#metaoidioplasty

[metastablephysicist]

i would go by meta on here but there are too many associations for me. the company. the megachannel extraterrestrial assay. metaoidioplasty. the wife of aegeus. unfortunate

[takingittothemetalevel]

b a l l s

So, I returned from the hospital yesterday, now it’s 7 days after surgery. They fixed the too wide urethra opening, tried to fix the fistula and seem to have failed (surgeon told me to wait 6 weeks for it to maybe close on its own) and gave me testicular implants. I’m obviously miffed about the fistula but having balls is amazing. They are inserted via pretty much invisible incisions where the scrotum and the leg meet. Painwise it gets worse as swelling increases and the incisions are irritated. also having very swollen balls feels weird I’m supposed to move them around in the scrotum as much as possible starting two weeks after surgery so they don’t heal fixed in a certain spot and become painful to move around in the scrotum.

The implants are realistically sized and squishy and I’m already so happy about them. It just feels right and I can’t stop playing with the one testicle that isn’t painfully swollen because of course. Also narrowing the meatus was a godsend, having a straight, predictable stream is very good. Let’s see if the fistula repair attempt will heal on its own.

[gayharoldfinch]

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[transsexual-man]

I have a long wait to go for my hysto. I just want it gone. It causes me so much grief. The estimated dates are mid-June to mid-December, and I feel I can't wait that long.

The doctor I'm looking at for my metaoidioplasty and vaginectomy requires a hysto to be done at least 6 months in advance, so that's already looking like at least a year from the hysto consult til I can be fully transitioned.

I'll just hope that my hysto surgeon can book OR time before the estimated dates, cause I'm really gonna have a hard time waiting.

[takingittothemetalevel]

the procedure

So what I got/am getting done is: - stage one: metaoidioplasty with urethral lengthening (already happened) - stage two: testicular implants, mons resection, fixing minor mistake making the glans look really weird Since Dr. Witczak’s technique differs fron the ones used in the anglosphere as far as I know, I drew a (bad) diagram. [NSFW, may trigger dysphoria]

The new urethra is formed from the labia minora like in the picture. You can opt for not having vaginectomy, which I did for personal reasons.* If you have vaginectomy you can also get a scrotoplasty in stage one. The labia majora are fused together and moved to the front so there’s a pouch for the testicular implants to go in. If you didn’t have hysterectomy yet, it is possible to do that at the same time as well. The hospital stay is 10 days of which 9 days you have a urethral catheter so the new segment of the urethra can heal around it and is not irritated by urine. If you can urinate on your own without problems on day 9, you can go home the next day. Though the incision area looks small it is a very painful surgery due to the many nerves in the area and the catheter moving and irritating the sensitive glans. If it’s just the metaoidioplasty with UL like in my case, you’re supposed to avoid heavy physical tasks until 4 weeks post-OP and not ride bikes until 3 months post-OP due to the stress on the urethra. Possible complications and problems are:

fistulae (holes in the new urethra), which are a bit more likely if you don’t have v-ectomy because there is more stress on the stitches

strictures (the new segment of the urethra having areas that are too narrow)

diverticula (the new urethra segment having areas that are too wide/loose)

UTIs from the long time having a catheter

problems urinating due to swelling of the new urethra segment

if not having v-ectomy, depending on how you heal the opening may be more exposed since now the inner labia don’t cover it which can lead to being slightly more predisposed to infections in that area

as with any surgery, aneasthesia-related complications, unfavorable scarring, etc

I got one small fistula around 11 days post-OP and am currently taking bromelain pills to reduce swelling and spur on healing and applying Medihoney to the fistula 3 times a day in the hopes that it will heal on its own. Dr. Witczak said it’s about a 50% chance that it’ll heal, otherwise it’ll either be fixed in a separate surgery or in stage two.

*) I am strongly dysphoric about this body part, even though I opted to keep it for now. Be considerate of this in discussion, asking questions, etc. Thank you.