I am writing this in an attempt how the Bra that was offered me
as an alternative to surgery has changed my outlook on myself.
All through my teens I was hindered with an H Size cup chest and
was ridiculed, in fun by the people making comments, yet to me,
I felt like a freak and the comments just enforced that. In an
attempt to hide my bust I put on weight and ballooned to 15 stone.
Even though I looked more in proportion as my stomach overweighed
by breast I was in fact more miserable than before. My Mum, who
had lived through all this torment with me, suggested that if
I lose weight, then my breasts might go down. After dieting and
losing 4 stone, for the first time, I had a waist line, a flat
stomach, a 32-inch back yet I still had a size H Cup. I felt even
more like a freak. Summertime was the worst that year. In order
to hide my bust I had to wear big T-Shirts, which hung off my
breast and made me look 15 stone again. Nobody knew that I was
a proud size ten underneath.
The other problem that I had, was actually getting a bra that
fit. Was a 32 H and most manufacturers think that H cup means
18 stone and a 44-inch back. I did manage to find an outlet where
the bras were £30-$40 a time. After 6 to 8 weeks I would
have to return and buy another one because the straps had loosened
that much due to the weight of my breast that i drooped so low
that I may as well not have been wearing one. However, I didn't
mind because at least I had a bra that fitted me.
Over the next few years, the doctor would start me on antidepressants
around April so they would kick in, in time for the summer so
I would’nt get so low as I had the Summer 3 years earlier
which ended up with me being referred to yourselves for possible
surgery.
When I got the call from your office to say that I could be considered
for surgery I jumped around the kitchen crying because something
could actually be happening. I really thought my life was going
to change and I would finally be happy.
I came to see the breast care Nurse Tracey the next day and we
chatted about what was entitled and the risks involved. I was
frightened by these risks and did start to have doubts so because
my body mass meant that I had to lose half stone in weight I asked
Tracey to put me on hold. Then she introduced me to the idea of
this bra and I agreed to give it a try. I met Sue and she looked
at me and measured me and presented me the final product, made
to MY measurements. At first it was a little uncomfortable but
I soon came to realise that it was I was supported. Over the next
few weeks I noticed a huge difference. No longer did I have welts
on my shoulders where the previous bra had cut into me due to
the weight but the most amazing thing for me about this product
is that because im supported, I feel more healthy because I no
longer get the back pain and I don't notice them as much anymore
because I know i’m not drooping. Because of the way that
they are made I have found that clothes fit me better.
At Christmas I had to wear a black sparkly top and because I only
had a white bra I went back to wearing my conventional b;pack
bra from before, a bra that I had grown used to for years. Within
3 hours, I had to go home to get changed, as I felt so conscious
and uncomfortable.
I am not considering surgery anymore as my problems have been
sorted out through this product. I have no back pulls, no red
welts and loads more confidence and the best of all, up to now
its lasted 5 Months and is still going strong.
This year, I have not gone to the doctors for the tablets expecting
the impending Summertime blues; instead, I went to Sue to make
me one in black so I can wear my skimpy tops.
Yours
Caroline Wilson
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