Breast prostheses for hot weather

I can’t help teabag woman as my dd had reconstruction. I hope someone comes along with some advice .
Or maybe contact BC care or McMillan?

Try Nicola Jane website, they do a variety and the staff are very helpful too. There is a weighted one designed for sport which is heavier than the normal foam swimming one.
www.nicolajane.com/leisureform-prosthesis-by-nicola-jane-6110/?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD_QqYeh_Pc5R6Nd80glYMxP29ACv&gclid=Cj0KCQjw2tHABhCiARIsANZzDWqq4WEkGymYML6PVVGCXtV3giSLCK8GG62qZa--tFPOw9H04O_YH50aAtx0EALw_wcB

I suppose I should say "other firms are available"!

Have you looked at Knitted Knockers? That isn't ajoke,.There is an organisation which provides light-weight knitted prostheses to people who find the standard ones uncomfortable. They also have a network of knitters and crocheters that anyone can join to make them.
knittedknockersuk.com/
www.knittedknockers.org/

Elegran thank you for signposting me to Knitted Knockers, what a wonderful group.

That is a brilliant website with such a clever idea! Good luck Teabagwoman, hope you get sorted.

the recent hot weather has reminded me how uncomfortable I am in the summer

Knitted prostheses would be fine in the winter.
Has anyone tried them in hot weather?

Allira thank you for suggesting Nicola Jane, their products look good and cheaper than Amoena. I seem to spending money like water at the moment in order to cope with my various problems. Being old and disabled is an expensive business.

When I visited the prosthesis clinic at my local hospital after breast surgery, I was given a silicone prosthesis plus one for swimming. The swimming one was like those sponges made of net which you sometimes get in beauty gift bags (if you know what I mean). I found the silicone one quite heavy and hot, so I wore the swimming one, which was much cooler.

I think this is the one I was given for swimming:

www.nicolajane.com/moulded-softie-1901/

I was told you can stuff it with anything you like.

growstuff

I think this is the one I was given for swimming:

www.nicolajane.com/moulded-softie-1901/

I was told you can stuff it with anything you like.

Yes, good for swimming.
There's another one with granule-type things in and one with a weight in the lower half which is good for every day.

Allira

growstuff

I think this is the one I was given for swimming:

www.nicolajane.com/moulded-softie-1901/

I was told you can stuff it with anything you like.

Yes, good for swimming.
There's another one with granule-type things in and one with a weight in the lower half which is good for every day.

Before I had my other breast reduced, so they matched, I wore the swimming one for everyday use. It's washable - all I had to do was dunk it in water a couple of times, squeeze it out and leave it to dry for half an hour. I really couldn't feel it when I was wearing it. I found the silicone one hot and heavy.

I've worn the silicone type for 15 years, when the last one split i saw an advert for Boost and thought i'd give it a try. Best thing i did, its light weight and gives me good structure. It comes in a range of colours and you can wear in a pocketed bra or an ordinary bra. I paid £75 and worth every penny. Would never go back to silicone.

I've just found the exact one I have:

www.nicolajane.com/active-flow-by-trulife-6300/

Oh dear teabagwoman, I hope you're not being given too many choices. At least you hopefully won't have to put up with silicone this summer.

By the way, have you contacted the breast clinic which treated you and asked for an appointment with a prosthesis fitter? When I was discharged, I was told I could contact them in the future, if I ever wanted to replace my prosthesis (don't know how that works because I haven't had to contact them).

Growstuff I will contact the hospital and see if they can help. When I had my initial prostheses I was just asked what size would I like and that was that.

teabagwoman

Growstuff I will contact the hospital and see if they can help. When I had my initial prostheses I was just asked what size would I like and that was that.

Sorry to hear that. The lady I saw was really helpful. She measured me and tried on a number of different bras, so that I had exactly the right size (I was smaller than I thought). At the time, I still had my right breast intact, so she tried a few different prostheses for my left breast until I was happy with them - and then gave me a silicone one and the one for swimming.

My surgery involved cutting a line under my breast and a T shaped cut up to my nipple, which was partially removed and sewn back on. Both cancerous lumps were removed and the surgeon manipulated the remaining fatty tissue, so that I had something resembling a boob. It was very tender for a few months, especially after radiotherapy. I was also told to sleep wearing a bra to help the internal healing, so I was also given a lightweight bra to wear at night.

I know it's not easy, but maybe you need to be a bit assertive and insist you get what you want. The hospital where I was seen had a cupboardful of different bras and prostheses - there's bound to be something which suits you better.

Your right Growstuff but unfortunately I contracted another illness during my cancer treatment which meant that I wasn’t up to much and got handed over to another team and didn’t get as much breast care follow up as usual.

Allira

^the recent hot weather has reminded me how uncomfortable I am in the summer^

Knitted prostheses would be fine in the winter.
Has anyone tried them in hot weather?

Knitted in fine cotton they might be OK.
To tell the truth, even ordinary bras in hot weather can be like wearable saunas.

growstuff

I've just found the exact one I have:

www.nicolajane.com/active-flow-by-trulife-6300/

Yes, that's the other one I meant.

Sorry I haven’t been back sooner to thank you all for your help. Have had a few days feeling so tired my brain just wouldn’t function. I don’t think that spell of hot weather helped.

This is a picture of the swimming prosthesis I was given. It's very soft and light. There's fleecy stuffing with it (like the stuff you put in soft toys), but you could use cotton wool or anything - and as much as you want. Presumably you have bras with pockets, so get two and just pop them in.

I don't know where the image has gone!

Try again