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Puffy nipples after first day in the gym. Could you please advise if this is something I should worry about ?

parkurApr 27, 2016
Hello, 13 months after the surgery I`ve never felt better in my life. I had extremely good results and not even a memory for puffy nipples. Although I decided to start working out again after a really long pause (whole year ... ) and my nipples became puffy again. 2 weeks since my first day in the gym and no improvements are noticed ....  Thank you and sorry for my bad english

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