Teri’s Blip in the Universe

Hi there – this post is specifically for any of my sistahs who are about to have their PBM (prophylactic bilateral mastectomy). I have a few things that The Center for Restorative Breast Surgery in New Orleans (NOLA, baby!) gave me after my surgery that I don’t need anymore. I hate to see them just sitting in a bag collecting dust so would like to donate them to you if you need them.

The first is a surprisingly cute, shiny, black, front closure, compression bra. On the front of the package it says it is recommended for breast augmentations and mastoplexy (I had to look that word up! It means: Plastic surgery in which the breasts are lifted or reshaped. Its a size 38 (no letters follow) – keep in mind that your reconstructed breasts will be swollen, so you may need a bra that is one or two sizes bigger than usual, at least until the swelling goes down. I have two of these to give away, one still has the packaging, the other doesn’t. Here’s a photo of the white version too.

The next item is a drain holder/belt. I actually have two sets of these, so have two to give away. One has four pouches on it, and has never been used, the other only has three pouches (I came home with only one drain left and must have left one of the pouches behind.) These drain holders are very convenient! They wrap around your waist and close with Velcro. Each pouch has a loop so the belt can be removed if you need to wash any part of it – they are made of cotton. Please specify if you’d need the four pouch holder, or if the three pouches would do.

The next item is just a simple rubber type band. You attach your drains to this and tie it around your neck during your shower. You’d be surprised that such a simple thing is such a big help! No need to worry about juggling drains – just easily hook them up to this band and you can shower without the drains being too much of a bother. Well, okay, who am I kidding, the drains are ALWAYS a bother, but this at least helps keep them out of the way a little bit. In the picture I show the pouches on the rubber band, but you wouldn’t really put the pouches on, you’d put the drains on, which typically have a loop of their own, so all 2-6 (depending on how many drains you end up needing – I had four at once in the beginning) will fit on here easily.

For the sake of fairness, and not really knowing how many will be interested I’ll just ask you to please let me know by leaving a comment for me here on my blog by Wednesday, April 14, 12:00 PST. Then I’ll put everyone’s name in a hat & draw names to see who gets what.