u/MetalSuccessful3466

I'm tired of the binder. I'm tired of the graft care. Tired of the scabs not coming off faster. Tired of being unable to reach high and lift things, tired of all of it. Half of me wants to give up and just be done with this process. But I know it's not good for me or my chest, and the doctors will scold me if I do. There's so many things I want to do after the binder comes off. I want to finally be confident and free, and build a future I deserve. But the final stretch is such a drag. It's really weighing on my mental health.

Obviously I would never trade this procedure for the world and I have no regrets, but god, it really is a process, isn't it? If anyone has any ways to cope with the dreaded impatience, I'd love to know. I'm gonna try and take a walk tomorrow morning, see if that helps.

I'm 2 weeks PO so plenty of healing to do still. I'm doing great and I'm super happy with my results, feel free to take a look if you like. I was wondering though, for those of you further along in your healing or fully healed for a while, did the chest fat ever come back for you? My upper pecs are pretty well developed, but my lower pecs are pretty much nonexistent, and the fat and tissue they removed doesnt help the look. Would I have to hit the gym or does the area fill back out on its own?

Initially I thought I didn't suffer from dysphoria at all, it was just ADHD and depression that caused me to bedrot all the time and hesitate to go out in public. After learning that I actually suffered from dysphoria THE WHOLE TIME I now realize that while the mental ailments don't help, they definitely were only part of the reason.

So mental issues aside, I'm wondering if those in a similar boat as me saw any significant improvement in their ability to go out in the world, work on projects, clean the house, any kind of practical productivity!

^(And just as a disclaimer, I am medicated for ADHD and depression and they help a ton, but it's still quite a struggle to get out of bed in the morning, presumably because of the two huge weights on my chest.)