Prosthesis replacement
Hi All
I had a mastectomy two years ago and got a form from the breast nurse for a prosthesesis and bra to take to a surgical bra shop, all free of charge.
I believe even if you are not a medical card holder you can get an allowance towards a replacement prostheseis and bra.
But how do you go about getting this? Is it at the breast clinic or is there a specialised department within the HSE that deals with it?
Thanks for your help.
Comments
Thanks so much. I live down the country but I presume you can contact any post surgical bra fitters.
I'm doing great TG.
That's really great to hear!!
I live down the country too but I took the day off and really treated myself. Went for lunch and a much needed day on my own. We deserve it! Give that shop a call anyway and they will point you in the right direction to a shop near you.
https://everywoman.ie/contact-us/
That's the site.
Dear hallied,
Thank you for posting to our online community and I’m glad you’ve had some responses.
I’m sorry to read that you had a mastectomy 2 years ago and hope you have recovered well. Your local breast care supplier can advise you on allowances you may be entitled to. If you would like to give our cancer nurses on the Support line a call on 1800 200 700, Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm, we can advise you on suppliers that are in your area hallied.
Kind regards,
Cancer Nurse
Hi Hallied
Yes you are entitled to both prothetic and 2 free bras. I availed of this only recently and my masectomy was 2020. The shop is over a chemist on Dawson st in Dublin. Two lovely women run it. Google it for the name. You can book an appointment online or on the phone. They will tell you that you need a letter from the hospital or GP stating when your masectomy was . It really is a wonderful service. They contact the hse on your behalf. Get onto it straight away.
How are you doing since everything?