there’s a draft in my notes titled “The Cognitive Benefits of Cutting Off Your Tits” 😂😂 I have so much more room in my head now!! it’s so easy to go outside!!! I wore a mesh shirt this weekend!!!!!
as for compression — I literally wore it for 24 hrs, maybe 36 if you count the next few days where I tried to put it back on and kept panicking around 4 hours in lol. I am so glad my surgeon was chill about it bc it was really not possible for me sensory-wise.
I was scared I was gonna get complications (bc everyone on r/topsurgery seems to freak out when someone asks if it’s ok to take their binder off) but I found this review of post-op compression that didn’t find any effect on seroma rates after breast surgeries, if anyone is interested: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10519563/
I wish more people would understand transition in these terms, including some of the people who choose it. It’s not a solution to all life’s discomfort, because such a thing cannot exist. It’s just a choice, which, if it makes it easier for a person to be in the world, is good enough for me.
Personally, I like my breasts very much. I do find it frustrating that there are particular forms of body dysphoria that are acceptable in our society and others that aren’t. It’s almost demanded that I alter my body to defer the normal aging process or match conventional beauty standards. Now, among many people, it’s acceptable to alter my body to match my gender identity. But pretty much anything else is treated as mental illness.
Love all the selfies in the beginning half of the piece. May be projecting, but I see someone experimenting with and enjoying different angles & perspectives of how their body looks. I love catching an unexpected angle of myself.
I’m three weeks out from an elective cosmetic surgery and have been journaling a ton about the mental changes that occur after an experience like this which no one could have prepared me for. Feels good to have a bit of that echoed back to me here, albeit in a different context. Thank you.
I loved this post, and appreciate you sharing so openly. The insight about your change in buoyancy was interesting. I enjoy your non-fiction writing as much as your fiction. And I really love your fiction. <3
I find it fascinating how removing tits has triggered your ED thoughts. I would not think of that, but it makes sense. I got intensely triggered by wearing a binder exactly because if made me notice my big belly more, so some gender dysphoria alleviated but heightening of other issues in its place...
there’s a draft in my notes titled “The Cognitive Benefits of Cutting Off Your Tits” 😂😂 I have so much more room in my head now!! it’s so easy to go outside!!! I wore a mesh shirt this weekend!!!!!
as for compression — I literally wore it for 24 hrs, maybe 36 if you count the next few days where I tried to put it back on and kept panicking around 4 hours in lol. I am so glad my surgeon was chill about it bc it was really not possible for me sensory-wise.
I was scared I was gonna get complications (bc everyone on r/topsurgery seems to freak out when someone asks if it’s ok to take their binder off) but I found this review of post-op compression that didn’t find any effect on seroma rates after breast surgeries, if anyone is interested: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10519563/
I wish more people would understand transition in these terms, including some of the people who choose it. It’s not a solution to all life’s discomfort, because such a thing cannot exist. It’s just a choice, which, if it makes it easier for a person to be in the world, is good enough for me.
Personally, I like my breasts very much. I do find it frustrating that there are particular forms of body dysphoria that are acceptable in our society and others that aren’t. It’s almost demanded that I alter my body to defer the normal aging process or match conventional beauty standards. Now, among many people, it’s acceptable to alter my body to match my gender identity. But pretty much anything else is treated as mental illness.
Love all the selfies in the beginning half of the piece. May be projecting, but I see someone experimenting with and enjoying different angles & perspectives of how their body looks. I love catching an unexpected angle of myself.
Yes! experimenting with new angles of the self is so interesting. it's such a discovery.
I’m three weeks out from an elective cosmetic surgery and have been journaling a ton about the mental changes that occur after an experience like this which no one could have prepared me for. Feels good to have a bit of that echoed back to me here, albeit in a different context. Thank you.
I loved this post, and appreciate you sharing so openly. The insight about your change in buoyancy was interesting. I enjoy your non-fiction writing as much as your fiction. And I really love your fiction. <3
I find it fascinating how removing tits has triggered your ED thoughts. I would not think of that, but it makes sense. I got intensely triggered by wearing a binder exactly because if made me notice my big belly more, so some gender dysphoria alleviated but heightening of other issues in its place...