For us transmen, the top surgery, I believe, is the most important milestone (after the testosterone). Speaking for myself, I’m a little guy, but I had those darned BIG protrusions sticking out of my chest. When I say big, I mean large DD’s, on a guy only 5′4″ tall.
Binding is probably [...]
Someone asked me yesterday if there was anything they should be aware of during the recovery period after chest reconstruction surgery. Besides following all of the post-op instructions that will be given to you, here is what I found to be the most important instruction of all.
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The most important thing during recovery is to have EVERYTHING [...]
[crossposted from another of my websites)
RE: pain levels
Several people have asked me about the pain I had from my top surgery. I know that everyone is different as far as pain-tolerance levels, but I consider myself somewhat of a “wimp” when it comes to pain.
BUT – I describe my own pain from surgery like this: Think [...]
I posted a page in the FtM Mentors website to all the transguys, and realized that I’d like to get the word out to everyone invovled in transgender issues. So I am cross-posting it here, in hopes of finding a few of you who want to get involved in helping to reach the world and [...]
I am writing this in response to an article written by David Crary from the Associated Press. The article can be found here:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081224/ap_on_re_us/obama_gays
What Melissa wrote and quoted in the article sums up my feelings on this whole Warren business:
“Before we change minds we must change hearts,” Etheridge wrote. “Maybe in our anger, as we consider [...]
