Does anyone here like underwire bras? Most bras have them but I don't think they provide any support.

LOL!!! What a good doctor she is! I have a couple of underwire and hardly ever wear them because they seem to cause mild asthma attacks from pressure on the rib cage.

Around the house if I'm not braless which only DH can see, I wear a sports bra that hooks in the back. I always get a larger size because I hate being bound up. Same with non wire bras.

If you're in a cold climate just put a coat on and no bra. I do that lots of times for little errands.

When I used to work for some professors at OU I wore a bra every day & it didn't bother me at all. Once I walked in the house I tore that thing off! Hate them!

Remind me to tell you the story when I was told to go home and put a bra on when I was in high school. :)

Try a wide banded sports bra for a while. Moving comfort makes some that fasten like a regular bra in back. I don’t know what size you are but you can be fitted at a running specialty store.

Oh my goodness! So glad you have such a simple fix for your rib pain!! I always wear underwire bras except when I’m exercising, but check out www.thirdlove.com . You can search by type of bra and I feel certain you will find a million without underwires. I also show at Victoria’s Secret and they have a bunch of bras with molded cups but no underwires. Hope this helps! I’ve had good luck exchanging things at Thirdlove.

Ded, I wanted to give you a head's up about your incision areas from the g.b. laparoscopic surgery, which I had the same about 15 years ago. I never knew this could happen until it happened to me one night.

It was a couple of years after my surgery when I was in bed sound asleep. I'm a side sleeper but for some reason I'd rolled onto my back. I choked on spit and coughed the hardest I'd ever coughed in my life, and I felt a POP! in my upper abdomen. A tiny bit painful but when I put my hand there I had a huge knot near a 1/2" incision/scar tissue. Apparently I got an incisional hernia because those areas are weak. It's still there, about the size of a baseball.

No need for surgery since they have a good chance coming back, but I have to keep an eye on it. Hold your abdomen if you have a hard cough. :)

Whoa, I will be careful about hard coughs! Never heard of that but I don’t want it.

we have several nice bra shops here so I will try one of those or maybe just head to Bloomies and se what they have. I know sports bras are popular. Considering my age and ahem, sagginess, I do need support even though I am not particularly blessed in the bust department.

i bought a Thirdlove bra and hated it. I think it went in the Goodwill bin. I like the idea of just yanking the wire out of a bra I have now to use in the interim.

I stopped wearing underwire bras two years ago after sternum inflamation caused by them.

Too funny! I've been wearing Third Love bras for 4-5yrs now. I am a half-size gal. Nothing local ever fit!

I had laparoscopic gallbladder surgery over a decade ago. My three tiny incisions are all near my belly button.

The therapeutic massage lady I see every 2 weeks said bras are horrible on our bodies, but I'm not about to start going braless when out of the house!

That's interesting that someone upthread said most bras have underwires, because most I see where I shop (Beall's) don't have wires. I just bought a couple recently that do, and realized it had been a long time since I'd had wires.

It seems like if the wires are digging into you the bra is probably too small or fastened too tight.

Donna

I like Bali Comfort Revolution bras. They don't come in cup sizes, just S, M, L XL, etc. They stretch to fit your body, which I like, because my cup size is changeable.

I’ll look for those, Sheri. Maybe order one online. Thanks.

my three incisions are one under where my bra band sits, one above and to the right of my bellybutton and one farther to the right. All are getting fairly invisible after a year.

roarah, that’s interesting. Who would have guessed.

I no longer wear underwires after one too many days when I felt like I'd literally been clawed into by my undergarment. I bought some wireless, soft cups at Target not terribly long ago and they're ok - but I'm about to the point where I need to buy new (thanks, weight loss -- why'd you have to go and get smaller THERE?!)! I'll definitely look into the Bali Comfort Revolution. Sounds like that may be just what I need.

I really like this bra from Title IX

https://www.titlenine.com/product/super-lace-brooks-underwire-bra-310924.do?color=lat&cvosrc=pla.google.310924%20LAT%20%2036%20%20%20DD&utm_campaign=NB_PLA_GoalOPAllProducts_GOOG&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&gclid=CjwKCAiA-vLyBRBWEiwAzOkGVGa-kwwATdtVY8LweyRiR-2McC6wlQNNtT2b8pab_2S662P2BhqSVxoCEJkQAvD_BwE

That’s a pretty one , localeater, it sadly it has an underwire which I am supposed to avoid.

