A sensible and delightful solution...

[alfreda89]

...to how to get your hands on a good prosthetic tit:

From our heroine's
article:

'Finally, in a state that can only be described as panicked desperation, I bought a "proper" mastectomy bra and a silicone titty that was touted as the "lightest and most natural looking" on the market. The fitter, a sensible no-nonsense lady, who had been fitting breast prostheses since before disco was hot, discouraged me from wearing any of my existing bras, "They'll squash your prosthesis, dear and there is nothing worse than a squashed prosthesis!"

'When I got home, I put on my new titty and bra and promptly broke into tears. The titty reminded me of raw liver, while the bra resembled the suspension system of my 1995 Volvo.

'To cheer myself up, I rummaged through my stash looking for something luxurious to knit up. Then it hit me that I could knit myself a new titty; in fact, I had so much yarn I could knit myself a different titty for every day of the week, month, year!

'I finished my first knitted titty an hour before the party and wore it with one of my favorite lacy underwires. When a friend, who had been following the whole titty saga, saw me she remarked, "You really did a great job! Your left breast looks almost as good as the right one -- a bit lumpy but very realistic."

'"You know," I replied, "It was my right breast that was removed."'

Her site is here.

Comments

[ladypoetess.livejournal.com]

I bet the knitted breast was much, much lighter than the silicone one, too.

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

I think I'd go this route, myself--I have fibro, so they stand up pretty well on their own. I hope I never need to know about this, but I'm glad it exists for folks that need it!