side that needed the prosthetic. I could dismantle the structure inside without it being obvious because of the design

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