Yesterday, I did not take a shower until well after lunch.
So? Big deal, right? Well, it was a big deal to me. Taking a shower meant I needed to take off the dressings. In all honesty, I just did not want to see what was underneath. I had asked to see pictures, but my PS did not have any photos of post-op untatooed (is that a word?) nipples to share. Just the finished product. I've seen several pictures on my survivor websites, but none were freshly post-op. Everyone always talks about how huge they are. I just did not want to see because I did not know what to expect. And maybe, just maybe, because I wanted to pretend just a little longer that I did not just have surgery. I also did not want to deal with getting all that surgical tape off!
Finally, I bite the bullet and do what needs to be done. We'll be venturing into the world of TMI here, so if you don't want to know or might be offended somehow, go read someone else's blog.
You were warned.
I took off the dressings and WOW! I have to say I am totally impressed on how he was able to make something out of nothing. If they were not purple (he always uses a purple marking pen) and amber brown (the Duraprep used to clean the area.. it is long lasting and hard to get off), bleeding a little (told ya' this would be TMI), and didn't have tiny pieces of clear suture (I believe it is 4-0 Monocryl :P), you would totally think they were real!!! Seriously. At this point, they look like.... umm... well... they look like the headlights are on. Over the next few months, they will shrink down and will not look like they are stuck in the on position. It's then that I will have my very first experience with tattoos. You have to get color on them somehow, right? Oh... and as someone who was quite well endowed and had one almost term pregnancy and had nursed for quite sometime in my previous life, I have to say how happy I was with the position of said headlights. Some of you know what I mean. They make the whole product look perky. Yup. Perky.
I thought I had a doctor's appointment today. Turned out it was for next Thursday, so I went to Kohls. There was a radio ad about the "lowest prices of the season" and it's so close to the office, I decided it was meant to be. :P I came home with a big bag full of clothing, all for me. Some of it may go back. Neither Stacy, Clinton nor my own fashion critic, Rachel, appeared to assist me. I will have to get Rachel's opinion on a few things. At one point, I was trying on a halter style top (how cool is that? My breasts actually fit in that little built in bra!) and I noticed that you could see the so called headlights. It looked perfectly normal. Freakin' amazing!
No more Barbie boobs. What a layout that would make! Hmmm... don't worry... if I were to actually do one, I would not be using the more graphic photos. LOL
And speaking of scrapbook layouts, here's one for the road. These papers are from the second line, Sam, just released by Scribble Scrabble in time for the summer Craft and Hobby Association show.
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