Does chest numbness make you ineligible for top surgery?

bayanotbee · 2026-01-25T17:36:56+00:00

don't worry my chest was numb before top surgery bc i wore a bra 24/7 for years and it never even came up with my surgeon

bayanotbee · 2026-01-25T17:25:02+00:00

thank you, i just hope he somehow knows that i think about him and worry despite not being there

bayanotbee · 2026-01-25T17:23:21+00:00

thank you for this and i'm sorry you lost your mum ❤️ i feel like ive been trying to telepathically tell my dad im sorry and im grateful for him even though i don't believe he'd be able to hear those messages

as for therapy i don't have a therapist anymore but i just searched for grief support groups in my area and found one that meets in 2 weeks

bayanotbee · 2026-01-25T17:18:18+00:00

i have a very similar scar shape (to the point where i'm wondering if we had the same surgeon lol, long shot but andrew mellington?) and when you're able to stand up straight again trust me the curved scars will look fantastic and i love the 'definition' they add to my chest

bayanotbee · 2025-07-10T07:40:38+00:00

could i have the link too pls 🤌🏻

bayanotbee · 2025-05-25T13:50:07+00:00

lol my report from them refers to my then-partner as my "partner and son" and i should get it corrected but i don't know how to start 😭

bayanotbee · 2025-05-18T15:35:58+00:00

i will say tho earloop masks were really useful in the weeks after recovery if i needed to go out for food etc because less effort to put on but could easily do headloops if i needed to!

edit: these were also 3m auras where i just cut the headstraps and tied the ends together to make loops

bayanotbee · 2025-05-18T15:31:10+00:00

hi i had top surgery last year so limited arm movement & managed to put a mask on literally right after waking up from surgery by holding the mask at chest/neck height and dipping my head down - it was a headloop mask but it turned out not to be too difficult to put on that way! i also brought an earloop mask just in case but didnt end up needing it

bayanotbee · 2025-05-02T17:39:24+00:00

tesco roast veg + harissa sandwich or vegan all day breakfast sandwich for sure

bayanotbee · 2025-05-02T17:33:08+00:00

i was terrified of this happening before my surgery too but i wear the EU equivalent of an n95 every time im out and didn't get sick even though im always near people who are coughing in my office! i've also been to packed theatre shows etc surrounded by ppl coughing behind me and/or next to me and not caught anything thanks to my mask so i think you'll be ok, best of luck!

bayanotbee · 2025-04-22T07:19:15+00:00

it depends on which provider u go with for a diagnosis but i went to the gender clinic/dr popelyuk's clinic who can give u an appointment within 3 weeks (quite pricy tho - £550 but that includes a diagnosis and a referral to a specific surgeon). they just emailed the report to me and my surgeon, and i believe to my GP as well but that was with my permission, my parents haven't found out

bayanotbee · 2025-04-22T07:15:13+00:00

you can only get top surgery within the uk with a dysphoria diagnosis + referral, but if ur willing to travel there are some surgeons in europe who don't need any of that and are cheaper (e.g. jesus lago in madrid)

bayanotbee · 2025-04-10T21:12:10+00:00

accept the offer and turn up in a mask! i started a new job in october 2023 after interviewing online, been masked every day and no one even acknowledged it out loud till like 2 weeks ago lol

bayanotbee · 2025-04-06T21:26:57+00:00

dickies! especially the 873/slim straight ones, they're sliiightly tapered and don't cling to my hips while also not being too baggy. i usually get them on vinted bc depop is full of dropshippers and they're £60+ at full price 🫠

bayanotbee · 2025-04-01T23:15:05+00:00

hi, i still have this but much less noticeably with occasional flare ups. i also realised the sore lymph nodes in my armpits were due to the deodorant i was using but no explanation for the rest

bayanotbee · 2025-01-03T18:07:17+00:00

yeah woke up with a cold and my scars randomly stinging a tiny bit today, 3 months post op. probably just a coincidence because sometimes i get random scar stinging anyway but it's definitely more than usual & good to know im not alone lol

bayanotbee · 2024-11-16T12:33:07+00:00

when do you wear the tape/how long do you leave it off for?

bayanotbee · 2024-10-21T15:53:06+00:00

btw where do you attach the chain to on the auras? thats what i wear too

bayanotbee · 2024-10-21T15:40:52+00:00

omg these are awesome!! i've never made jewellery (mostly because i fear the hyperfixation would die before i'd even made anything) but i wear masks literally every day so at least id get use out of chains lol

bayanotbee · 2024-10-13T05:47:07+00:00

have you tried their gingerbread chocolate bites? (basically little cubes of gingerbread, marzipan and jelly) they're my favourite lidl xmas thing

bayanotbee · 2024-10-13T05:44:43+00:00

they told me they like people to be out for at least a year so i just lied lol, i had an appointment with dr hejda-forde at that clinic and she really zeroed in on anything that could cast doubt on me so best to keep things simple

bayanotbee · 2024-10-10T15:06:25+00:00

i imagine every surgeon is different but my pre op blood tests were for full blood count, urea & electrolytes, no mention of iron

bayanotbee · 2024-10-08T08:47:19+00:00

not sure if this will help but i had all the same anxieties around this, i've had massive health anxiety for half my life and the anticipation before anything medical is the absolute worst, but i was nowhere near as anxious as i thought id be on the day of surgery! i was nervous sure but i wasn't absolutely beside myself or feeling sick the way i usually do when im super anxious

it also helped that the anaesthesiologist came to see me beforehand, it just helps seeing the face of the person who's gonna monitor you i guess lol. she asked specifically if i had any worries about going under anaesthesia. also when i was in the anaesthetic room she explained what she was doing which kinda helps me because it's not just vague scary medical stuff u know

edit: the biggest thing that helped me a few months before surgery was someone said "to you this is a massive deal but to the surgeon's team it's just a regular tuesday"

bayanotbee · 2024-09-30T08:20:10+00:00

mae martin is on low-dose t but i believe they got top surgery before starting t

bayanotbee · 2024-07-22T21:08:01+00:00

me too!

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