#top surgery tip

[kingshovelbug]

top surgery tip 1)

get yourself used to sleeping on your back (and possibly elevated depending on your surgeon) BEFORE surgery.

[acepalindrome]

Suddenly remembered the heartwarming experience of watching Con O’Neill comment that ‘no one wants to see me with my top off’ as of like, 2019 or something? Only to do OFMD and discover that lots of people want to see him with his top off, and now he’s fully embraced the fact that he’s a hot 50-something with great tits.

[krisisisisisis]

i know that i have a little bit of tummy because of my uterus but like FUCK dude that but of pudge makes me so insecure and dysphoric :/

no matter how many lbs i drop or how often i restrict it literally won’t go away unless i get it removed, which is like, expensive and scary

a uterus doesn’t really fit my vibe lollll

[isa-ah]

ive simply decided that 2025 is the year of chasing my transition with abandon. ive been so anxious to try to save up for things like getting on t again or getting top surgery that ive put them off indefinitely. those arent things im allowed to have bc im too poor. but ive always been too poor and thats not going to change in my immediate future so FUCK IT! i want to be HAPPY! i want to have a beard by the time i turn 30! i want a flat chest! if i had started a gfm for top surgery the first several times id talked myself out of it then ID HAVE GOTTEN TOP SURGERY BY NOW! NO MORE!

the time will pass anyway so im going to start prioritizing myself in a whole new way. sorry if its annoying LOL i cant stop, ive waited 28 years to start my life and somethings gotta CHANGE!

[the-one-eyed-seer]

Top surgery notes:

I was nauseous when I first came to, but it faded within an hour or so, and I was able to eat even though the nausea. I was so, so hungry and eating both helped and hurt.

A lot of people say that you’ll be stuck as a t-Rex, but I find that having my arms down (and slightly out) is most comfortable. Moving arms to the side hurts the most, I have to turn in the direction of whatever I’m doing, and bend from the hips if I really need to.

I am far more independent than I thought I would be, but I still can’t do much. For the first few hours I drifted between napping and walking around

My office chair is almost as comfortable as my wedge pillow nap zone, and on that note:

Arms are important. Arm chairs, pillows on the side, just. Try to rest your arms without cutting off the drains if you have them

[abortedfetusgummy]

I had always been really nervous about being a HS wrestler pre top surgery, cause I was stealth but still had to wear binding tape (cause you can’t exercise in a binder). But then I learned about gynecomastia, where cis guys go through puberty and grow lots of extra breast tissue. So when I had matches in my singlet, guys would ask about what the tape was for and I could just say I had gyno and was self conscious about it. And after top surgery this summer, if anyone asks about scars I can just say I got my gyno removed. So for any stealth trans mascs out there dealing with peoples questions about binders/tape, just say you have gynecomastia! Cause cis guys can have tits too!

[t4t-pathogen]

⚠️TRANS PEOPLE WITH CALIFORNIAN HEALTHCARE: YOUR SURGERIES ARE FREE⚠️

This official page from the California Department of Insurance states "health insurance policies are prohibited from arbitrarily excluding coverage for gender affirmation services including (but not limited to) hormone therapy, mental health services and surgical services."

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!

[sensible-tips]

Transition Tuesday

Helpful tips for selecting your gender affirming surgery surgeon.

[beedeebee]

this is your reminder that gender affirming care is not just for trans people!!!! bit of a personal post but i’m so excited i needed to share. I’m getting a chest reduction!! i’ve had a deep resentment towards my chest since i was in middle school. i know a lot of other cis women (and femme afab people) with large chests have gone through this, feeling a sense of shame and resentment for developing earlier than others and feeling shoved into womanhood before they were ready. and though it may sound backwards- getting top surgery is my step to feeling feminine. i get my surgery in 5 days and the goal is to go down 4-5 cup sizes! i’m just so excited and i just needed to share and to let other cis women/femme people with large chests- it’s okay to feel unfeminine with a large chest and you’re not alone! and your reminder that transphobia affects everyone and taking away care you deem ‘unnecessary and harmful’ affects more people than you realize

[elline]

uuuhhhm mm. burps

[suc1d3-1z-th3-0nly-3sc4p3]

if your drawing top surgery scars on a character, dont always make them spiky and thick!!!!! this method is usually used “just for the aesthetic” and it also makes it look like the surgery for your character was rough and scary, getting top surgery for someone trans should be a relief and shouldn’t be scary! doing a line is perfectly fine but also have a little fun with drawing surgery scars, they come in all sorts of different forms and sizes. find some references and don’t always stick to the spiky thick type most people draw. But if it’s apart of your style then you do you, I’m just pointing out there are other less popular methods.

(not a call out post! im just saying what i want to say!!!)

[arttsuka]

If I may- *ahem*

BEGONE FOUL PESTILENCE THAT PLAGUES OUR DEAREST ARTIST’S TOOTH! BEGOOOOOONE! WASHASHASHASHASHAA!!! 🪄🪄🔥✨✨

Thank you for trying to magic away my pain, greatly appreciated ✨️

[satans-knitwear]

what if i told you.... me and the bestie are making plans for two weeks time....to get our nipples pierced together 🫣😳🥺

[cutmytitsintopieces]

IV fun facts:

hurts like hell when they put it in

the solutions they give you are at room temperature, so they will always feel cold and cool your hand down (either warm yourself up with your other hand or wrap a sweater around it)

every time you get a new solution, it will burn a bit at the start

the little access tube in your hand or arm gets entangled everywhere (your food, your clothes, the faucet)

removing the tube doesn't hurt at all

[famewolf]

speaking of ocd, I think I'm realizing that I truly don't have anxiety and it's literally just my ocd. im not anxious about anything until it involves me and suddenly I'm spiraling

[sensible-tips]

Transition Tuesday

Curious about what kind of questions you should ask during your top surgery consultation? This article offers some great answers!