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kiitoskiitos · 6 months

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confusing comic about existing as a trans person during confusing times of trans visibility.

#transmasc #trans #trans comic #artist on tumblr #idk what to tag this with. very happy with it!!!#mastectomy #nonbinary #comic #lived experience

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oooocleo · 2 months

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february postcard illustration! tried out sticking to a limited palette here hmmmm

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#my art #gorgons #nudity #the return of laodike and artemisia...#one day ill be caught up on card illus again and actually post them when u can still sub to receive it....lol...#mastectomy

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intersexfairy · 1 year

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Hey PLEASE be wary of Dr. Gallagher and spread the word. Rylan (testosteronejew on Twitter) got top surgery from her in August. Here's the thread he wrote about his horrific experience.

He had severe complications that were completely dismissed by Dr. Gallagher. She kept telling him everything was fine, that it was because of his weight, and made a joke about him "menstruating" as he was bleeding from a torn incision. When he was rushed to the ER weeks later, he had over half a foot of dead tissue removed. He could have died from the infection (that she blatantly denied he had).

And in Rylan's own words, "My only desire is to keep our community safe. There are so many trustworthy top surgeons in the world. One of them saved my life. Transition is a beautiful process and we deserve safe access to it. I do not regret top surgery. I regret choosing Dr. Gallagher as my surgeon."

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hungercityhellhound · 2 years

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Things People Don’t Mention About Top Surgery or Mastectomies

There is reluctance to do the surgery if you live alone, even if you have a good support system. One of the most stressful things was the hospital constantly asking about who would be looking after me, picking me up, etc. I really felt the bias towards people who are married and against people who are single. I don’t think it was intentional but it was definitely there. (Please read more about this situation here) That being said you will definitely need a robust support system of some kind to get through everything in the first 4 -8 weeks or more after surgery.

All your pill bottles will have safety caps and you won't have the strength to open them on your own without a lot of struggling.

There are soooo many medications. Take them as prescribed and when they say take the level of pain meds you need to manage your pain, do it. I got opiods and ibuprofen. If the pain is bad 5-7+ on the 1-10 scale take the stronger meds. Pain can slow healing by causing stress on the body.

Drains are a pain in the ass. Every hour pushing the hoses so they don't clog. Major drag but they are very important and if they get clogged it can cause issues

Sleeping sitting up, prepare for this. Lots of pillows or recliner or something. Practice for a week or more before surgery to get used to it.

Sleep as much as you need. Don't feel like you should stay awake or whatever because you are supposed to or it is day time or whatever. Listen to your body.

Drink lots and lots of fluids. You may think you are drinking enough but you probably aren't. The fluid in the drains and the medicines and peeing all the time and sweating from the tight wrap. You need to replace all of this fluid. I think I have been up around 80+ oz the past few days.

The month before and a month after surgery eat a high protein and higher calorie diet. It will help with surgery and recovery. You need the energy and the protein to recover.

Cut out added salt, caffiene, alcohol, and nicotine before surgery and during recovery. All of these can increase fluid retention, slow healing, or be dangerous with the meds.

Your chest will feel very strange. At first you can't feel anything and then the skin feels tight everywhere and still strange. The recovery process feels real weird. Your whole torso feels kind of bizarre and new.

Ask all the questions. No question is stupid. It's trauma to your body ask all the questions. YES all of them.

The tube (intubation) from surgery irritates the throat. Coughing from this sucks so damned much because of the binder and the chest tightness and what not. Find lozenges (Both cough drops and just candy) that you like. I say candy because too many cough drops can upset the stomach and you don't need that after anesthesia and with all the meds. Also get popsicles.

Take everything out of packages you can before surgery. They are damned hard to open. Those paper cartons holding the apple sauce and snapping apart pudding cups and pulling apart pill blister packs.. ugh I should have taken them apart before the surgery.

Scissors are your friend and every package is an enemy. Seriously, get a good pair of scissors for packaging.

Also, skip 2 liters of pop, gallon of milk, etc. They will be too heavy to pick up after surgery. You can be more independent if you get smaller size things.

Timers are your friend. All the phone timers forever. Also, handwritten or some other chart type to keep track of drain cleaning and taking meds. You will be sleepy and forgetful the first few days. Use other things to help you keep track.

