Victoria, i like your bandage idea - never thought of that! though one might go through quite a bit of it. even so, i imagine i could buy quite a bit of tape for the $350 it would cost for the aforementoned corset. (I did a quick search and it appears i could get 5 yds of 2" tensor bandage tape for $1.95)

Tracy, i don't mean to make light of your situation - i truly am serious about the tape as a potential solution for myself. I do hope you can find something relatively comfy that doesn't break the bank. This is an issue with which most of us ladies here on the board struggle, I'm sure.

-Nolina