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I got myself a sleeveless hoodie which is decent enough to hide things
Or if small enough you could try tape although can be trial and error. I’ve had some success however only managed to reduce it rather than flatten completely
Ooh, I wish I could wear hoodies in warm weather! I have zero tolerance for warm weather (like, anything over 70F and I start taking off layers). Tape is a good thought, but I think I'm too big and floppy for it to work, tbph. I also usually have trouble keeping anything strapless from bouncing, sliding down, or both.
... but if I did try tape, possibly with tape "straps," what kind of tape? I know kinesio tape is supposed to have very firm hold, but I've never tried to use it.
hey! so i live in a hot climate (50F is a winter temperature for us). i used to deal with the binding issue by just wearing very loose and baggy clothes with a sports bra (tomboyx compression top). my chest was too big to bind effectively and my chest tissue was too dense for tape. good luck buddy! no matter what you do, dont forget to drink a shit ton of water :)
Baggy clothes/sports bra does seem to be pretty good for hot weather, I just wish it looked good enough on me for social occasions, sigh. I remember considering a TomboyX product at one point, but I don't remember if it's what I actually bought. I took off the label, lol. My sports bra go-to is just cheap, front-close cotton fruit of the loom racerbacks, because I can just throw them in the washer if they get sweaty. It would be even cheaper if I got the plain ones instead of front close, but I get a suspicious-looking shelf from regular ones.
And yes, water! I totally don't forget to do that (spoilers: I totally do forget to do that, lol).
aw I feel ya buddy. (the tomboyx one has branding along the band and a printed-on label so it's not the one you have!) yeah, shelves.........i feel u. what i liked about the tomboyx one is that, at least for my build and tissue density, it provided support while keeping shit out of the way. it wasn't shelfy but also my tissue was more of a 'two heavily divorced households' situation rather than a 'friends who meet in the middle all the time' one hahaha.
is top surgery something you're planning on having? :0
Thanks. <3 Yes, surgery is definitely in my future, it's just not easy to make it work logistically and financially. I should look into the TomboyX options again. "Two heavily divorced households" sounds like about what I'm looking for, though, sadly, "two estranged sovereign nations" is probably more accurate.