Post breast-surgery bras £6 at Asda

nanokitten

Pixiebum,
Maybe you could wear the kind of padded bra with removable pads (there are loads of nice ones to choose from), you can just wear the pad in the side which had the lump, or even double them up in the smaller side, which would allow you to even things up consderably.
Wishing you all the best.

Liverbird

I've been buying these for a year or so now. They are great value for money. Just wish they would do something a bit more lacey iyswim.
I didnt have reconstruction and find it disgusting that you are issued with one prosthesis then its down to you when it needs replacing. I do think that the companies who sell these and post surgery bras 'hold us to ransom' and we have no choice but to pay their prices.

BTW Marks & Spencer also do post surgery bras, but don't do bigger sizes.

SuzySF

Well done Asda !! they do cost a fortune, at least they've acknolwedge a huge number of women have breast surgery for health reasons of some sort.

I had breast cancer surgery - a lumpectomy - thankfully all that was requried - HOWEVER - it has left me with very different sized breasts (apparently the operated one is now perm larger due to fluid not draining as the lumph glands in my armpit were removed).

This is a nightmare to deal with. I have spent lilterally £000's now on bras in an attempt to get one to fit. I have to buy a size 34E to comfortably accomodate the operated one, this leave the other sitting at the bottom of a cavern rofl..its a C. "Chicken fillets" fill up the cup but the biggest bug bear is the disparity of weight. Whatever bra i have skews round (with the heavy side pulling down) so i am always fiddling with my boobs (well thats what it looks like) of course the wire is then stabbing me, the strap is cutting in, and i end up with shoulder, neck and head ache. I have searched for fillets with lead in LOL - water ones are not heavy enough to blance out.

This may seem a bit of a whinge as i am luck enough to still have my breast - but compared to my friend who had a masectomy - its far far harder to get a bra and weighted fillings, than a prethesisi (spelling)

so if anyone knows of somewhere (i have searched the web with no luck) could they please PM me..i'd be sooooo grateful

sootyangel

I got some of these bras last week. For £6 they are fantastic, I can get five for the price of one of my original ones

MSE_Andrea wrote: »

Written 20 September 2008

What's it about?

Asda's selling post-surgery bra's of various sizes for just £6, a lot less than specialist post-operation lingerie companies charge.

What do I get for my money?

The bra's available in white in sizes 34 to 38, B to E cup, and sizes 40 to 42, B to DD cup.

There are five styles available, numbers:

• 830
• 1156
• 1447
• 700
• 0042

The SKU no is 922162

Which stores?

This is a permanent price available in stores nationwide.

Plus Asda donates to cancer care.

40p of the cost goes to Breast Cancer Care and the Breast Cancer Campaign.

This post has been inserted into the top of this discussion to provide a detailed explanation. Many thanks to MoneySaver vivatifosi who originally spotted the deal.


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Singing_Bird_2

Suzy - you may have come across a company called Amoena on the internet. If not, they do a good range of products that could be the answer to your dilemma. They also have a good range of very pretty bras - I have found them to be very comfortable and not too pricey!

The website is amoena-online.co.uk. Good luck.

snoopysox

Thanks for this. My mum has recently had a mastectomy and had bought some from M+S for quite a bit more.

Question to those who have worn these ones from Asda.... Do they rub on your scar at all as she is having real trouble with her bras aggrivating her scars under her arm?

Nicolefury

snoopysox wrote: »

Thanks for this. My mum has recently had a mastectomy and had bought some from M+S for quite a bit more.

Question to those who have worn these ones from Asda.... Do they rub on your scar at all as she is having real trouble with her bras aggrivating her scars under her arm?

If its irritating her under the arm, its not a correctly fitting bra. (Trained bra fitter) Definately should go for a refit, rubbing on scars really isn't pleasant.

Fleetwood

Maybe some models are more sturdy than others but my friend bought a couple of 38DDs from Asda last year and the elastic went quickly and then the fastener itself ripped away fron the fabric.

veryskint_3

loulou41 wrote: »

I do not think you will need one of those bra as you are only having a lump removed. Your breast should look ok afterwards. This bra is for women who had a mastectomy. My sister used one of those because she had a mastectomy.

Hi not necessarily. My mum had a small (like grains of sand ) removed and they went a little wider to make sure (although not much wider) and she has been left with some indentation and normal bras tend to catch the scar therefore post op bras are ideal.

xadoc

Mama wrote: »

Just a quick rant..... these kind of products should be subsidised by the government instead of susbsidising drug addicts and alchoholics. (I

Ah yes, well done, it's obviously a good idea to leave drug addicts and alcoholics to rot and not give them any help to overcome their addiction... :mad: You'll be the same person who complains when the crime rate skyrockets and house values decrease, I'm sure. I'm assuming you're not familiar with the disease model of addiction?

Not everyone is fortunate enough to have had a good start in life, and addiction is sometimes the result. And not everyone is able to pull themselves through it without professional support, which yes, costs money. It may surprise you to know that not all drug addicts and alcoholics are scum of the earth. Far from it. And most hope for a better life, they just don't know how to get there.

I do not wish to hijack this thread as I believe post-op bras being made available at low cost is right and proper, and yes, should be subsidised by the government. But not as suggested, by refusing support to other vulnerable members of society by those who least understand the problem... it is always those least able to put up a fight who are attacked first - the elderly, mentally ill and the addicted. I couldn't stand by and let such vile sentiments stand unchallenged.

(soapbox is free now for anyone who wants it)