I love when people ask "how's your nipples", its silly and fun and I love telling people my nipples are great! the scabs are almost gone and I've scheduled my tattooing, the tattooing is to color the areola for the nipples to look realistic. Its also the very last procedure I will have done due to my 2009 cancer diagnosis. This new year is going very well as I've made it nearly a whole month without maxing out my medical insurance, whoohoo! The last two years I had surgeries in January and so this year I'm already way ahead. My nipples are going to be tattooed on March 16th. This is supposed to be covered by my insurance if I get it done within 90 days of my nipple reconstruction, however March 16th is the earliest they can schedule me and also it 91 fucking days out from my nipple surgery. Nice, right? As you can tell I'm very thrilled about it. Oh well, c'est la vie.
I'm going to see my oncologist next week for my six months check up and I after March 16th I won't have to visit my plastic surgeon again until next year. I am looking forward to 2012 be a very good year with little medical appts. Who knows maybe I'll do something nutty and take a vacation somewhere tropical. You never know what's going to happen with me next!
Yay for nipples!
ReplyDeleteall sounds wonderful. good luck with everything. really insane that you can't have the tattoo done until it's too late for it to be paid for... but good luck.
ReplyDeleteHi Robyn,
ReplyDeleteCame across your blog when I googled nipple reconstruction. I was also diagnosed with stage 3A IDC in 2009. My son was only 2 1/2 at the time if my diagnosis. Our stories sound the same. 6 month oncology appts and hopefully 2012 being a relaxing year! I had tram flap in dec 2010 and just got tattoo in March 2012! Thankfully my ins covered it. Only problem is, it has totally faded to the point that you cannot hardly see it. Having it redone in June. I am finally going on a vacation for the first time in 6 years. I am divorced a year now and decided time to move on, so it is Cabo San Lucas for me in 2 weeks. Hope all is well with you and you should definitely book that vacation!
Be well,
-Linda