bathing suit

If you take a look at my non-profit website, BreastFree.org, you'll find a Swimsuits section. In that section, I list most of the companies that are large manufacturers of swimsuits and I provide links (just click on the name of the company, which is highlighted in gold letters) to photographs of the suits. In my Helpful Links section, I provide links to companies that sell post-mastectomy products online--several of them sell a nice selection of swimsuits. Of course, you can also go to a local fitter who sells breast forms and mastectomy bras. Fitters will usually also carry a selection of mastectomy swimsuits. As others have mentioned in earlier posts, Nordstroms will sew pockets into regular suits you purchase there, for free. I believe they'll also sew pockets into non-Nordstrom suits for a fee.

I've noticed that Still You carries a cute-looking black tankini. I wondered if anyone has tried it. Their camisoles are so comfortable, I'm thinking of giving it a try. My biggest problem with many mastectomy suits is that they're cut high under the arm where my skin is still sensitive and the repetitive motion of swimming irritates me. If anyone else has suggestions for solving that. I'd love to hear them.

Barbara

I got a lands end tankini and it fits fine but the shelfbra/pocket is not as snug as my mastectomy bras are and the prosth. slips low and makes me look saggy....something i would like to avoid since i had a bilateral and should be able to look perky if nothing else.   Anyone know what i'm talking about...

Carol,

It's true, our bodies are all so different that what works for one might not work for another. I love my Land's End suit for going to the beach, hanging out by the pool, even swimming a few laps. But on me, the top comes up high enough under my arms that they start chafing if I try to swim serious laps.

It could be that any suit would cause that--after mastectomies and SNBs on both sides, that's the area that's still sensitive--I have to choose bras with that in mind, too.