Take stock of how your lights go on and off. Can you reach them while pretending you are a T-Rex. If not, especially ceiling fans and that, put long strings on the pulls so that you can operate them while you can't raise your arms.

Also check your doors to make sure they don't stick. You won't be able to tug hard on doors or drawers or whatever.

Get yourself some treats. Food related or clothing or whatever. Treats will help.

Before surgery plan out and prepare at least a week of meals. Be sure to include some that are easy on the stomach like crackers, rice and chicken, etc. Just in case you have stomach upset from the anesthesia or meds. Gentle foods include starches and chicken/tofu that is low fat and low spice so that it is gentle.

Soft fuzz free and easy to get on clothing is essential. I went out and got a couple of those shorts and button down shirt pajama sets. Life savers. Also, get a size or two bigger than usual to accommodate drains and padded bandages and things.

Strange pains, you will probably have them.

Be sure to do the arm exercises as directed by your surgeon and watch your shoulders hunching. The shoulder hunching is from the chest tightness but you don't want your back to start hurting. Try to sit up as straight as you can.

Pump action soap dispensers will be too hard to use the first few days.

Weeks before surgery, start teaching yourself how to do things without your arms; like standing up, getting into and out of bed, squatting, getting up from chairs, etc. Practice doing things with your elbows next to your chest like a t-rex; getting food and drinking, brushing teeth, taking meds, etc This will be very important

I am sure there are more but I thought some of you might benefit from the things I have learned so far from going through surgery.

#Mastectomy #Top Surgery #Trans #Transition #Tips

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that-trans-lad · 1 year

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More pics I think are a must see vibe

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princefleabitten · 1 month

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Tittus Deletus🎉

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dragoncuspid · 9 months

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TOP SURGERY UPDATE ‼️

I’m now officially 4 months post op!!!!

I’m the happiest I’ve ever been 🥹

#queer #androgynous #lgbtq #nonbinary #trans #ftm #transmasc #trans pride #transisbeautiful #trans man #trans men #transgender #top surgery #scars #surgery #mastectomy #chest surgery #goth #transgender man

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cool-frog-hours · 2 months

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Peace and Insomnia - Comic made for class about the first time I ran after getting top surgery this past November.

#frogs comics #frogs art #comics #comic art #queer comics #trans #transgender #trans comic #digital art #top surgery #mastectomy #trans artist #transmasc #gay comic #trans man #original comic

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boy-gender · 6 months

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Post-Top Surgery Weight Gain: Will My Breasts Grow Back? (Nope!)

I've had a couple people message me asking about this privately, and it was something I had a fear of when I was getting ready for top surgery, so I wanted to address it in a public post:

After top surgery, your breasts will NOT grow back, even if you are not on testosterone. No, not even if you gain weight.

The chest is, to borrow Shrek's wisdom, like an onion, and has many layers. The ones top surgery is concerned with are the chest wall (muscle), the breast tissue, fat, and skin, in that order.

Your chest wall is a bunch of muscle that protects your organs. This will not be removed or touched. Your breast tissue sits on top of that, and this is what will be removed during surgery, leaving just enough tissue to make your chest proportional to your body. Very few people have totally flat chests. On top of this is body fat, much of which will also be removed or reshaped during surgery. Then there is your skin, and your nipples. Typically nipples (including areola, the area around your nips) will be taken off, trimmed down to a smaller 'masculine' shape, then grafted back on. Or you don't have to get your nipples back at all! I didn't, so it's up to you.

To reiterate: your breast tissue will NEVER regrow. Your nipples and areola will NEVER regrow, regardless of if you are on T or not.

However, FAT may fluctuate in this area. If you lose weight, whether on T or not, you will probably lose fat here and may have loose skin, which many surgeons can address in revisions. If you gain a substantial amount of weight and are not on T, you may gain more fat here- take a look at your close female relatives. When they gain weight, do they gain it in their breasts and side-boob area? When they lose weight, do they go down a cup size?

If you are on T, testosterone will change the way your body distributes the weight it gains. Look at your close male relatives. I'd be willing to bet money that when they gain weight, they gain it predominantly in their stomach. When you are on T, your body will probably begin to redistribute the way it gains fat to a more 'typically male' pattern, like the stomach, as opposed to hips, thighs, and chest.

