The last time I had this title I was announcing that my breasts were trying to kill me and I had Breast Cancer. Today, I’m celebrating the new ones I have. (and am getting) So I”m not just settling for one size any more! I want it all!!!!! I’ve pretty much come to the conclusion that I’m not going to have reconstructive surgery. I mean I don’t want to go under the knife again if I don’t HAVE to, and I hear the procedure is pretty painful. Considering I have a section where the tumor was very close to the wall the skin lays right on the bone, so it’s kinda thin and well kinda weird. I don’t know how well that would work and I’m not about to risk unnecessary complications. Besides no one is ever putting drain tubes in my chest again!! And ya’ll with your own breasts can’t just take them off at the end of the day when you get tired of them. AND You can’t change the size of them depending on your mood. So….
Yesterday I went in to get fitted for my prosthesis. To be honest I had no idea what to expect at all. I’ve never been in for an actual bra fitting before so I really didn’t know how that worked either. I mean when you go bra shopping you pick what you think looks right put it on determined to fit within certain numbers and be comfortable and look decent under clothes. So the first part of the fitting is determining what size breast you want. They measure you for band size first and then take a stab to start with a cup size that sounds good to you. WELL not only did I have no idea that you take your rib measurement and add 5 inches and fit to the last hook on the bra, but as the band number goes up the cup increases. In addition to this every bra manufacturer has different parameters. Ladies this is why we have such a hard time with this task…nothing is standard. And when you find a bra you love and know that it will be discontinued after a year or so, you start the pain all over again.
The other thing I found out is that different countries have different parameters as well. European bras cup sizes and band sizes are a little different. The company that I am getting my bras and prosthesis thorough is a German company. So I said lets start with a C cup because that’s what I was most comfortable with most of my life. (before I gained weight and hormones took over my breast size). I put on a C and I was like “The Germans like a woman with a nice ample breast don’t they!?!” I would put a German C cup at an American DD. Because those puppies were the size I had when they were removed! And no thank you…don’t want to do that. So after a lot of feeling myself up and having some strange woman feel me up for an hour I finally decided on a nice set.
For more on bra sizing and countries here’s an interesting link: Bra Size Comparisons.
They didn’t have an extra set of the size I got (7 for the curious mind which is about an American C). I had to leave with a little smaller size (6) which is fine…for the days I want to be a little more demure. But they are a silicone base and feel just like a real one. I’m sure I”ll name them once they come in. Now for those of you uber curious types here are pictures! Yay! pictures of boobies! There are 2 different kind the same size…hey these were free what do you want! I’ll take pictures of my “real” fake ones when they come in.
So as you can see they come in a nice little case. And they have a nice little formed bed to rest in. And they are squishy.
