Compression garments that do NOT fit

RNY on 12/22/14

I'm now at a month in compression garments and may have awhile yet, so I have altered my vest with sleeves and sleeves to fit better.  I found hook and eye tape - 8.00 per yard, in white or black. I need small arms (for arm lift) but a medium chest (I have a big rib cage) and the small vest was a tourniquet!! 

For just the arm sleeves, I used the tape it to sew another 2 rows of hooks to make the arms fit smaller over the back and not be baggy.

I also split the vest in the back and sewed in 4 rows of eyes and a row of hooks to make the 'small' vest fit like a medium through the chest.

http://corsetmaking.com/category/bra-hook-eye-tape.html 

It doesn;t show in the pictures, but the tape already has the soft fuzzy backing and the row of eyes has a split front, so you can just sandwich the existing fabric in and sew it up. They also have every kind of bra extender you can imagine.

http://www.medicointernational.com/store/pid-224-sc-475-spor ts-bra-with-sleeves.html

The above link is the vest that I inserted an extender in the back to make it fit bigger around the chest.

The other alternative is to get a custom made garment - medico has an upcharge of 50% for custom garments.  If I knew this right after surgery, I would have gotten one.  As it is, I have 2 of each- upper and lower - so I am OK.  But I wish I would have looked into a custom garment sooner. I think because it's summer and it's hot that an ill-fitting comp garment is more of a pain than it would be in the winter.

 

Sharon

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