So frustrating!

I spent 3 hours at the mall trying to find a decent bra...I am convinced that there is not one out there that will properly contain what's left of my boobies. I had three different people measure me...all wrong. It's frustrating cause I just want whats left (which is a bit disappointing if I am honest) to look good...am I asking too much? I went from a 42DDD to now I guess a 36C or D although I think 1/2 of it is excess skin...sorry TMI. How are you all handling this?

Trish, Same problem here. I thought, lose all this weight, Victoria Secret here I come. But, I spill out over the sides with lose skin if the side isn't wide enough. Depressing So I am still wearing the same make/model just smaller than I was before surgery, which is 18 hour #4693. Diane

I went to an old fashioned bra fitter and had them fit me properly. I payed dearly for these bras but the "girls" are up north and look good in a sweater, however when I take off the bra it looks like bad fruit roll ups being unrolled! Perahps the answer is to go to a real undergarment store and not to a department store which has minimal training or go to a "bra event" at Bali, if you go on their website they will tell you where they are. ANDI

The problem I'm having is that my cup size hasn't gone down, but I have less (fat) padding on my shoulders, so I get the straps biting into my bones, as my girls are so heavy. Double edged sword here as i LOVE my bones & still having 'big' girls I guess I can put up with red strap marks and a bit of pain...

WHA!! I CANNOT GO TO VICTORIA SECRETS?????? I am in the same boat - I am hanging out all over - just excess skin, I know but I do not have much else. I never have had - I was a 42B but laughed because I thought I really needed a 42AA and now I am probably a 36-38 but just have not went out tried to get fitted. Any suggestions as to where I should go?? These old ones are just hanging on me! Darlene

ha ha Good to hear from you again Darlene - missed ya. How are you doing? Ruth

LOL I was a 42DDD as well now I'm more like a 36C but I got some of those push up pads to help fill things in right... I have a hard time getting the right bra too

I am SOOOOOO TOTALLY there with you!!! I went from a 42GG to a 34C..... what I have learned is that most stores do not carry odd sizes..... this is the 'norm' 34B 36C 38D 40DD 42DDD so if you are not in that 'norm' range, you can not get fitted properly. I went to msnshopping and they gave me a list of local stores that would carry the styles I want. ended up with a couple of stores that I had not thought of like Kohls and Sears. for me, I have to 'try it on' before I buy, I can not get bras through the net yet. once I stop dropping and changing, I will, but for now, I never know from one model to the next what will and will not fit. also there is just nothing better than a Playtex 18 hour comfort strap, on this planet. my favorite is Playtex 4693. I do not like the Demi bras since I have nothing but a lot of skin, the demi is just not a kind bra. I do not like an underwire, it just pinches and feels horrible, so I limit my choices severely there. my favorite though does not come in a 34, just 36, how horrible is that? so here I sit I can get into a 36C but it is already too big on the band, I really need a 34. once you find your band size (and I go tighter than most) then finding your cup size with a bowl full of jello is just such a PITA. for some reason, having always had a good STACK, I can not bring myself to get even light padding, I could probably 'use' it, but so far I am still filling out a nice C and with a 34, I look like I am still stacked. but yes, at night I have wrinkly fruit roll ups that are just SAD! I can definately see PS in my future. do not get me wrong, I like a '34C' but UP near my pits, not down over my belly button. ;( handling it? I cry a lot. and I go to several different stores, buy what I can and pray for the rest.