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"ref": "2013 September 14, Joanna Montgomery, “Me and My Foobs: What It's Really Like Post-Mastectomy”, in HuffPost, archived from the original on 2021-09-17",
"text": "I'm now about six weeks post-surgery, the (proud?) owner of two brand spanking new \"foobs\" (fake boobs), and I've had some time to process the new additions.",
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"ref": "2018 October 23, Sara Altschule, “I Had A Double Mastectomy To Lower My Genetic Risk Of Cancer A Month Ago. Here's How I'm Doing Now”, in Bustle, archived from the original on 2022-08-08",
"text": "A mastectomy is far different from a breast augmentation, because the surgeon removes all of your breast tissue, which sometimes makes it more difficult for your new breasts to look natural. Would I have to go through all of this and hate my body? But, I can very happily report that I love my foobs.",
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"ref": "2021 April 28, “'Bras are a curse!' How lockdown changed readers' views of their breasts”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 2022-12-15",
"text": "Gradually, I became more and more confident about spending time without a foob. I started going foobless around the house with my family, then gradually started introducing short shopping trips and family walks, and within months I had given up on post-surgical bras and foobs altogether.",
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"ref": "2022 July 23, Ellyn Winters, “I’m as flat as pancake since my mastectomy, but I’m not afraid to wear revealing clothes”, in The Globe and Mail, archived from the original on 2022-09-28",
"text": "The suggestions that came back to me either assumed I’d be wearing foobs (breast cancer lingo for fake boobs) or that I would want to conceal my flat chest and its battle scars under high necklines, loose-fitting tops and ugly patterns.",
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"(slang) An artificial breast implanted after the original has been removed by a mastectomy."
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{
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"ref": "2021 April 28, “'Bras are a curse!' How lockdown changed readers' views of their breasts”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 2022-12-15",
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