Breast prostheses for hot weather

I have no personal experience of breast prosthesis but I know the people who invented and market Boost. It seems like a great product, especially for summer. It can be used while swimming and is easy to clean. Have a look at it, you may find it is what you need.

I’ve ordered two of the Nicola Jane foam ones for swimming. I hope they will be cooler but they’ll definitely put less pressure on my shoulders which will also be helpful.

Or this one.
(Portrait of a young woman as Saint Agatha, by Giovanni Cariani. 1518). St Agatha was a young Christian woman who was renowned her beauty, but had sworn to live a virgin life. She was pestered by a man who wanted her to give up both her chastity and her religion. When he wouldn't accept her refusal to do either, she cut off both breasts and sent them to him, saying "You wanted my breasts, so here they are, now go away". )

Yourpic arrived eventually, but I thought I'd see whether this one got censored.

I think my picture has been censored because it was an image of a false boob.

Try again

I don't know where the image has gone!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

I've just found the exact one I have:

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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

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