Hello ladies. Ive been diagnosed this week - but feel very lucky as DCIS picked up by routine mammogram. I'm having a lumpectomy in 10 days and then a 21 day Cours of radio. Ive been told to buy a soft bra for after the surgery and radio. Can any of you recommend one (if this is allowed!) I'm used to wearing underwired and have an F cup so concerned about support and comfort. Thanks
I’m a G cup. I was back in underwired after surgery. Main reason is I needed the support as my scar was on top of my breast so without support would be pulling down on it. The wires were nowhere near my scar. I had two M&S cotton lightly padded underwired which I wore day and night for a week then only day time. I then wore a soft stretchy step into bra at night.
During radiotherapy I ditched underwired bras and bought two Debenhams mastectomy bras. I didn’t have a mastectomy but they were the softest most gentle non wired bras in a G cup I could find. I bought a size bigger than I normally wear to ensure no tightness in skin that would be irritated by radiotherapy. As you too have large breasts you may suffer skin on skin burns underneath the breast. I used E45 cream morning and night and then cold Aloe Vera gel from the fridge after radiotherapy and throughout day. I only had skin breakdown under my breast. I had some mediplex dressings from hospital but they didn’t agree with me so I put a sanitary towel underneath my boob to keep it dry . Worked a treat. I used my stretchy step into bras at night to keep ST in place.
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