Nipple surgery conversation with 3 males
Nipple surgery conversation with 3 males Ok it has to be the most embarrassing 40 minutes of my life.
Keeping up a conversation with a male theatre nurse who has just painted me with iodine and positioned two surgery gowns around my boobs, male plastic surgeon on left side who luckily has a sense of humour and one male trainee surgeon on the right.
So how did the conversation go - well we discussed Glastonbury, nicknames Pinky & Perky and decided which was which.
Child birth versus breast reconstuction ultimate preferences, camping and medieval re-enactments, folk music, waiting lists and of course probably some more rubbish along the way!!
Luckily I also have a good sense of humour and could see the funny side of it all with the help of a nurse and a felt tip pen to dot the spot.
Perhaps we should have a thread for topics suitable for discussion during nipple constuction.
Chrissie xx
Definitely a sense of humour! I have not had nipple surgery yet, but I think it is always the way! The surgeon, PS who ever come in look at your body draw dots and chat about skiing, theatre etc and you are there semi naked!!! Where else would this happen. I think you have to have something to chat about and a sense of humour. I love the magic curtain that they draw around your bed and then proceed to talk quite loudly about all manor of things they are doing!!
I did smirk at the old deaf lady once when they were asking about her bowels and she got it all wrong though!!! See a sense of humour.
Love Treakle xxxx
I can’t help but find many of the situations I have been in because of all the surgery very funny. I had an adjustment done to my nipple and the scar on my tummy a few weeks ago and I laid on the table breast and all of the rest of that side of my body bare - male PS - when in comes this young man who needs to speak to the PS but before he does he introduces himself to me! Well I didn’t know whether to try and shake his hand or what, it seemed a bit ridiculous.
Beverley
You definitely have to try and see the lighter side of all this surgery sometimes…ill never forget the male PS and his 2 colleagues standing looking at me in my leggings which were rolled down a bit …drawing all over me saying just let it all relax…easier said than done when your boobs and tummy are exposed, at least when i relax now its just the love handles that spill over as the tummy has all but gone!!!
I am awaiting a nipple move at somepoint, luckily my actual PS is female…phew!!
Px
With all that’s gone on I think I’m past the stage of being embarassed about whether hospital bods are male or female. It’s a joke I shared with my friends about being able to get my one (now two) boobs out for anyone. lol.
The bit I did find really embarassing though was the photos - I know they’re medical photographers but that’s still a really weird experience. At least I got a female photographer at my hosp but it was still a cringeworthy moment.
I think I’ll be under general anaesthetic for my nipple recon as I’m having lift and reduction the same time.
I am used to the males, nearly everyone I have seen so far has been male…appart from my current breast nurse, but the one I am having for rads is going to be male…
Lucy
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Dealing with the male of the species! Hi Lucy, all
My main radiographer was male, a very dishy Indian chap - quite took my mind off the job!!
I’ve dealt with mostly male staff and they’re fine. On the genetics side it has ladies, excellent ladies.
You can’t really be choosy in this business and it sounds as if Chrissie was the floor show and the guys were just as entertaining. I hope you were pleased with the results, more to the point.
If they turn out to be top notch then maybe we should all form an orderly queue at your hospital and ask for these guys by name!
D
Can sympathise with Serenity I got a male photographer I now say it would be nothing to me to be a page 3 girl - if I only had the body!
Beverley