How do you put on a bra one-handed?

[ridenread]

If you can,use a clothespin to hold the two sides together in front,then once it is held together it should be easier to then attach the hooks and remove the clothespin.

Another temporary strategy is Velcro. If you are concerned that the Velcro won't stay together, once you have it velcroed, a small safety pin can be fastened with one hand

[redrhodie]

If you can,use a clothespin to hold the two sides together in front,then once it is held together it should be easier to then attach the hooks and remove the clothespin.

Another temporary strategy is Velcro. If you are concerned that the Velcro won't stay together, once you have it velcroed, a small safety pin can be fastened with one hand

Pins and Velcro! Brilliant!

[Miranda]

So sorry to hear about your mishap! Hope it all heals as best it can in the end.

When I crashed my roadie with the dog, my shoulder acl joint was permanently separated.

I could not get anything on that was pull over on / off. I wore zip up hoodies, button down blouses, and nightgowns with large head openings (like a slip, and got in feet first and pulled up with good side).

And the bra was an issue too. For sports bra I did zip front racerback. I took the arm hole with the bad arm going in first, let it swing / hang down behind my back, and used the good arm to get itself thru the other arm hole. To hook it I leaned against the wall / bathroom door jam to hold the fabric in place in one cup, kinda like gentle vertical mammogram smashing... then I used the good hand to hook it, or zip it, since it was steadied on the other side by body weight.

I'm a 34D and the few bras that I can wear are so expensive. So I understand about not running out and getting new bras. I don't know if this would work, but it's cheap and hooks in the front so linky fwiw... http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_1...=1332720221906

My zip up front sports bra was a CWX I bought off TE here. Oh, one other idea is a cami tank top with a built in shelf bra, or sports top. You could get it up from the feet. Or take the bottom of the top, thread the bad arm thru, use good arm to pull it over your head and onto your torso (garment it then sorta around your mid section), thread bad arm thru using good hand, then stretch good side arm hole thru. Obviously the top needs to be stretchy.

Good Luck!

EDIT ADD: Also, if you have a Good Will charity type store near you that might be a way to find some inexpensive garments that work easier to get on, i.e. zip up etc. I just re-donate when done. Sure you don't feel like running around shopping but if you have anyone to help you that might be an errand for them to take care of. And I was lucky, I did have my daughter to help with dressing part of the time. I know she was a bit mortified lol, but I was hugely grateful!

[owlice]

Oakleaf, I hadn't seen your message when I'd typed mine; my apologies. (I often doze off as I type because of the meds; took hours for me to get an email off to my manager today!)

Thanks for good wishes, all.

One thing that I have been able to wear that has been helpful is a TE full zip road jersey. Needs washing now (ho, boy, does it ever!), but it was easy to slip on over the (huge, heavy) cast AND comes with handy pockets for carrying things. Comfy, too.