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  • Meow13
    Meow13 Member Posts: 4,859
    edited September 2022

    I had a nipple origami type reconstruction and tattooing never stays color fades. I was told tattoo doesn't stay well on scar tissue.

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  • serendipity09
    serendipity09 Member Posts: 732
    edited September 2022

    Meow - "origami type reconstruction" how was that done, by just pinching and twisting a piece of the breast and make it look like a nipple? I haven't asked about that yet as I've got some time before that happens. I did meet a local tattoo artist that turned out to be the guy that everyone goes to for nipple tattoos. I've seen his work and he does an amazing job, I'll go to him when the time comes.

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  • Meow13
    Meow13 Member Posts: 4,859
    edited September 2022

    Yes my PS did it.

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  • serendipity09
    serendipity09 Member Posts: 732
    edited September 2022

    Hi Everyone!

    I woke up this morning feeling amazing! I decided to go for a walk and I've already dusted, vacuumed and cleaned my house. The only thing bugging me a bit is the compression binder. I was given the ok on Monday to switch to Spanx (or the likes of) and decided to stick with the binder. I will use Spanx over the weekend when going out dinner to celebrate my son's birthday. I wish I would have felt this way last week; a family member got married last Saturday and there was no way I could go feeling the way I did. I recall reading Trishyla saying early in the year that she was already in heels dancing at the four week mark. I feel like I could.

    I decided to drive for the first time yesterday, just down the road from home to get a pedicure, which felt so good. I felt I deserved it and it gave me a sense of normalcy. The driving gave me back my sense of independence.

    Per my PS, I've started applying Aquafor to my incisions and on Sunday will begin massaging to break up any fibrous bumps/lumps. I had a difficult time emotionally doing it the first time, but I'm good now. The incisions on my breasts are scabbed over as is most of the abdomen incision, the PS removed some of the scabbing at my appointment. Belly button is completely healed and looks nice, thank goodness. Belly is still swollen, but that's expected and even with that I look decent.

    I'm still going to take it easy and not overdo it so as not to regress, but am so happy to feel this way.



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