Breast Prostheses

[SeekingExperience]

Following bilateral mastectomies surgery in December 2007, I chose silicone prostheses. Are there specific guidelines .. dos and don'ts... about what we can, or should, wear in terms of weight, prosthesis materials, etc. I am wanting to downsize but would love to get some guidelines before making the invest again. Following surgery I opted for "D" prostheses but feel I am ready to go smaller now. Pre-surgery, I was a Double D plus so going smaller at first was not comfortablr to my and my psyche :-)

Thanks for your input.

[japdip]

You might ck. the Amoena website (just put it in search) and you can see pictures of various types of prostheses .... there are virtually tons of them; all different shapes. I'm not pushing Amoena products; there are other companies that are good too. When I have my mammograms I wear one of my older types that fit in the bra pocket ... this is when I realized that the contact type feels so much more natural and light. Now the older ones feel heavy to me.

[SeekingExperience]

Thanks for the good word. I did not even know there was such a thing as a contact style. Bless you!

I'm off to do more research :-)

[japdip]

Of course size is strictly up to you and there really aren't any guidelines as far as weight goes. The only thing to be cautious about which wouldn't apply in your case (bilat.) is if you don't try to equalize the wt. between your normal breast and the prosthesis. You can develop posture problems if you aren't balanced. You wouldn't think such a small difference would cause trouble but it does. I personally selected a contact prosthesis by Amoena the last time. I said I would NEVER but compared to the other type I wouldn't be without the contact type now. It feels very natural and I'm uncomfortable when I have to resort to the type you put in the bra pocket. Also I can wear any type of bra I choose and don't have to always have the mastectomy bras. You do have to wear a bra as it isn't self supporting. NEVER say Never .....