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Got the shits with having no tits!
Hi hi there ladies so you may or may not know my story click on my name if you’d like to but those of you that do will know I had my left boob off June 2016 then took the other one off nov 2016 as a preventative as my gut told me to. So here’s my bitch for the day. I was at the local market on Sunday and saw this gorgeous casual all in one jumpsuit. It was light and had big loose pants and looked super comfy. I loved it so why am I whinging you Ask? It had cute little ties on the shoulders but it was sbit low at the back and the font but it was ok and I was given omg to buy it even put it in the bag with a cute little belt to tie it all together. Then the guy had trouble with having s eftpos machine and I was looking at it on the display and thought there’s no way I can wear this with no tits... I only wear the sports bras from kmart or the aah bras with my crocheted titties as the prosthetics are too hot and heavy and give me a rash and it just wasn’t going to sit right. It gives me the shits that I can’t fucking pick somethings I like sometimes and have to accept that this is how it is until I get my new tits through the fucking huge qld public waiting list and definately don’t have 25k to buy a set and I wouldn’t anyway if I did on principal. Been through enough for fucks sake with chemo and a double mastectomy. How the fuck can this procedure be elective. As you might know I went on the channel 10 Brisbane news to discuss this and I know change takes time but I just hope in the future that other women with bc don’t have to wait this long or have the option of other treatments so they don’t have to lose their boobs in the first place it’s bullshit. Mostly it doesn’t bother me but I also picked an outfit for Xmas and couldn’t wear that either for the same reason. Don’t get me wrong I have so much to be grateful for I just hate looking in the mirror and being reminded of this shit. It does also remind me that I survived this shit too. There was a time when I didn’t want a recon too but I just hate having my choices taken away..... rant over. Thanks for listening. Margie xxx
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- Lol , oh Margie I swear you just typed what comes out of my mouth all the time!!!! It's so frustrating isn't it! Long waits, and having to try on so many items only to find none of them work with 1 or less boobs. I'm 34 and if I do live another 20years or more I'd hate to think of having to go through this (never being able to wear what we want or do what we want like swimming without careful consideration) along with all our usual worries.
- Thanks @primek @melclarity @Mollygirl @Flaneuse and @Zoffiel. Mel I’m still campaigning for the wait list so watch this space haven’t heard a thing since I went on the channel 10 news which surprised me a bit but I am also in the middle of writing to the superannuation and human services ombudsman about my complaints about accessing my super. So I’ll let you all know how that goes. And marg fuck you make me laugh. I grew up in country south Australia so from one Bogan to another thank you !!! Xxx
- Ooh, look at you! Very la la (which means fabulous in North East bogan)
- @onemargie love the jumpsuit!!!
I agree, its PATHETIC after everything you go through, that it is elective! Disgusting!!! I am different in that I chose a single mastectomy 1 year after treatment and not at the time, so I was able to have immediate diep flap recon. Its not an easy road no matter what you choose, I had 2 major ops last year but am over it.
The only way I jumped the cue for mastecomy/diep flap recon in the public system was because I had a recurrence at the 4 year mark, so was placed Category 1 eventhough I was BRCA 1 & 2 negative.
I really hope this is something that can change!! x M - I’m wearing it tomorrow so you know what I look like lol xx
- @onemargie, I love it! You look fab!! Bec x
- @onemargie It looks very stylish and comfy too. x
- Lovely.
- Fuck you breast cancer for taking my tits away but don’t tell me I can’t wear a jumpsuit!!! It’s not as nice as the one from the market but it will do I think xxx
- Hi there @Sunshine0206. No complaints from me regarding Tracey g she was lovely with me and the staff at the store were great too. And thanks @socoda and @SoldierCrab and @iserbrown I’ll check out the links you’ve sent. Many thanks againto you all. Margie xx
