Nipple Chafing after Nipple Sparing BMX

Shadie

Hi,

I am 4 weeks out from a prophylactic BMX with TE. The good news: I have some sensation in my breasts, including the nipples. The bad news: I have some sensation in my breasts, including the nipples. One nipple, in particular, chafes against my bra every time I move, and boy do I feel it....you can imagine how much "fun" it is when I move briskly! I have placed a cotton ball, a cotton make up pad remover, and a nipple guard in my bra, and they help some, but I dread the thought of this being the new normal. My PS says it might be the nerve going haywire post-surgery and it might settle down. My own feeling is there is something about the way the nipple points when it is erect, since I don't feel the chafing when the other nipple is erect. He had no solution, besides what I am doing.

Anyone had experience with this? Does it get better on its own, or do I need to tell the PS to go under the nipple and remove more tissue during the exchange (and hence loose all sensation there, and who-knows-where-else?)