Top Surgery - Thrive
[Pages:64]Top Surgery
EXPLORING YOUR SURGICAL OPTIONS
Surgery Preparation
SETTING YOURSELF FOR A SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME
Why Surgery?
Gender Affirming
Feeling the body better reflects identity
Reduce dysphoria
Improving emotional connection with the body
Stop Binding
Reduce strain Improve breathing Decrease skin irritation
" I don't avoid mirrors or hunch my shoulders all the time any more." "My clothes fit the way I want them to." "I can't express how free I finally feel!" "It's the best decision I've made." "I can swim comfortably."
Sample Timeline for Surgery Preparation
4-16 Months
3-15 Months
3-15 Months
3
1
1-7
Months month
Days
1-7
Go home
Day
Days
Same day
7-14
Day 14-30
Optimal Surgery Preparation Includes
Securing safe housing with private space
Planning for bills and financial needs
Stabilizing Medical Conditions
Eating healthy balanced meals
Optimizing Emotional Wellbeing
Exercising and moving the body
Eliminating or Reducing Substance Use
Setting up a Support System
Researching surgery and surgeons
Information Gathering and Research
Clarify your personal goals related to surgery Weigh pros and cons of surgery options Clarify surgical plan with surgeon Learn from others
Online forums and groups, support groups
Research surgeons and look at results Interview surgeons and ask questions Considerations: location, wait times, technique, comfort and fit
Remember everyone's healing is unique
Envisioning a Successful Surgery
Hopes and Expectations
Physical
Emotional
Social
Fears and Concerns
Questions
Envisioning a Successful Surgery
Hopes and Expectations
Fears and Concerns
Questions
Physical I hope that my chest looks how I expect it to look after surgery.
I am concerned that I might lose sensation or not have a flat chest.
Will my new chest look and feel the same as a masculine chest?
Emotional
Social
I hope I feel more
I hope I will feel more
comfortable with my comfortable in
body after surgery.
gendered spaces (i.e.
locker rooms) after
surgery.
I am worried this surgery I am worried that I
may not resolve all my will still experience
feelings of dysphoria. harassment and
discrimination based
on gender even after
surgery.
Is it normal to feel
How will surgery
anxious or ambivalent affect my close
about surgery?
relationships?
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