anyone comfortable going without prostesis?

[Mary Jo]

I, too, rarely wear my prothesis. For quite sometime I never wore them but just recently started wearing them again now that summer clothing is being worn. I am very comfortable going "flat chested" and it is also extremely comfortable.. Hey, I look at it this way........all those years of HAVING to wear a bra and wishing I didn't have too (God I was really only kidding - hehehehehehehe) now I don't have to if I don't want to so I don't.

You have to do what you are comfortable with it. As with everything else, we are all different. As the saying goes "different strokes for different folks"

Hugs and God's Blessings,

Mary Jo

P.S. When I had just the one breast removed then I always wore a prothesis because that was lopsided and VERY noticeable.

[ekoen]

I too love this question ... I had a bilateral mast followed by reconstruction, followed by rads. then one of the implants had to come out because the skin opened up on the radiated side. As of 1 month ago, I have one implant. how stupid is that...to have one reconstructed breast? I feel like I have to wear a prosthesis. i am thinking about having it removed just to be even and unemcumbered by prosthesis. love to swim and be outside in the summer and don't want to give up any muscle for reconstruction or invest any more time - sorry i did went along with the whole reconstruction idea in the first place, but we can't go there. I have never posted before but find this enormously helpful. Thanks to all of you for giving so generously of your knowlege and experiences.

Esti