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‘I woke up as me’: Trans and non-binary people on joy of having top surgery
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this post was submitted on 14 Nov 2023
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There aren’t words to fully articulate the improvement to quality of life following top surgery. I feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity.
This article reminded me of a concern I have amidst a social climate increasingly hostile toward trans folks. A lot of trans* positive posts about medical intervention sugar-coat things and lack critical nuance. I could almost make the case for overcompensating for the fear-mongering around detransition.
However, I do think it’s worse to leave people in the dark about real difficulties the folks can experience after top surgery like poor results, post-op depression, increased lower dysphoria, the weird adjustment to less dysphoria, etc.
I wouldn’t want anyone setting unrealistic expectations or thinking something’s wrong with them if it’s not all puppies and rainbows.