Topic: land's end swimsuit experiences

Darya,

When I had my bilateral mast, June 06, I bought a pretty turquoise suit from Land's End for the summer. It had a high neck, which I liked, as then I didn't feel that anyone could "look down" the suit.

The pocket's had plenty of room for any size prothesis.- Mine were a size B. It had the lycra, of course, to hold you in but didn't seem terribly tight, either.

I was happy with it (very feminine looking) and even got some complements from some casual friend's who had no idea, I had, had bilat mast.

 Hope this helps.

Enjoy your vacation and I hope you find a suit you like.

Julie

Yeah, Darya, I have a two-piece and love it. Not only looks good, but it's actually good for swimming. I use a shower scrubby for a prosthesis, which I trim with a shears to the size and shape I want. Light weight, dries instantly, looks fine.

Have a fabulous trip!

Binney 

I love mine too. I have a swim prosthesis which is lighter and allows water to get behind it...it is better than my usual prosthesis. And much cheaper.

I had recon in Nov so am looking forward to no prosthesis this summer.

Binney--

I am just 5 days post-mastectomy (no recon), but I'm thinking ahead to when I want to fill out my clothing.  I don't understand this "shower scrubby" thing.  I looked in the bath section at Wal-Mart the other day, and all I could find were things that looked like what we've called "chore-boys"--those scratchy mesh balls used to scrape gunk from pots & pans.  I'm not sure I want to slip a chore-boy into my swimsuit top!

Or is there something else I'm not thinking of?  Can you post a website photo of the "shower scrubby" you like to use?

otter 

I have a couple of landsend tank suits (I'm 5'10," and tankinis would show too much of my 58-year-old belly), and they are very nice. I've tried bath scrubbies as prosthesies, but the texture of the folds of netting shows through the cup liner a bit. Perhaps I'm trimming them wrong? Or perhaps I bought ones that are too small and didn't flatten out enough? Tips solicited!

Darya,

    I have many Lands End tankinis and love them all.  They aren't even mast suits, but suits I sewed pockets into.  I like the high neck because I need the coverage, and I'm short so the length of most of them is fine.  They don't sqoosh my remaining boob.  I wear either a swim form or the Amoena 126 Leisure form with a little something behind it for more "projection".  The 126 takes a long time to dry, so either use a hair dryer or have more than one with you.  Hope you have a good trip!

I haven't bought their mast suit yet , but I did buy my mother one. I am longer through the body so I order their long suits. Their fit tends to be rather consistent - read the measurements to see if you need a long torso suit. They are good about returns and exchanges too.

have fun- it should be nice to hit some warm weather

trish

Ps land's end often has mast suits on their clearance page- especially at the end of the season. I got a basic one for my mom for $20 last August

Thanks for the bath puff clarification.  Now I know what to look for.

otter 

Hate to be a nay-sayer but I really didn't like my Lands End swim suit. I didn't buy the tankini. I've got the one piece. The pocket ended in a flat line very low down on my chest so my prosthesis was compressed down and looked very bizarre.  I also thought the leg openings were cut too low.

I did find two great suits. One from Anita and the other from Carol Wior. They are both a bit big as they don't come in anything smaller than a 6 and I normally wear a 4 but they are both stylish and attractive. It took a lot of time and research to find two suits that fit and were a bit higher cut in the leg. A lot of the suits out there are terribly matronly looking.

For any plus size ladies - I found one suit at Just My Size (www.jms.com) and right now it is only $29.99 and if you search, you might find a code for free shipping.  I received mine last week and it fits perfect. 

I also found one one Overstocks at Lands End.  I do aqua aerobics three times a week and can't wait to get the clearance to return to the pool as my surgery was on 16 Jan.   

Jill