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leolais · 03-17-2007, 07:59 PM

i went in for my two week post op visit with my PS and she told me to help the swelling of my lefty go down i should wear that strap thing for the next 2 weeks

. im sure this will help, and im glad she caught it early in case it doesnt go down on its own...... but its sooooooooooooo uncomfortable. how do you ladies who have to wear it, do it? i feel like a cat that has tape on its fur.
anyways my bosom buddies.... HAPPY ST. PATTYS DAY!

anidog · 03-18-2007, 11:29 AM

It is kinda like just grin and bear it. Yes it is awful but just remind yourself that it is helping. I wore mine 24/7 for 5 weeks and it really helped to push them down. At first, I could not wait to stop wearing it and now I feel wierd without it. Remember it is only temporary and soon enough you'll be able to ditch it. Somedays, I put tissue around the area by underarms so it would keep from chafing. Hang in there.

mom3boys · 03-18-2007, 12:33 PM

I also had to wear the strap 24/7 for the first month. It did such but it really works! What I did was wear the strap over a thin t-shirt, this helped with the rubbing on the skin. Good luck and remember this is only temporary.

NicholeF · 03-18-2007, 12:50 PM

I hated the strap, too. Now I am wearing it because I want/need to- maybe I am a glutton for punishment.

Anyway, it is really helping my stubborn lefty finally find her place.

karenb · 03-18-2007, 01:52 PM

I wore it for 24/7 for 5 weeks aswell. By the end of the first week I was wearing it over whatever clothes I had on lol!

Peachesp313 · 03-18-2007, 03:12 PM

Yep, I've had to wear it since the first day post-op. It was really rubbing my armpits, and someone on here suggested wearing it over a t-shirt...so I did and it helped so much.
Also, when it was hurting the most (days 3-6) I would wear it for 15 mins. and take it off for 15 mins. Then wear it for 15 mins. and so on. I didn't ask my PS about that, I just chose to on my own for my own sanity. If something goes wrong with my girls I will probably be the one at fault for not following my PS's instructions to the T on the strap thing.
But so far, the strap is working for me. I hate it, but it IS working.

Sonya · 03-18-2007, 10:11 PM

I guess I'm a freak. LOL. I went without my strap today because I washed it. Of course, today would be the day that family emergencies happen and I had to take my 3 yo to the after-hours clinic.

When we got home at 1:30, my pecs were so bunched up and painful that I couldn't even massage them to make them feel better. I breathed a sigh of RELIEF when I put my strap back on and my chest immediately felt better.

I *heart* the strap tonight. LOL

pam · 03-18-2007, 10:23 PM

Wow! that strap is really anoying! I had to wear it for 8 weeks!. Imagine that! And then, when my ps told me it was ok to take it off I continued wearing it, because I got so used to it. But yes, is unconfortable but it helped a lot!

03-17-2007, 07:59 PM	#1
leolais new bathing suit!!! Join Date: Feb 2007 Sign: Posts: 156 Thanks: 108 Thanked 50 Times in 48 Posts	i now know the horrors of the strap! i went in for my two week post op visit with my PS and she told me to help the swelling of my lefty go down i should wear that strap thing for the next 2 weeks . im sure this will help, and im glad she caught it early in case it doesnt go down on its own...... but its sooooooooooooo uncomfortable. how do you ladies who have to wear it, do it? i feel like a cat that has tape on its fur. anyways my bosom buddies.... HAPPY ST. PATTYS DAY!

03-18-2007, 01:52 PM	#5
karenb Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Puerto Rico Sign: Posts: 268 Thanks: 37 Thanked 103 Times in 85 Posts	I wore it for 24/7 for 5 weeks aswell. By the end of the first week I was wearing it over whatever clothes I had on lol! __________________

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anidog Just4me Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: AZ Posts: 59 Thanks: 12 Thanked 21 Times in 20 Posts	It is kinda like just grin and bear it. Yes it is awful but just remind yourself that it is helping. I wore mine 24/7 for 5 weeks and it really helped to push them down. At first, I could not wait to stop wearing it and now I feel wierd without it. Remember it is only temporary and soon enough you'll be able to ditch it. Somedays, I put tissue around the area by underarms so it would keep from chafing. Hang in there.

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mom3boys Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 41 Thanks: 4 Thanked 11 Times in 10 Posts	I also had to wear the strap 24/7 for the first month. It did such but it really works! What I did was wear the strap over a thin t-shirt, this helped with the rubbing on the skin. Good luck and remember this is only temporary.

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NicholeF Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Maine Sign: Posts: 234 Thanks: 88 Thanked 47 Times in 28 Posts	I hated the strap, too. Now I am wearing it because I want/need to- maybe I am a glutton for punishment. Anyway, it is really helping my stubborn lefty finally find her place.

03-18-2007, 03:12 PM	#6
Peachesp313 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Arkansas Sign: Posts: 895 Thanks: 274 Thanked 287 Times in 253 Posts	Yep, I've had to wear it since the first day post-op. It was really rubbing my armpits, and someone on here suggested wearing it over a t-shirt...so I did and it helped so much. Also, when it was hurting the most (days 3-6) I would wear it for 15 mins. and take it off for 15 mins. Then wear it for 15 mins. and so on. I didn't ask my PS about that, I just chose to on my own for my own sanity. If something goes wrong with my girls I will probably be the one at fault for not following my PS's instructions to the T on the strap thing. But so far, the strap is working for me. I hate it, but it IS working.

03-18-2007, 10:11 PM	#7
Sonya Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Austin Sign: Posts: 33 Thanks: 9 Thanked 27 Times in 13 Posts	I guess I'm a freak. LOL. I went without my strap today because I washed it. Of course, today would be the day that family emergencies happen and I had to take my 3 yo to the after-hours clinic. When we got home at 1:30, my pecs were so bunched up and painful that I couldn't even massage them to make them feel better. I breathed a sigh of RELIEF when I put my strap back on and my chest immediately felt better. I heart the strap tonight. LOL

03-18-2007, 10:23 PM	#8
pam pam Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Seaford, N. Y. Sign: Posts: 355 Thanks: 46 Thanked 97 Times in 93 Posts	Wow! that strap is really anoying! I had to wear it for 8 weeks!. Imagine that! And then, when my ps told me it was ok to take it off I continued wearing it, because I got so used to it. But yes, is unconfortable but it helped a lot!