M and S - can I be sued by saying bad things about this institution especially the famed bra fitting service. I now can't remember if I wrote about my experience of getting a mastectomy bra in this shop. Sorry, if I'm repeating myself but have chemo brain you know!!
I asked this assistant where their much heralded new line of mastectomy bras were and she peered at my chest and said 'Surely not for you. You haven't had surgery yet?' When I said yes, she then said 'you would never know would you' Umm- correct me if I'm wrong but surely that is the idea of a good prosthesis and bra so that you can't tell or am I missing something!! I then saw another woman who measured me and made me a 42C but offered me a 40C mastectomy bra. It didn't seem too bad a fit although I was a bit worried about the spaghetii straps and I didn't wave my arms around to ensure it fitted well. She then felt that probably I neededd a 40B in a different style. I'd reached desparation point and the price was right so I bought it. When I wore it, it really did not fit properly and my boob and prosthesis looked different and the spaghetti straps cut in. I must take it back.
I wore it to amoena who are a specialist mastectomy company. She couldn't believe M and S had sold me such an unsuitable bra and were selling bras in 40C with such thin straps both over the shoulder and around the back. Anyway, after breathing garlic fumes over this lovely lady I came back home with 3 properly fitting over the shoulder boulder holders and only 1 is white. Hurray!! OK - they have huge shoulder and back straps but bliss, they are so comfortable and they are lacy so do look as pretty as a 40C with loads of support can. So boo, hiss, sucks to M and S - get your act together and make mastectomy bras suitable for such women!! My ironing friend came with me, after treating me to a lovely lunch - hence the garlic fumes. Somehow, I forgot that garlic bread was not the most suitable lunch for someone having a bra fitting. Poor assistant - I felt really sorry for her.
Hurray for Amoena and Nicola Jane - I'm sticking to you now.
I asked this assistant where their much heralded new line of mastectomy bras were and she peered at my chest and said 'Surely not for you. You haven't had surgery yet?' When I said yes, she then said 'you would never know would you' Umm- correct me if I'm wrong but surely that is the idea of a good prosthesis and bra so that you can't tell or am I missing something!! I then saw another woman who measured me and made me a 42C but offered me a 40C mastectomy bra. It didn't seem too bad a fit although I was a bit worried about the spaghetii straps and I didn't wave my arms around to ensure it fitted well. She then felt that probably I neededd a 40B in a different style. I'd reached desparation point and the price was right so I bought it. When I wore it, it really did not fit properly and my boob and prosthesis looked different and the spaghetti straps cut in. I must take it back.
I wore it to amoena who are a specialist mastectomy company. She couldn't believe M and S had sold me such an unsuitable bra and were selling bras in 40C with such thin straps both over the shoulder and around the back. Anyway, after breathing garlic fumes over this lovely lady I came back home with 3 properly fitting over the shoulder boulder holders and only 1 is white. Hurray!! OK - they have huge shoulder and back straps but bliss, they are so comfortable and they are lacy so do look as pretty as a 40C with loads of support can. So boo, hiss, sucks to M and S - get your act together and make mastectomy bras suitable for such women!! My ironing friend came with me, after treating me to a lovely lunch - hence the garlic fumes. Somehow, I forgot that garlic bread was not the most suitable lunch for someone having a bra fitting. Poor assistant - I felt really sorry for her.
Hurray for Amoena and Nicola Jane - I'm sticking to you now.
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