OK, I figured that title would get peoples' attention! I think this is an interesting topic and I debated posting it to the non-swimming related forum, but it is swimming related.
Anyway, here's the story. A woman in Seattle has been fighting the rule that women need to wear tops while swimming in Seattle pools. She had a double mastectomy and her contention is that the suit rubbing against her scars is very uncomfortable. The city Parks & Rec department finally decided she can swim topless--but only her:
seattletimes.nwsource.com/.../2018485244_swimmer.html
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As someone pointed out--the scar tissue can be sensitive for quite a long time after it appears to be healed. Think along the lines of someone having "phantom pain" from an amputation. The scars itch and are raised for sometime after the surgery and you've healed. Even the suits designed for post mastectomy patients can't be that comfortable.
do you think a man would want to have to stick on parts of his anatomy to look "normal" if he had something removed? The products are either stuck to the skin with a surgical tape or the roughness of the fabric in the cups can be very irritating to somewhat raw skin.
And how come most of the people responding appear to be males?
As someone pointed out--the scar tissue can be sensitive for quite a long time after it appears to be healed. Think along the lines of someone having "phantom pain" from an amputation. The scars itch and are raised for sometime after the surgery and you've healed. Even the suits designed for post mastectomy patients can't be that comfortable.
do you think a man would want to have to stick on parts of his anatomy to look "normal" if he had something removed? The products are either stuck to the skin with a surgical tape or the roughness of the fabric in the cups can be very irritating to somewhat raw skin.
And how come most of the people responding appear to be males?
