Let me just say that Kohl's totally sinks Wal-Mart's battleship when it comes to bra shopping...among countless other things.
After trying on approximately one million different bras, I ended up with a dozen that seemed to fit okay. I didn't have the mental capacity to make anymore decisions after spending hours under fluorescent lights, so I just bought them all with the intention of weeding them out at home. Binge and purge shopping is my secret vice.
Side note: I am clean, and I do not have huge chunks of white deodorant nor excessive makeup that I smear onto everything I try on. (Have you seen this!? Sheesh!)
My husband selflessly helped me sort out the not-so-flattering bras. He seems to have a much better eye for shape than I do...go figure. Half of the dozen went back in the bag. Next test: comfort. I have very sensitive skin, so anything itchy has to go. My scars are still fairly sensitive as well, so I needed to spend some time sitting/moving to test how the bra band would sit under my breasts. I put a square of toilet paper between the plastic tags and my skin to rule out these itchy spots. Then I sat down to start this blog. I can usually tell within a couple minutes if a bra is going to treat me wrong. I was surprised that the underwire bras came out ahead in this department. The underwire also helped to tame the "side boobs".
The results? I settled on two underwires (Olga and Warners), and one comfy wire-free (Bali). I am somewhere between a 38C or 40C depending on the brand. I hate the idea of going UP in bra band after a REDUCTION (I used to wear a 38G) but on the other hand, it's nice to have a looser band. I realized my bra band doesn't need the leverage to hold up the gals like it used to, so I can get away with more comfort. My sides are still a little sore and perhaps there is still some swelling going on. I guess time will tell!
In the meantime, I am pleased. My gals are no longer smashed by a sport bra and once again stick out farther than my belly. All is right with my world :-)
When I started researching breast reduction surgery, I came across a few helpful blogs. It was good to hear that I wasn't alone in my secret pain...and good to hear all the aspects of surgery that a doctor wouldn't think to tell me. I started writing privately just to sort out my feelings, but I think it's good to have this information out there. I hope it's helpful to someone. You are not alone!
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