I will admit, one of the first things I did when I found out I was going to need a mastectomy was search for what type of bathing suits were out there. This was before I knew anything about surgery or reconstruction.
Turns out there are quite a few post mastectomy bathing suits available, but I don’t need any of them. Honestly, I could wear a bikini and you wouldn’t be able to tell I had surgery. (Not that I’m going to do that, but you get my point.) I am very thankful for the plastic surgery options that are available.
Last year, because of radiation, I just bought a couple rash guards to wear to swim in. So the swimsuit dilemma didn’t hit until this year.
This year, for some reason, I felt this huge need to hide my port because it looks really noticeable to me and I think it looks funny. So I went on the quest for the perfect bathing suit. Ugh! I was looking for one that not only hid my port, but something black or gray, wasn’t low cut and preferably had a some sort of cute skirt on it…all while not looking like an old lady bathing suit.
After about $500, lots of laughs while trying suits on, and tons of returns to amazon, I finally ended up with this one that fits all of those requirements and was relatively inexpensive! Hooray!
The skirt is actually a tennis skirt with ruffles and the top is a workout shirt with cute double straps in the back. I gave up shopping for actual bathing suits after buying and returning so many! But hey – it works and I’m happy with it. I think Tom might have thought I was a bit crazy…but I’m thankful for his input. And our oldest daughter was home for a lot of the laughter as I tried some pretty hilarious looking ones on.
I don’t know why this was such a big deal to me this year, but it was. Now I’m ready to enjoy the lake with the girls.
You look adorable
I love it! Looks great.
You did a great job! You DON’T look like an old lady!!! You look like a “girl that wants to have fuunn”!!
I love it!!! Good idea for the top! I think I’m going to get one of those too❤️
So cute! It was worth the wait! It looks great and very flattering!
Looks so cute. You look like you are ready for summer. You look awesome so just enjoy the rest of you summer.
Adorable as always
Perfect!
Love it!! You look great!! HUGS!!
You look GREAT! I’m for modest swimsuits at my age so I can enjoy the water! Have fun in the sun! Happy summer to you!
PS: Look for “Modli Swimwear” on Facebook.