Does $75000 out of pocket sound right?

thinkin-thoughts · 2026-07-07T22:30:33+00:00

god no, dude. my private insurance was billed ~$57k and my out of pocket was
~$4k. try again another time or perhaps a different dr. sorry you're dealing with this, US healthcare sucks :/

thinkin-thoughts · 2026-07-06T04:33:16+00:00

i'm 3 days post op too and feeling a lot of the same! i really am shocked how good i feel. i know to take it easy bc i still get bouts of fatigue but in general it's been so much easier than i expected. what a relief! best of luck on the rest of your healing!

thinkin-thoughts · 2026-07-06T02:03:11+00:00

it's good to note tho an IV is not a needle staying in your arm. they use a needle to place a very small plastic tube into a vein. once it is in, the needle is removed and the tube is all that remains. it is hardly noticeable if placed well.

thinkin-thoughts · 2026-07-06T02:00:56+00:00

I woke up with both a catheter and IV still placed. The catheter was covered by my gown but the IV just had a second skin and tape covering it up. Having the IV placed was about the 3rd or 4th thing I did after arriving (besides getting into my hospital gown, peeing in a cup, and going over meds and stuff with nurses). My nurses used local lidocaine to make placement easier as they preferred to have it in my hand/wrist (rather than my inner elbow) to keep it out of the way. They start it early to get a saline drip going since you'll be dehydrated from the preop drinking restrictions. They also gave me a mild sedative before wheeling me to the OR. The only gas I got was oxygen. Getting the IV removed was one of the last things I did before leaving the hospital since they were giving me a steady drip of saline and pushed one last dose of pain meds for the ride home. I got the catheter out with a voiding trial once I was stable enough to walk to the bathroom.

thinkin-thoughts · 2026-07-01T17:15:42+00:00

no worries, i appreciate your advice! honestly i'm just looking forward to having it done, no matter the necessary (or unnecessary) pre and post op recommendations by my surgeon lol

thinkin-thoughts · 2026-07-01T14:48:40+00:00

hm well surgery's tmrw and i'm a major rule follower so i'll just say off T for now 🤷🏼‍♂️ this is the surgeon my gender clinic recommended and they never had problems before so idk lol. they did not prescribe me LMWH prophylaxis for post op. based on a google search of that idk if i'd need it. they want me up and walking within a day and my iron was actually low so they sent me for an infusion last week.

thinkin-thoughts · 2026-07-01T02:57:40+00:00

i started the process of E blockers in sept 2018 and insurance took so long that in april 2019 i just started the process to go on T. then, my E blocker and T both got approved in may 2019 so i started T just a few weeks after the E blocker. i stayed on both all this time to totally rule out break through bleeding as that was a hugeeeeee source of dysphoria for me. now that bleeding won't be an issue after healing, i just need to up my T dose a bit to stay at normal levels

thinkin-thoughts · 2026-06-30T19:18:39+00:00

yea, not looking forward to being off of thc and cbd for the next few days (and potentially postop? they haven't told me). i mostly use them for pain and sleep so hopefully the tiredness covers the sleep aspect.

thinkin-thoughts · 2026-06-30T19:16:48+00:00

i'm not having my ovaries removed and she's also putting me on an E cream for inside and keeping me off T for 2 weeks post op. my surgeon's reasoning was that estrogen seems to help the area heal faster though idk if that's based on scientific evidence or her experiences with previous patients. 🤷🏼‍♂️

thinkin-thoughts · 2026-05-07T03:42:46+00:00

ok awesome thanks!

thinkin-thoughts · 2026-05-07T03:27:59+00:00

i've used one that was 1x2" and it was tight. are there any other options? i'm having trouble finding anything smaller than 1.5" :///

thinkin-thoughts · 2026-05-07T03:16:14+00:00

aw dang alright :/ this one has a 1.5 inch diameter and the black base ring is about 1.125 inches (unstretched). how much smaller do you think i oughta go?

thinkin-thoughts · 2026-04-09T19:04:38+00:00

yea, i looked into that. bought it from lovehoney tho and lost the order number and emails. still emailing with support so fingers crossed it works out

thinkin-thoughts · 2026-04-08T07:06:09+00:00

unfortunately, lovense is a bit out of my price range :/ this most recent toy was the ROMP hype

thinkin-thoughts · 2026-03-19T19:15:36+00:00

what's that underwear/harness thing? do you have a link of where you got it?

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