Nov. 9... One More Week!!! - Maryland

It's been a long while. My breast have finally healed and there was scarring. I was not able to do the scar prevention techniques, because it too so long for me to actually heal. My left breast has healed wonderfully with minimal scarring. I lost much of the pigment around my nipple in the right breast. All in all. I am glad that I went through the process. It really made a change in my life. I am not positive, however, that I would do it again. My optimism about the procedure (before I knew what was to come) is what pushed me to go through with it. It would be hard to make the decision knowing what I know now (although I wouldn't desire it any less). I hope all is well you you ladies. Thank you for the sense of camaraderie you all provided, during that emotional and physically taxing portion of my life.

Quick Update: Every time I take a shower, my scabs get kinda soft. Well, last night, I guess I stayed in the shower a bit too long and some of my scabs fell off. I guess that's no biggie because the skin underneath wasn't raw or stinging. The interesting thing is, the black skin that was on my right nipple sloughed off. I remember reading that an area heals better once the dead skin and tissue is removed. With that in mind I did not panic. Now my areola look bright pink. I do have a brown patch where my nipple has been hiding. Apparently it has been undamaged during this ordeal. There are those notorious yellow/white patches. They seem to be drying into orangish patches and crumbling off. Beneath, I am seeing more pink flesh. Pink means healthy from what I've heard, so I am encouraged.

Good News! Well, I think this is good. My cultures have come back and there was no sign of infection. I have been taking Clindamycin for several days. I am also applying Mupirocin to my nipple. I was told to finish my antibiotics. Initially, my PS told me that a portion of my nipple and areola were sloughing off. I don't know if the oral antibiotics did anything, but I do believe that the use of the ointment has helped to dry my nipple and areola out.

I was a little concerned because I had some separation under my breast. The separation was next to the T-zone. I notice the separation is exposing pink flesh and there is some strange white/yellow lines running through the pink. After I started the antibiotics, I noticed that there was a horrid smell coming from that particular separation. At first I brushed it off as smell because of the medicine. Then, I realized that the smell wasn't coming from my nipple nor was it emitting from other areas on my breast. I was a little concerned about infection under the boob. Can the antibiotic smell only seep through certain areas on the breast? I'll ask PS about it.

On an ironic side note... My left breast has become softer and barely hurts at all. The left breast is the side with the undamaged nipple and areola. I don't have any feeling in that nipple. Now for the irony... My right breast is harder and has been perpetually swollen since my follow up. The right breast has the complicated nipple and areola. Now... wait for it... ready... The nipple and areola on the afflicted breast has FULL sensation. Most of the time my areola uses this sensation to keep me hurting. Well, the other day, I slipped on a shirt and what's left of my nipple got aroused!!!!! Isn't that crazy?

Thank you for all of your prayers and well-wishes. I will certainly keep you all in my prayers and continue to update you.