Post operative bras

Personally I think it is probably best to wait until after the surgery, buying bras before will work out expensive as they may not fit afterwards, you will be given a bra when you go into hospital by the breast care team they will also give you a softie prosthesis based on your current size, you will probably find that you go without at home after surgery, I did, well at least for the first few weeks ! You will then get an appointment with a rep from a bra company via your breast care team who will fit and measure bra and prosthesis with you and give you a money off voucher to buy from their website. Hope this helps 

Hi I just had my operation as was advised to get some bras I actually for first time went to marks and Spencer’s absolutely brilliant they fitted a gave me the right ones there comfortable fit amazingly. Straight after opp it was put on me perfect .

Hi have just had my opp got my bras from marks and Spencer’s brilliant they fitted and sorted it all out for me and price was reasonable to would definitely recommend them good luck 

Thanks for the info!!xxx

That is such a big help!! I will get on to my BreastCare Nurse on Monday. 
It would have been helpful to have been told that by the team before now!!

thanks!!

Jenny

Ah that sounds so good big boobs like myself I was lucky my two lumps were small and they did both breast as you know same day but you will be amazing the difference it has made to mine is unbelievable x. I’m ok preparing myself for chemo start the 20th so have the eyebrows tattoo on the hair cut shorter for now didn’t go whole way yet to scared . Told my boys which almost killed me but they were brave wee men thankfully and I tryed to make it as child friendly as possible for there young wee minds . Just hopefully get this started and 6 months time lymph nodes removed and hopefully no more surgery just radiation and hormonal tablets. Plz keep me posted on your surgery will be thinking and praying for you sending you much love xx

I will!

xxxx

I am 7 weeks post op and have been living in my M&S post surgery bras. I would recommend. Surgeon advices to go a size larger sound the rib cage and I’d say she was spot on as usual size would have added too much pressure. Good luck! Hope it all goes well xxx

That's OK,glad to be of help, not sure obviously what area of the country you are in, I guess nhs trusts are different in how they do things in different parts of the country, I had my surgery last August in Worcestershire, everything was explained to me after it was decided I needed a mastectomy for recurrence and a new area of cancer found during the investigations on the right side ( I had just had small area and 1 lymphnode removed ) both surgeries done at same time, they told me not to worry about bringing a bra in to hospital to wear afterwards, as i would have dressings and drains etc I just wore a baggy top for the next couple of weeks lol! After all dressings etc were removed I wore the soft bra they gave me pre op which was amoena front fastener, I did have to buy a new one in the same style as it was the wrong cup size unfortunately the nurse wasn't able to fit it cos it was in the middle of the pandemic she wasn't allowed to physically help me to fit it due to covid regs at the time, I just told her my cup size pre surgery and it wasn't until I tried it on a few weeks later I realised she had picked up the wrong size and gave me an A/B instead of a C/D, I didn't feel I could ask for a free replacement !! So I bought the same type in the right cup size from amoena UK website 

Thank you! Hope your recovery is going well?! xxxx