RE: zero compression bra rec

tacocat
tacocat Posts: 19
in Surgery - Before, During, and After

Hi

I had a unilateral mastectomy, lymph node biopsy and tissue expander placement sept 25. My reconstruction surgeon said no compression but I am desperate for something to wear. My other breast is large with droop and I have zero dressings only dermabond. I was only post up with dressing that has since been removed. I cannot seem to get a response from the reconstruction dr and surgical oncology and my breast care navigator defer to her. Does anyone have any type of suggestions for a no compression bralette, or anything that would help me feel covered on the amputation side and somewhat supported on the breast side? Anyone ever try a anaona francis bra?

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  • jerimanelle
    jerimanelle Posts: 8

    Hi,

    I am amazed. I had unilateral mastectomy, lymph node biopsy and tissue expander placement May 21. My natural breast is 75 yrs old and a 38GGG. Very much large and droopy.

    I was told to wear a sports bra 24/7. I know different medical practices have different views, but we seem totally opposite.

    I used many different bras but have no experience with the one you mentioned.

    On August 31, a permanent implant was put in, and I had a reduction/lift on the natural breast. Now wearing surgical bras 24/7, the sport ones seem too tight.

    I feel your pain, I detest having to beg for answers and feeling ignored. Hopefully, you will get some help soon.

  • ammie
    ammie Posts: 16

    Please keep calling your breast surgeon’s office and don’t stop bugging them until they give you a proper answer. That’s aggravating that they’re not answering your concerns especially as you’re so recently out of surgery.

    I’d had an SMX too, but my surgeon had put me into a post-surgical bra that they’d provided, with a lot of bandaging on the SMX side. The nurse practitioner had called it a “compression bra”, but honestly I didn’t feel like it was super-tight or binding, as there were adjustable clasps and zippers, and they had adjusted it to fit me without being uncomfortable. Whenever I washed that one, I wore a cotton front-close sports bra from Amazon which came in S, M, L sizing. The SMX side was obviously gaping until I had my expander filled to match my healthy side, but at least I was not terribly uncomfortable or unsupported.

  • tacocat
    tacocat Posts: 19

    @ammie @jerimanelle Thank you for commenting. I was so frustrated I made an appt with a specialty surgical bra shop, but also managed to finally get a hold of the plastic surgeon who gave me a prescription for tha shop, a post op bra and said I could wear a sports bra. It really helped my mental state to put something on! I used to love an underwire bra so trying to adjust. ❤️

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