nipple tattooing/update

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ohilly
ohilly Member Posts: 441
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
I have now been cancelled a FIFTH time by my plastic surgeon at the University of Chicago Medical Center to do the nipple tattooing (I was cancelled three times at one institution, and then went to the U of C, where I was cancelled two times). I made an appt. with a tattoo artist who will do it for free, but whose first opening is Sept. 28. I decided that whoever is able to do it first (medical center or tattoo artist) is the person I will go with, but this is really frustrating!

Ohilly

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  • Kylez
    Kylez Member Posts: 3,761 Member
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    Wow Ohilly, 5 times? That
    Wow Ohilly, 5 times? That would be very frustrating. Has the tattoo artist done it before? Did he show you the results in pics? Just be careful and make sure he knows what he is doing. Cause it is permanent. Good luck to you!
  • Akiss4me
    Akiss4me Member Posts: 2,188
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    Ohilly.....
    I am so sorry you were canceled AGAIN!! Just a thought...can you try to re-schedule at the first institution that canceled you three times. Maybe after all this time, by now, they will be able to get you in sooner? :) Pammy
  • DianeBC
    DianeBC Member Posts: 3,881 Member
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    Akiss4me said:

    Ohilly.....
    I am so sorry you were canceled AGAIN!! Just a thought...can you try to re-schedule at the first institution that canceled you three times. Maybe after all this time, by now, they will be able to get you in sooner? :) Pammy

    So sorry Ohilly!
    So sorry Ohilly! Unbelieveable. Hope you can get it done somewhere soon and that you are happy with it! You still sound like your antidepressants are working for you.

    That is good!

    Hugs, Diane
  • Kristin N
    Kristin N Member Posts: 1,968 Member
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    DianeBC said:

    So sorry Ohilly!
    So sorry Ohilly! Unbelieveable. Hope you can get it done somewhere soon and that you are happy with it! You still sound like your antidepressants are working for you.

    That is good!

    Hugs, Diane

    Hope you can find someone to
    Hope you can find someone to tattoo for you Ohilly! That seems ridiculous, all of those cancellations. Good luck!
  • susie09
    susie09 Member Posts: 2,930
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    Kristin N said:

    Hope you can find someone to
    Hope you can find someone to tattoo for you Ohilly! That seems ridiculous, all of those cancellations. Good luck!

    I can't believe that Ohilly!
    I can't believe that Ohilly! Is there another plastic surgeon even at another hospital you can contact? I didn't realize it would be this hard to find someone to do that.

    Good luck!

    Susie
  • jojo elizapest
    jojo elizapest Member Posts: 122
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    and I bet their offices are
    and I bet their offices are in 'Professional' buildings!!

    my sympathies for your frustration...

    jojo
  • survivorbc09
    survivorbc09 Member Posts: 4,374 Member
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    jojo elizapest said:

    and I bet their offices are
    and I bet their offices are in 'Professional' buildings!!

    my sympathies for your frustration...

    jojo

    Ohilly, that is terrible to
    Ohilly, that is terrible to have that many cancellations. Has anyone else had this happen that you know of? I wonder if the ACS could help you out. You might email them and ask

    Good luck!
  • Eil4186
    Eil4186 Member Posts: 949
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    Ohilly, I'm not sure why you
    Ohilly, I'm not sure why you have been put off so many times. I do know that there are not many tattoo artists that do nipples/aereola so they probably keep getting overbooked.

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