***Warning....nipple talk, don't let your kids read ***
I was trying to decide whether to have them make me a new nipple for my mastectomy breast that has been redone with an implant. I went back and forth as I kind of wanted them to look closer to twins (my breasts) but yet I guess I really didn't care one way or the other. I can't feel anything anyway on my right breast, so did it really matter??? Yesterday I went to the plastic surgeon and he convinced me to have the nipple put on. (I think it's because they will miss me too much if I am not in their care anymore....at least that is what I tell myself) This is how the nipple thing works (which I just learned yesterday): They make you the ring around the nipple and construct a nipple. It will not be as "sticking out" as my other nipple for lack of a better description but they will build it up a bit. Now the material they use to do this, I am not sure yet. If it's cadaver skin I am running for the hills. I don't want dead person nipple. I have to assume it's from some synthetic skin thing they have. I am so not medical can you tell?? Anyway, The have to give me a local shot in the breast ***ouch*** and then they will proceed. I can drive myself to and from the procedure. I have to wear gauze with a hole cut out...so the nipple can breathe?? LOL! I just made that part up, I am not sure why. After 3 months I can have the tatoo applied which means basically just coloring it in to look like a real nipple. I am having the procedure done on December 17th. I needed a break from the doctors for a while so we scheduled it for a couple months. Getting more and more back to the old Laurie...uh oh!
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