" Knitted Knockers are a light comfortable knitted prosthetic that when placed in a bra has the shape and feel of a real breast, and are more comfortable than silicone prosthetic breasts. "
Someone told me about Knitted Knockers and learned I could get some for free. After I had a breast removed, I quickly became comfortable in my own skin - something I was worried about before my surgery. I was okay with the image presented to me in my mirror but after a relatively brief recovery, I started to worry about how I would present myself to the rest of the world.
As if it should matter.
I was told I could pick up some Knitted Knockers at the cancer center. Indeed, I was given me a bag full of knockers, all of them ridiculously large. I had four pairs of knockers in various sizes and even the smallest were larger than I was previously or ever hoped to be. I pulled some of the stuffing out of one of them and used it to pad my bra. The rest, I returned for someone else to use - someone who had been substantially more endowed.
By doing this, however, I missed an opportunity to play a practical joke on my brother-in-law and his wife. I was going to see them for the first time since my surgery. Thinking of this too late, I could have worn a (greatly reduced) knocker inside my shirt but not where my boob should be - maybe higher and closer to my shoulder - and waited to see how long before they said something (if at all). I could have let it fall, sliding down to my waist, and acted as if I didn't notice that anything was amiss. I could have worn the knockers as they had been presented to me, going from barely noticeable to a double D!
Sadly, none of this occurred to me before I arrived at their house. Cancer isn't funny but there's no reason we can't use humor when coping with it. I didn't get to play my joke on my in-laws but we still had a laugh over it anyway. As for the other knocker - the one I'm not using to stuff my bra, I find great humor in watching my cat bat it about my apartment.
jk - I don't have a cat but the image cracks me up.
