Mastectomy Bra - Choices .... Choices ?

Ok - here's a plea for your help - please leave a comment and contribute if you can. You'll be able to offer great support and help to others reading this.

Having written several times about my own difficulty finding a decent post mastectomy bra, I get frequent emails asking for advice about what to do. I remember only too clearly the trauma I felt - and the despair at times - when searching for something to wear.

When I first started looking for mastectomy bras the only ones that seemed to be available were like something my mother would wear .... no offense mum ! Not having a big bust to start with I'd always been able to wear T shirt type bras - but the only mastectomy ones on offer were (as my daughter called them) "over the shoulder boulder holders." Far from making me feel feminine and pretty they just made me feel frumpy and made the whole experience all the worse for that.

Most mastectomy bras are pocketed on both sides but there are some companies who make them without pockets - useless!! The prosthesis just seemed to have a mind of its own and moved around everywhere. Not a good look.

I never really did get the balance right. I found a bra that worked well for me - but didn't like how it looked. I found one that I liked the look of but couldn't get comfortable with it.

If you are looking online the Nicola Jane range is very practical and the bras work well - however, mastecomy bras are much more expensive than normal bras and again I found them rather old fashioned.

So ... again ... can you help with this for others?

If you've found a good bra post mastectomy then please leave a comment below. If you know of a good supplier or a good comfy option then get in touch.

More on this subject later.

Marjory