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Nipple Reconstruction-any experiences out there?

SamuraiMom
SamuraiMom CSN Member Posts: 295
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
Hi My Wonderful Invisible Friends!

Having my first nipple reconstructed in the office on 6/19. My doc only does one at a time and then I have to wait 6 weeks before the next one. Then another 6 weeks for tatooing on one side and then ANOTHER 6 weeks for the other tattoo! (didn't want to go under in the hospital-which WAS an option) Is this standard operating procedure? How much pain did you have? How long did it last? Can I wear a bra? (I know my surgeon will cover all this in my appt on 5/18 but I want the real story too!) Thanks for your help!

XXOO,
JoJo
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  • m-star
    m-star CSN Member Posts: 441
    #2
    You may find the amswers
    You may find the amswers you're looking for on
    http://community.breastcancer.org/forum/44/topic/749311

    There may be some other threads on the 'reonstruction.topic thread too.=)
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  • SamuraiMom
    SamuraiMom CSN Member Posts: 295
    #3
    m-star said:

    You may find the amswers
    You may find the amswers you're looking for on
    http://community.breastcancer.org/forum/44/topic/749311

    There may be some other threads on the 'reonstruction.topic thread too.=)

    You're the Breast ;)
    Thanks M-Star!
    I'll check it out!
    xxoo
    JoJo
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  • tommaseena
    tommaseena CSN Member Posts: 1,769
    #4
    SamuraiMom said:

    You're the Breast ;)
    Thanks M-Star!
    I'll check it out!
    xxoo
    JoJo

    JoJo
    I had my nipple reconstruction under local at the hospital on 2/16/10.
    I had no pain from it.
    I just had the tattoos done 5/12/10.

    My plastic did both of mine at the same time.

    Margo
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  • dyaneb123
    dyaneb123 CSN Member Posts: 950
    #5
    hmmm, sounds like a lot of
    hmmm, sounds like a lot of proceedures to me. I just had my breasts done. step one was just to remove the expander and put in the implant on the right breast. Step 2 was to reduce the left breast and put in an inplant to match the right breast. He also made a nipple for the right breast at this time. When it's all healed, he'll do the tatoo's. both at the same time...in office.
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