Thoughts about ladies' support wear and other items

GoodEnuff said:
Do they come in sizes? Cut into the skin? I can't imagine what that would be like.
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IDK. They are for men and boys - usually worn for playing sports. OTOH, if you'd had an unfortunate event happen several times and you were not on a sports field, I'd say you need protection all the time.
 
hollydolly said:
Am I the only one who has never had a painful Mammogram ?... seriously , never.. and I;m a big girl IYSWIM.... yet never had any pain at all during a Mamogram...I would never have one again if I experienced pain !

I agree wth you @StarSong ..I miss wearing high heels on a regular basis...
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On a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the worst pain I've ever had, my most uncomfortable mammogram would hit a 4-1/2. Childbirth comes in at a 7-8, by the way.

Worst pain I've ever had? Post surgical abdominal hemorrhaging hit a 10. Maybe an 11. As have episodes of sphincter of Oddi dysfunction. Both of those knocked me to my knees (literally) and caused me to believe my death was imminent.
 
Funny (maybe...) girdle story from my teenage years: My mother, even though she was quite trim, decided she needed a girdle. Not one of those barely-there stretchy kind but the kind that looked like you were wearing an Iron Maiden around your torso. Boned and thick and guaranteed that nothing was going to move under there.

She's trying on some and calls me into the dressing room to help her get one zipped up. I'm bent over, hanging onto the bottom of the girdle (the bottomless kind, not a panty girdle) while she tries to tug up on the zipper pull.

Her hand slips and she hits me directly in the nose, which immediately starts to gush blood. I'm staggering around, seeing stars. I look like I ran head-on into a brick wall.

I could never look at a girdle again without shuddering.
 
StarSong said:
On a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the worst pain I've ever had, my most uncomfortable mammogram would hit a 4-1/2. Childbirth comes in at a 7-8, by the way.

Worst pain I've ever had? Post surgical abdominal hemorrhaging hit a 10. Maybe an 11. As have episodes of sphincter of Oddi dysfunction. Both of those knocked me to my knees (literally) and caused me to believe my death was imminent.
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worst pain I ever endured was Childbirth... in labour from Saturday 4pm until 7.20am on Tuesday... I was semi conscious with the pain... really thought I might die.. they forced me to have a natural birth... 20 /10 for that pain...followed just 18 months later ..with pain almost as bad with Neuralgia in my jaw after some dental treatment ... scrape me off the ceiling pain, that lasted 2 years... a multitude of various painkillers being tried by dentists.. utlimately prescribed pethidine & heroin.. which didn't relieve the pain....


There's more but I have already taken this thread seriously off topic, lol
 
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GoodEnuff said:
I post this in a semi-joking way...

By the end of the day, my bra feels so tight around my chest that I cannot wait to get it off. Why wear one at all? Would men wear something that wraps around their private parts and squeezes them into a particular configuration? Underwire athletic supporters? I seriously doubt it.

Mammograms are just a torture. I would bet a lot that if the diagnostic test for testicular cancer were to smash those two guys flat between two plates, a better test would quickly be developed. In fact, I bet the smashing device would never make it to the market.

Shapewear should be banned, along with high spike heels. Pants so tight you can't use the pockets and forget the buffet.

Ladies, we (and I especially include myself in that "we") are idiots. Now, it is time to get dressed. And yes, I will wear the bra cuz that's what I'm supposed to do. Argh!
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@GoodEnuff Have you tried bra extenders? They hook on to the band at the back so you can make the band wider if you need to. you can get them with 2 or 3 hooks. M&S sell then but, I think you could probably get them on Amazon or perhaps another shop near you.

3pk 3 Hook Bra Extenders | M&S | M&S

When I had a shoulder problem, I tried quite a few different bras and I really liked the bralette style, especially the lace ones and they have stretch. They are usually non-wired.

Cleo Lace Non Wired Bralette A-E | B by Boutique | M&S

I imagine Shapewear would make you feel like a sausage, if a sausage could feel anything! All bound up and wrapped in collagen :eek:

I wore thin heeled shoes when I was younger until, one got stuck in-between a pavement and flipped me over. According to A&E, it was a regular occurrence - not for me - young ladies generally. :)

As for tight pants, no! never! and definitely not light tanned ones! I once worked with a girl who arrived for work in a tan coloured trouser suit and, when she took the jacket off, the trousers were so tight that she looked like she had forgotten to wear any! One older chap said something like "Oh my goodness, is Ms Harris half-dressed or do I need new glasses?". :ROFLMAO:
 
WheatenLover said:
IDK. They are for men and boys - usually worn for playing sports. OTOH, if you'd had an unfortunate event happen several times and you were not on a sports field, I'd say you need protection all the time.
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In the UK I think they're normally known as a cricket box because you'd wear one if you went in to bat. Having a rock hard cricket ball bouncing toward you at around 100mph is enough to do serious damage to one's vitals if it hits you in a vulnerable spot. Otherwise you wouldn't want to wear one, as it would really get in the way, especially if you needed to pee.

As for different sizes? I'm not a cricketer, but I'd imagine that most professionals would get one tailor made for their particular size. I'd also guess that amateurs would try to find the nearest fitting size from whatever range is available.
 
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