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Re: A little help with shirts/bras
I had bi-lateral mx with no reconstruction so use prostheses. While I was healing and before I got the "good" prostheses and bras that my insurance pay for, I was using foam and fiberfill padding. I found front hooking Fruit of the Loom cotton sports bras at Walmart - two for $10. They have a double layer of cotton fabric in the cup area and I just cut along the side seam and padded as needed. Later I could even put prostheses in through the side cuts. These are still a favorite for around the house when I want to be comfortable and not as fussy. As for clothes, I bought several button up shirts in a size larger than my normal size. I can still wear them buttoned up or open over a tank or turtleneck. I also bought several cotton tank-style t-shirts, some plain and some with cute lacy inserts in front. I wear them with anything that feels too low cut. Even with my bras I still have a hollow look where cleavage use to be. It's all about artful camouflage and feeling comfortable.
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Joni -64 yrs old -
3/01/10: found lump in rt.breast
3/12/10: mammogram/ultrasnd/biopsy-invasive bc & DCIS; 2 tumors (2cm er-/pr-/HER2-& 1.8 cm er-/pr-/HER2+); grade 3;poorly differentiated
3/24/10:sent.node biopsy clear
3/31/10:bi-lateral mx.;atypical ductal hyperplasia-lft side
4/21/10:wound revision-infection/scarring 4/28/10:seromas both sides
5/21/10:port installed,TCH chemo (6 x 3 wks); Herc,-1yr; 33 rad tx after chemo
07/2010: port not working-2nd port didnt'work;3rd port opposite side.
07/2010: 2 weeks after 3rd port surgery, threw 3 pulm. emboli-IVC filter installed; warfarin
08/2010: hospitalizations w/3 of chemos; decision to stop after 4th-on to radiation in Oct 2010;Herc cont.
12/03/2010 - finished 33 rads Hooray!! cont. Herc. every 3 wks
4/2011 - pneumonia ??? Nope-radiation pneumonitis. No more Herc.
5/2011 - NED!!! port out.
8/2011 - clean PET & CT scans.Still NED
7/2012 - Still NED/very blessed.
2/2013 - 6 mos checkup-all clear. CA2729 down frm 13 to 11.
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