Air expander etiquette

Thanks for sharing your story - it's certainly a part of life that we grow with, and adjust to - not many of us like the word "journey"!!

I recently used the Aeroform expander (by Air Xpander) and it has been such a positive experience. I lived without my left breast for 12 months then had the expander placed - straightforward surgery, 1 night in hospital, no bandages or drains. Began the expansion myself 4 weeks later and took 17 days to get to my desired size.  After letting everything settle for about 5 more weeks, I then had the exchange to implant early in December 2015 - 12 weeks from Stage 1 op to Stage 2. 

I used the bra from Best & Less that's like an Ahh Bra - has formed cups in it, and gave a really nice shape. I didn't need to wear the prosthesis anymore, even before I began expansion, because the surgeon puts some in at Stage 1 surgery - so exciting to wake up and see a breast bump!!  After expansion, by lefty was way bigger than my natural righty, so I used the soft form prosthesis with all the stuffing pulled out, and tucked it into the right side bra pocket. It was a great looking shape and no one would ever have known what was going on underneath.

Lots more details I could tell you, but if you're interested , my photos are in our closed Facebook group "Reclaim Your Curves". We chat a lot on line in that group too.  Hope that helps encourage you and I hope you find it as exciting as I did.  All the best.  

Alison