Trouble with reconstruction
Hello I have had a mascetomy last August and reconstruction nov and again August having huge problems with tightness hardness uncomfortable to wear a bra gets very sore my whole breast just doesn't...
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@KayeMarie24 I'm just over 12 months post single mastectomy with immediate over-the-muscle implant recon. For day-to-day I wear an 'Ah Bra' style crop top bra from Kmart (they come in a 2 pack). It has removable padding which disguised the fact that one boob is missing a nipple and are super soft and comfy.
The whole armpit area is still sensitive. I've been told this is because of the number of nerves there that have been impacted by both the removal of sentinel nodes plus the stitching on of the mesh that supports the implant. I do think my scarring/capsule has contracted a little on the armpit side, so I massage the whole area with moisturiser regularly and it's not getting any worse.
For a night out/with a strappy sundries I got some cheap wireless t-shirt bras from BigW. As someone else mentioned, I had to remove the hard plastic bit from the side seam. But the edge of the cup (which is moulded) was still pushing into the most sensitive part under my arm. So I cut it away further and overlocked it. I hope this photo shows how it got rid of all the thick edge binding as well as making it sit low and away from the sensitive area.
The whole armpit area is still sensitive. I've been told this is because of the number of nerves there that have been impacted by both the removal of sentinel nodes plus the stitching on of the mesh that supports the implant. I do think my scarring/capsule has contracted a little on the armpit side, so I massage the whole area with moisturiser regularly and it's not getting any worse.
For a night out/with a strappy sundries I got some cheap wireless t-shirt bras from BigW. As someone else mentioned, I had to remove the hard plastic bit from the side seam. But the edge of the cup (which is moulded) was still pushing into the most sensitive part under my arm. So I cut it away further and overlocked it. I hope this photo shows how it got rid of all the thick edge binding as well as making it sit low and away from the sensitive area.