Something to keep in mind, especially for fat people but really for anyone getting top surgery: YOUR ANGLE IS DIFFERENT! Look down at your chest right now, pre op. You can see aalllll the way down your cleavage. But if you asked someone standing in front of you if they could see all your cleavage, they could not. Even if you were naked, you seeing your own chest from a top-down angle makes things look further out/rounder/bigger than how other people see you.

Please keep this in mind when you look at your surgery results- the fat that was left behind and reshaped on me looks bigger/rounder to me, looking down, than to other people looking at me. And this is only in resting position! Move your arms around (once it's safe dont do this freshly out of surgery please dear god), raise them over your head, put them out to your sides and T pose. Look at the way the fat moves under your skin and around your body; how it looks 'flatter' in some positions and 'rounder' in others. This is totally normal! This is what skin and fat are supposed to do, and do on everyone who has skin and fat! These are NOT breasts, and they will NEVER be breasts again.

I hope this helps some peoples fears be assuaged. I know it can feel silly to ask if your breasts will grow back, but it is a valid fear, especially for plus size people, and it is also a fear I hope is now at rest. Your breasts will never come back. You're gonna look and feel great.

tl;dr- no, your boobs will never come back after top surgery, regardless of whether you are on T or not. you might have leftover fat here or gain fat here, but this is a universally human experience, and happens to cis men just as much as any other person. also, your angle viewing your own chest from the top-down is a misleading optical illusion that is not accurate to what other people see looking at you front on.

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howlongis1instant · 1 month

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When I remove these fat bags on my chest I'm gonna leave off the nipples and tattoo something else there

#top surgery #breast reduction #mastectomy #nonbinary #transgender #lgbt #polls #tattoos #body modification

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rusty25 · 1 month

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I'M TIT-FREE, MOTHAFUCKAAAAAAAAAZ

#lgbtq #lgbt #trans #transmasc #transgender #lgbtq+#ftm #trans joy #top surgery #double mastectomy #mastectomy #chest surgery

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thimmyneutron · 5 months

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scars

✂️: 3/21/22

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jamiepridejester · 9 months

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poorly made meme made out a hospital bed

greetings fellow tgs fans ive created this very poor meme 5 days post op

had my mastectomy revision

ur boi finally is flat

now send good vibes for recovery

#the glass scientists #tgs #henry jekyll #art #tgs fanart #fanart #tgs meme #tgs jekyon #jekyll hyde #mastectomy #trans rights

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intersexfairy · 1 year

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when i think about getting top surgery, i feel guilty about the idea of no one ever seeing my boobs. i feel almost selfish for not wanting anyone to ever see them, and just wanting to let them fade out of memory. but to myself and anyone who feels the same way:

you don't owe anyone your body. you don't owe anyone an action that would make you feel violated and ashamed. you don't owe anyone anything just because you have boobs. you are allowed to do with your body what you wish. it is your body. it belongs to you. it does not belong to someone else. nor does it exist for their pleasure or comfort.

you are not wrong for wanting bodily autonomy. because that's what this comes down to. bodily autonomy. a human right. your right. grow and heal and blossom in whatever way you need to, friend.

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undeadyetalive · 6 months

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I GOT APPROVED FOR TOP SURGERY!!!!!!

IM SO EXCITED IVE WAITED SO LONG FOR THIS AND NOW ITS FINALLY HAPPENING I CANT DESCRIBE HOW IM FEELING RN

they just need the anesthesiologist to confirm im healthy enough for anesthesia (i am its more of a bureaucratic thing) and then ill get my surgery date, which is gonna be at most three months away

they said im almost certainly gonna get a double incision (the clinic im at offers different types of top surgery) and thats the one i wanted!!!

when i see the plastic surgeon before my surgery i get to explain the specifics of what i want (nipple placement etc)

ill be able to swim again after three years!! ill be able to sleep shirtless without dysphoria!!!! walk around the house shirtless!!! wear open hawaiian blouses in summer!!! wear croptops without anything under them!!! sleep face down without my boobs hurting!!! wear the fishnet top i bought a year ago!!! go to pride wearing only my open battlevest!!! make patches for my punk stuff with top surgery scars on them!!! just feel my chest be nice and flat!!! GET NIPPLE PIERCINGS!!!

#transing around #transition #transmasc #transgender #transsexual #trans punk #top surgery #mastectomy

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that-trans-lad · 1 year

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Body hair: Grown vs Trimmed

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