I shop on line at One Hanes Place and plugged in wire free and they came up with 20 different models including the oldie but goodie Playtex 18 hour. My girls are generous enough that I need underwires for support, and I always buy minimizers. Fortunately, I've not had your problem even though I had my gall bladder removed several years back.

Since you mentioned Brooks, I want to correct something. Brooks bought Moving Comfort a few years ago. I forgot that and sometimes you have to search for Brooks running bras to find the Moving Comfort styles. The one I wear is the Fiona, which also has Velcro adjustable straps and comes in band and cup sizes rather than SML etc.

Wacoal has some non-wire bras that are very comfortable for me. TBH, tho, I usually go braless these days in the cold months, but do need to wear one in the summer with lightweight fabrics, darn it.

I like my Wacoal underwire. I just look too sloppy

I swear by underwires. What I really like is underwire sports bras with a racer back. The Golden Gate Bridge doesn't have support like this bra gives me.

ETA - Ded, glad to hear your issue is resolved!

I can't help with a bra-- I have yet to find a wireless that fits me nicely but honestly, I have fit issues with all my bras. I did get a couple of true&co bras-- they are as comfy as a tee shirt but don't offer much support.

What I CAN share with you is that I had something similar-- pain and eventually itching at my top incision line which had healed over a number of months after my surgery. Turns out sometimes not all the internal sutures dissolve! I had a wee little surgical knot work itself out of me! I don't know how common or rare this is .. but it was pretty nontraumatic once I learned what it was (but it did take awhile for it to actually come out!)

I’ve always worn Wacoal underwires. I’m not sure a wire free bra is going to do the trick. Aging, unsupported boobs make us seniors look even older. Nothing like that ski jump look ending down around your bellybutton. I may have to resort to wearing wireless (WiFi?) around the house, or go sans bra, and a good wired support bra when out, unless I can find a wireless with the same kind of support. When I’ve tried them in the past my boobs fell out of the bottom. I know! I’ll get implants to hold things in place! That’s the ticket.

@suero Are the Bali Comfort Revolution wireless bras like a sports bra? Does it actually have a cup or is it more of a sports bra?

I prefer wireless bras too. Sleep bras are usually extra soft and comfy. I like bralettes the best.

At home I like to wear Nike light sports bras like the Nike "Indy" sports bra. It has removable pads that I always yank out immediately. I haven't found many bralettes that work well with my cup size, but would love to hear recommendations from others.

I almost always wear underwires out and about because my chest seems to look better with the underwire. Not sure if it's the support or shaping or what.

I really like Warner's bras and I have a "Play it Cool Wire-Free Cooling Racerback" that I do like without the underwire. Looks like Warner's has quite a few wireless bras. I'd recommend giving Warner's a try.

Thanks for this thread. I also had my gallbladder removed 2 years ago and suspected my underwire bras were making me uncomfortable on the right side. I have Wacoal underwires! That's all I pretty much wear. Ugh.

More incentive to lose weight because then my boobs will be smaller again. I miss wearing lighter weight sports bras.

Looks like we’re going down the same path, gscience.

imwas near. TJ Macc so I stopped in and bought some soft at-home bras. Three for $15, can’t get much cheaper than that so I thought I’d give them a try. They are Delta Burke rebrand. I remember her as very zaftig, which I am not, so we’ll see. Haven’t tried them yet.

Ded you are funny. Now I want a WIFI bra.

" (thanks, weight loss -- why'd you have to go and get smaller THERE?)"

Ida, that's too funny! My weight loss first showed up in my fingers. They're so skinny that my wedding rings are always upside down now. Fortunately the rest of me slimmed down, too. :)

Donna

Mtn,:maybe there’s an app for that. Perk up your tatas like you control the thermostat from afar.

Allison,

Best I can do is a link to a comfort revolution bra. This one's on Amazon, but I get mine at Macy's.Blue denim comfort revolution bra

Please report back regarding your rib pain. A bra switch seems too simple to me. And why is the pain only on one side?

Thanks for asking. Things do seem to be improving but my experience with wireless bras has been a bust ( see what I did there?). The wireless bras just don’t give enough a

support and are uncomfortable. Now I take my bra off around the house, especially if I’m going to be sitting for awhile. That’s when the wire seems to create the most pressure.

My doctor said if this doesn’t work, the next suspect would be adhesions from the gall bladder surgery, but I don’t think that’s it. The reason I only have pain on one side is because the wire is pressing on a spot where there was a small incisio for the surgery, I think.

That’s amazing. I gave up underwire bras about five years ago. I wear the wireless ones from Soma and love them.