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shrink Member Posts: 936
edited June 2014 in Living Without Reconstruction After a Mastectomy
comfortable camisole
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  • shrink
    shrink Member Posts: 936
    edited January 2008

    Believe it or not, I found a comfortable, sexy camisole at Victoria's Secret.  It has a built in bra (not a shelf bra).  I used to be a B cup so with a little help it looks great under clothes as well as a camisole.  It's on sale right now - buy one, get the other at half price.

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  • caaclark
    caaclark Member Posts: 936
    edited January 2008

    Hey Shrink,

    Which one is it?  I looked online and am not sure.  I am always on the lookout for camis.

    Carol

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  • Sunshine99
    Sunshine99 Member Posts: 1,680
    edited January 2008

    I went to Victoria's Secret today (I really HATE sales when stores are super crowded!!!) and found the cami.  My receipt says "BBV CAMIS".  They only had black but I bought two, since the second one was half price.

    I went on line to see if they had more colors.  I found what I think is the same, but no discount.  The on-line is called "IPEX WIRELESS CAMI".  The price is the same as the in-store regular price, but you have to pay shipping.  Oh well. I'm wearing it now and I think it will work.  I can "add" a little filler to the mast side.  It's pretty comfortable.

    Good luck!

    Sunshine

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  • shrink
    shrink Member Posts: 936
    edited January 2008

    It is the IPEX.  It came in several colors.  I got a size larger than usual because my regular size was too tight.

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  • SusaninSF
    SusaninSF Member Posts: 1,213
    edited January 2008

    It looks really revealing! Are you wearing a breast form with it? If so, how do you keep it from showing? What about one-sided "cleavage"?

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  • shrink
    shrink Member Posts: 936
    edited January 2008

    I tried it on and it covers my scar and fits high under the arm.  I didn't wear a breast form with it, just added a little fibre fill. I rally didn't even need that since the bra is fairly firm. If you select a cup larger than a B, you'd have to add something.  Since I had a bi-lat mast., I don't have any cleavage to worry about.  The straps are adjustable.

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  • Sunshine99
    Sunshine99 Member Posts: 1,680
    edited January 2008

    I wore mine today. I took the fiberfill insert that came with my Amoena cami, removed some of the filling and put it in the mast side of the bra.  Had to remove a bit more of the fiberfill before I felt like I "matched", but I think it works. 

    Yesterday, when I was just hanging around the house, I left the mast side empty.  It still gave me a bit of form there (I'm a large A/small B).

    The "prosthesis" shifted a bit, so I'll have to figure out how to keep it in place.

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  • nagem
    nagem Member Posts: 353
    edited January 2008

    I got this and wore it all day yesterday--quite comfortably--without any filler. I wish someone would make this in a shorter size--longer than a bra but shorter than the camisole. I think that would be perfect for me. I hope the cups retain their "body" through repeated washings.

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  • twink
    twink Member Posts: 1,574
    edited January 2008

    Hi shrink.  I found an LL Bean silk undershirt (actually bought three of them) which I've found to be a godsend during radiation.  They're so soft, they breathe, they cover the underarm area (so outer clothing doesn't rub) and they're loose. 

    t

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  • shrink
    shrink Member Posts: 936
    edited January 2008

    Thanks.  I'll check it out.  Are these long sleeved or sleeveless?

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  • shrink
    shrink Member Posts: 936
    edited February 2008

    I  went into J Jill last week at the mall and saw that their shelf camisoles were on sale for $6.99.  They're usually $24.50.  I took one home and tried it out with a pair of breast forms to see if they would stay in place.  They did so I went back and bought 6 more.

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