r/TopSurgery

Im really going through it right now. Im 3 days post op and I can barely breathe with this vest on, I can’t really walk, and overall I just feel sick. I was expecting to be totally fine, and I feel like a lot of people on here say recovery was easy.

I just feel a bit depressed and very uncomfortable right now. I know it’ll get better but did anyone else have a rough recovery?? I had DI with no drains btw.

UK based, I kind of just picked the first guy I heard of (Miles Berry). Is this a bad idea should I look into other surgeons? If so, how do I differentiate them and how do I pick? A bit overwhelmed 😭 thanks for advice in advance

i have my surgery in 2 weeks and the thing im most worried about is getting sick after it (nausea, throwing up). i have my pre op appointment in 2 days and i’m gonna ask about scopolamine patches and anti nausea meds, but i’m sooo terrified of having to be in that kind of extra discomfort while healing, and i have bad emetophobia and ocd which is making it so much worse. any experiences with this?

hello! I’m hoping to get top surgery soon, but I’ll have to request the time off for it at my job. I don’t want to out myself, but I have to give some kind of reason for requesting the time off. I know I’ll have to say it’s some kind of surgery, since I won’t be able to lift my arms (part of my job is in a warehouse dealing with shipment.)
is there a similar procedure I could say I’m getting instead that would limit my upper movement? or a believable cover story that anyone’s used if they also had to give reason for their time off from work?

I'm 14 dpo (they/them). Before I had surgery, I thought my post-op reaction would be one of two things:

1. Big euphoria, overwhelmingly happy emotions, crying etc. or
2. Feeling confronted by a big change to my body, potentially feeling depressed

I'd heard about both these reactions from people on this sub and was prepared to potentially feel let down, knowing that'd improve over time.

But instead, my brain did a Secret Third Thing: I looked down at my chest on my first night in hospital and just felt "yep, that's what that's meant to look like". It was as if I processed it immediately - kind of funny, tbh. No regret or uncertainty, but also no overwhelmingly positive feelings either. More than anything else, I felt extremely at ease and it was as though I never had breasts.

Each time I look at my chest I feel more euphoric and like myself. :) Overall a very good experience, but my initial reaction (pleasantly) surprised me a lot.

Anyone relate? Did you feel differently to how you thought you would?

(they/he, nonbinary) I was super nervous before going under but woke up super tired like nothing happened. im so happy to look down and finally see what I see in my head I never thought this would happen!!! (YEARSSSS in the making). now on day 0 of recovery :3

(surprisingly didnt feel nauseous or scared after waking up and the pain rn isnt too bad its manageable!)

I have my surgery on September 1st (WOOO) and was informed I could buy a binder but would just be given an ace bandage my bf can help me take on n off as needed. I also have a mastectomy pillow someone here graciously gifted me so I’ll have some support there too thankfully.

I just see a lot of u mentioning a vest or binder ( ⚆ _ ⚆ ) am I gonna be ok with just the ace bandage? (No nip route and yes ill have tube drain thingies)

I only have $30 to my name and thats for bills. I cannot be affording an expensive binder rn especially because I am plus size so any cheap standard size binder likely won’t work out.

Just double checking with u guys if ace bandages is a bad thing 🥹 I wonder if I should put some kinda shirt under it if the ace fabric irritates my skin? idk.

I had to dig through goodwill and thankfully found a singular big enough sized button up shirt I’ll have to wear any time I leave my apartment but I haaaate the fabric 😩 bout to cut my favorite at home shirts in half and just safety pin it together if needed idk LOL

Salut !! Je me fais opérer dans 1 mois d’une top surgery et la chirurgienne m’a demandé ce que je préfère comme taille de téton entre 2 et 2,5 cm!
Vous avez des conseils pour prendre la décision ??
Bonne journée !

Does anybody know if it is possible, in the UK, to get a private gender incongruence diagnosis and surgery referral and then use those to get surgery on the NHS?

I was trying to see if it was possible so that I would only need to wait for a surgery consultation and then surgery date rather than needing to wait to even be referred to a GIC to then wait even longer for a diagnosis etc.

I haven't been able to find anything on it, and it likely isn't an option but I thought i'd ask, just in case there's any chance of skipping the extra years an NHS diagnosis can add.

So I got surgery two days ago and I'm wondering if the nipple placement is normal, or if it'll shift closer to the center when the swelling goes down? It's not something that bothers me too much, and I know it's very early in the recovery process still, but has anyone else had this experience? I feel like having nipples in this placement is unusual, but any advice would help.

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Hey lads, sorry if this question is silly but I was wondering whether people know why there is such a huge discrepancy in how chests look at various points after surgery? I'm stressing because my surgery date is Sept 1st and I am starting at uni on Sept 25th, I've been browsing the sub to see peoples' results 25 days after surgery and there's such a huge difference, some guys look pretty much fine to return to life and have fading scars and some still have huge incisions, need for bandages etc. This isn't supposed to be rude at all but just wondering some of the factors that affect healing?

I'm 18, BMI of 23, pretty active and I go to the gym so have pretty well developed musculature. Have never been on T, my chest isn't huge but def not small enough for peri/keyhole. I think around cup size B but I've never measured. Going for double incision surgery.

Would anyone be able to provide some guidance about the healing process? I'm really anxious that this surgery means I won't have a good uni freshers experience which I'd really regret, but not having the surgery would also suck so I'm in a pretty tough place at the moment and it's making me really anxious. Thanks for reading and thank you in advance for any help

I'm three weeks post-op, and everything has gone smoothly with my healing, but there's one problem.

I want to buy so many clothes now!!!!
In so many different styles too! I feel so much more confident, so I can rock masculine and feminine clothes and feel good doing it. But that means I have the urge to replace all of my boring oversized dysphoria shirts with a new wardrobe. I'm too broke for this! 😭

This is such a privileged problem to have, I know. I just wanted to share a silly thing that really solidified the fact that I will never ever regret doing this. I finally feel like me.