u/A__6

Hello! I know a lot of this will vary per person/surgeon, just trying to get as much info as possible so I can set my expectations properly.

I am a college student and will likely need to have surgery during an academic break. I luckily have some friends who have offered to help with things post op. I know they would be willing to bring food or drive me to appointments, but I do not feel comfortable for example asking a friend to help me shower or use the bathroom, so I am wondering if it would be feasible for me to do these things on my own (I'm also ok with not showering for a week if that's how it has to be)

I know that with FNG, there are usually bandages that require changing daily, which must be done by someone else. Is this still the case without grafts?

Is it reasonable to plan for being back in school about 2 weeks post op? (with reasonable accommodations like attending classes virtually or watching a recording)

Any information you all can give about the recovery timeline and process would be very appreciated! Thank you :)

I actually did get removed by reddit for saying some variation of "force your mouth shut" the last time I tried to make this post

But truly just the words of someone who wasn't compared to a wild animal every time they displayed anything close to ungratefulness as a child. Why don't you care about what your parents think? Maybe my parents were right and you are all wolves

I know it is wrong and 我命由我不由天[1] (nor does it 由 my parents) or whatever but jesus christ if I have to hear this one more time I will actually lose it

[1] my fate belongs to me and not to heaven

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everyone assumes bisexual women are straight women larping and bisexual men are gay men coping. similarly, everyone assumes theyfabs are cis women larping and theymabs are trans women coping.

the obvious scientific conclusion is that everyone wants to be a woman and have sex with men.

My parents found out I was on T today and I am having a lot of swirling thoughts about detransitioning, how I will never have a future, other things like this. I would love to hear some stories from those of you guys who have lived happy lives and found partners and had successful careers and such, if you want to share.

Or any other unrelated nice story is appreciated too. For example I made a banger pasta dish this weekend, and today I saw a cute bird who came very close to me before flying away