Trip to see Vinnie

Is there anything I should do before my tatt appointment with Vinnie next week? I confirmed my appointment, but how did you pick color, etc.? In advance? At his office the day of?

i did talk with someone..said 5 month wait after any procedure (i.e. nipple reconstruction if i do it).  said they are scheduling into march anyways..?? I told him I had spoken with someone day prior and left my number with that person who said they would call me back in a few minutes; but that I never got a callback regarding tattooing and response was..what questions do you have?  Not a sorry, apologize for that..not a fuzzy response.  I did tentatively take a date, but I have been doing additional research as well.  Not sure if this is the forum to ask, but have any of you heard of TeeJay in NY?  Thanks guys!

Everyone,

 Thank you so much for your kind words and all of your responses, emails and support. It is always nice to know that folks want to come to me for tattooing and to allow me to help in any way that I can. It is a pleasure to help! 

At my office there are only two people, myself and my devoted assistant, Richie, working with this project of doing nipple/areola tattooing for as many ladies/men as we can. We are currently scheduling 6-7 months ahead... 5-7 clients daily (8-10 hours). We are currently building another tattoo room that is intended to be available to allow me to move from room to room and increase the volume from 5-7 to 8-10 clients daily. We receive more than 50 calls a day in regards to NAC tattooing and it is very difficult to respond to all of them on the day received... but we are trying our best to do so. Please understand that it is our intention to answer all calls in a timely manner. 

 I am trying to do the best that I can to help as many women/men that I can while running two tattoo shops, managing a family with four children  ( two in college and two in high school), attend kids sporting events when work allows me to, tattoo in two different cities each month and attempt to have some kind of personal life with my wife and kids. If we cannot return calls in a matter of minutes it is not because we are are trying to put someone off it is because there are too many things to do in the time frame that allows us to do so. I apologize to anyone that has been overlooked in any way... it is truly not our intention and we regret that it has happened but I am ashamed to say it might happen again because of the current circumstances. 

 It is our intention  to work to fix these problems but it will take time to solve them. Please feel free to call (410-876-4638) or email me (vm@vinniemyers.com) and someone will get back to you as soon as we possibly can and do everything in our power to get the information to you in a timely manner. Messages left on the website (vinniemyers.com) will not always be the fastest way to get information... calling or email is best.

 Again, it has been a pleasure and an honor to help all of you who have been affected by this dreaded disease. I have committed the balance of my tattooing career to this cause and intend to perform in a manner that is professional and compassionate as does Richie France my assistant. I hope that if you or anyone you know is in need of my services that you contact me and I will do everything in my power to help fulfill your needs.

  Vinnie

Well said Dulcigirl!!!  THANK YOU Vinnie!!!

Hey Vinnie... You have been part of my plan for over two years. Of course I have delayed as I am still having revisions. I will actually be back in NOLA for hopefully the last surgery in November. I really don't want to schedule my appt with you until I know I am done, but at the same time don't want to wait many months for the tattoos... So should I make an appt for next spring now, knowing I may need to change the date? Or wait til December to have a better idea if I am surgically done, which I really think will be the case?

Ok... Thanks Vinnie. Dr DellaCroce thinks I should have it done in NOLA so you all can consult with each other... but MD is so so much closer and drivable.. No price difference, right? But in MD I need to submit to insurance myself?

And thank you so much for your kind words. I look forward to meeting you SOON!

Vinnie I am so happy with my tats they healed great very little flaking almost no scabs and the color is perfect

Vinnie!  Please let me chime in and say that I am in love with my Tats you did on September 18th.... I had no scabbing, just a minimal amount of flaking and they are the perfect color, size and shape.  I couldn't be more pleased. 

I called you the day of my CV Nipple flap surgery as I knew you were the one I wanted.   I also knew you would want me to wait at least 5 months for everything to calm down and the nips positions to be in their permanent place.  Richie made my appointment for exactly when he thought I would be ready.

Vinny will get back to you!  I emailed him and he never failed to answer me back.  Richie is great also and will answer any questions you may have.  I don't know how they keep up the schedule they have and have any sort of personal lives.  I am one grateful woman..in that sacrifices are made by Vinnie and Ritchie on BC women's behalf to give us back part of what we lost. 

I feel normal and whole for the first time since my diagnosis and I smile every time I look in the mirror.  Life is good, again! Thank you so much!

The Center called today and I have a appointment for April 8. I would loved to have had it done in Dec. but I think that may be out of the question unless they have a cancelation. But at least by April I should be well healed.

My appt w Vinnie is less than two weeks away. I'm heading to Baltimore. I have a little extra time the day before my appt, so I thought I'd take the train to downtown Baltimore, before I go back to the airport to get my rental car. (That way I only have to rent a car for one day.) Can anyone tell me how one gets to the BWI train station from BWI? Walk? Bus? Also, does anyone know if the trains are affected by the government shutdown? Thanks so much for any help you can provide.

Thanks Marty!

Can you please give me Vinnie's website? I am shopping around for a good ps. Thanks

no sick days... no time for getting sick... knock on wood!

Great idea about the list thing... I have seen a fair amount of reconstructed breasts. Maybe something like post a photo of the surgical results then post the docs name...no critique just photos and let them do the talking. I would make a ton of enemies that way for sure but it may keep someone from getting a bad result. I will have to think about it for awhile before jumping into that cauldron. I will however offer my opinions to anyone that wants them... feel free to ask by way of PM or email.

I feel strongly that when the breast surgeon and the PS are working together, not necessarily in the same practice but together in approach, the results are almost always better. I also think that when the breast surgeon, PS and tattooer are all working together the results, in the end, are the best. I really believe that the tattoo is a massively important part of the recon... not just because I do them but because ... like I have said before... the perfectly reconstructed breast without a nipple/areola doesn't look like as much like a breast... and a bad tattoo on a great recon makes the recon look worse than with nothing tattooed at all. What we need is more "qualified" and "talented" tattooers doing this procedure... the key words in quotes! I would always suggest that you look at as many photos of the wok done by the person proposing to do the tattoos. If you do not like what you see DO NOT GET THE TATTOOS!!! That simple. no photos = no tattoos!

V

Thanks kayb!

Congrats! I'm so happy for you! I want this done by Vinnie as well. I am thinking of doing the nip reconstruction and the tattoos as well. I think I saw somewhere that the tattoo doesn't work as well on a reconstructed nipple. Does anyone know about that?