swimming poofy

It's funny that the suits I saw at Land's End that I thought would be perfect for a MX suit,,, were not available that way.  Like that tankini. I saw a couple that were higher on the chest that would be perfect but they are not available as MX suits.  I think they need one of us on the design team!!

Meanwhile, I did order the MX version of their tugless tank,, which I have had several over the years and really liked. So I'll see how that suit works out. I need to work on my poofy!!

My tugless tank with pockets arrived and it fits nicely! I still haven't "made" my poofy yet, but I shoved it in the pocket and it works OK, just like that. (well for the 2 mins I had the suit on!) It seems to be high enough on the chest that I don't think it will have gap issues when I bend over.  I tried it and it seems OK.   It has a nice pattern too so it kind of hides the flaws!

Let me see if I can put a link:   http://www.landsend.com/products/womens-tugless-tank-leaf-one-piece-swimsuit/id_261202

I got the purple one.

yes!  It was on sale!  

Bumping for newbies

I've been wearing a Lands' End suit since 2010 and am happy with how it comes up under my rt arm where 21 nodes are missing. I do look "chopped"up in sleeveless anything. But I've not tried wearing the suit or going swimming since a 2014 surgery that took my other breast. Counting on both prosthesis to be swimming at the same level on my chest when I exit has me worried. Thanks for listening...never told that to anyone before.

bump for newbies.

Bu.pi g in case anyone needs it right now!

This didn't quite work out for me. I ended up with a long meshy mess . I just bought two small bath poofies and pin them in my bathing suit cups, so they don't come floating out. I can't wear them long because excoriate my skin ( I have a lot of Scar Tissue on my chest and it is still pretty sensitive.)

I know this is an old post how do I find the directions for a poofy? I had LMX kids are taking me to a mineral springs pool, and I need a way to get a Left boob.

Try this thread, it starts with written instructions:

https://community.breastcancer.org/forum/82/topics...

If you have a sewing machine and have access to microbeads, this is another option:

http://mastectomysolutions.com/sew-your-own-breast...

My preference is for the sewn breast forms. I made myself 2 pairs for our trip to the Caribbean and they worked so well that I now I also use them in my day-to-day mastectomy bra. Note that microbeads are no longer sold in Canada so I opened an old travel pillow and voila! Rather than buy new bathing suit material, I used an old bathing suit and cut that up.

Hope this helps and, happy poofy-making.

Jacklin

Is there a video posted or clearer instructions anywhere? I haven't worn a bathing suit since I had my double mastectomy 5 years ago. Going on a cruise next month and really want to jump in the pool and ocean I bought poofies and trimmed them to fit in my bathing suit but they are a bit uncomfortable/hard where they are tied. I unraveled another poof and althou thought I was following directions, my poof kept unrolling. Do you roll it like you are rolling up an ace bandage and twist before you pull thru, or twist after pulling thru?

Great toy for my cat, she's having a blast grabbing the tube part and running away with it!

TIA,

Cats

OMG! I have been looking for these directions, which I read years ago then could not find again. At that time I tried and could not make one. Last yr I hot-glue-gunned natural sponges into my bathing suit.

This year I just took my stuffed, knitted foobie, made a durble sgretchable cover and sewed it into another bathing suit.

Now, at last, I am going to get the pouffy thing figured out. Thank you all for bringing this back - I have not looked here in months and there it is!!!

I am making one and it is turning out OK.  It turns out in an egg roll shape and I get it to the thickness I want and then leave a tail and insert the next one into that tail.  The tail goes all the way across my old swimsuit cup (DD) and it takes about four egg rolls.  Then I have to sew smaller ones on the top and bottom.  Then I am putting a panel of black nylon to cover it and the top, stitched down will extend up past the round neck of my swimsuit a bit and go straight across to avoid gaping.  Maybe I will try to post some pics.

when i rolled mone, it turns out to be an egg shape,or more like a flat teardrop. I used 2 to make a fairly large C cup one. I should do a video. Its ptetty easy once you get the hsng of it. .

Bumping this thread -

I'm posting a picture of how to make the swim poofy that is discussed and linked to in one of the early posts:

This shows how to make a "swim poofy" to use in a swimsuit instead of a costly breast form. The poofies are the scrunched up 'net' balls you find in the cosmetic section of your local store. When taken apart, the poof is a long net tube. Look for poofies that are soft, not scratchy, if you will wear them against your skin.

In the "grab it" picture below, stick your hand through the opposite end of the net tube (i.e. opposite from the end you are rolling), pull it through and back out the opposite end of the tube so that it makes a cover for what you just rolled up. When done, you can pin to your suit or enclose in an existing or self-sewn pocket. The poofy will work well in a suit with some type of cup so lumps don't show.