Putting on the Finishing Touches (Literally): Nipple Reconstruction

Laura, congratulations for facing your fears and shoving them aside. As with so many things we encounter with cancer, the fear is just as painful, if not more so, than the reality. Often we just have to take a deep breath, close our eyes, and step off the cliff; and that's what you did. Hope the results are satisfactory. I actually like the part about reducing those "dog ears" at either end of the belly scar - boy, would I like to get rid of mine. Too bad, I already have two nippes, guess I don't need any extras! congrats again, and thanks for sharing. - PJH

Thanks for writing about this--I'm going to have this in the next few months and it was great to read about your experience

Thank you so much for this! I had a tram and have been a bit slow to heal -- now it turns out I do need to do chemo -- but I wonder if I will have the strength to finish the reconstruction after that. I too (and have laughed about it) have the light headed reaction to gory details. The mind-body connection is smart about what it can handle!