To Tatt or not to Tatt?

I’ve been processing instead of sleeping and trying to calm down my emotions after the 2mm areola episode. I need to get some relief from the horrible nagging pit in my stomach about my decision to go through with nipple reconstruction. I need to be able to look forward with a plan or options: a Frankenstein nipple job is not the end of the road. Who knows what they will look like in a year?

Continue reading Still processing Stage 3 surgery – Options & Thoughts →

The first week after March 25 surgery I was a blob on the recliner waiting for pain meds to kick-in before I would attempt to get up and pee.  At the end of the second week I felt almost normal. The only pain I had was when I stood up; the incision in my abdomen felt a little tight, but nothing too bad. The skin on my chest stated tightening. It all still looked very gruesome and Frankenstein-ish.  My nipples and areola looked exactly like granny had taken some extra skin and made them for me and left the thread long, like a felt toy.  I had little bristles, in neat little tufts all around my fake nipple.

NSFW (not for the squeamish) images next…

Continue reading Stage 3 – 4 weeks Post Surgery, April 17, 2016 →

This has been a tough surgery to recover from, mainly because the last surgery was a breeze and I thought the work for this was on already numb areas.

I am proud to say I haven’t had any Percocet for 2 days. I’ve taken a gram of Tylenol a couple of times, but I don’t really think I needed it.  There are lots of times when something hurts or aches, but I don’t immediately reach for a pain killer.  When you have a boat load of drugs it is really easy to reach over and pop a narcotic.  Now if I feel pain I stop and ask myself, do I really need this?  I know I have 40+ narcotics at my disposal, but the plan is not to use them all, if I have some left over, that is perfectly okay.  The only thing I need to use up are the antibiotics   Continue reading Progress Update – March 30, 2016 →