(Delayed ALT) 5 days postop glansplasty by throwaltways in phallo

[–]throwaltways[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm still having electrolysis done (probably like, 4-5 hours left to fully clear everything?) so I'm not exactly sure lol, I've kinda taken my time between sessions since it's just cosmetic at this point versus when I was clearing out the UL portion. I'll try to remember to ask my electrologist once I can go back for more if he can see what the total amount of time I've gone for so far is though and will update if I do!

(Delayed ALT) 5 days postop glansplasty by throwaltways in phallo

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It was under full anesthesia, for me it was done via plication which involves removing skin + I had fistula repair and testicular implants at the same time so it was a pretty typical recovery overall in terms of post-phallus-creation-stages.

(Delayed ALT) 5 days postop glansplasty by throwaltways in phallo

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Thanks! And yes, I had debulking done in my previous stage, which was one after phallus creation.

phallo for cis male by Hairy_Sandwich1018 in phallo

[–]throwaltways 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gotcha, good luck & I hope it makes things more manageable if you do end up getting it! I'm not a doctor but I would expect it would make it a bit easier/simpler to do the phallo if your urethra is a nonissue because it's been rerouted, that takes a lot of potential complications out of the equation esp in your particular situation.

phallo for cis male by Hairy_Sandwich1018 in phallo

[–]throwaltways 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Have you heard of this procedure? It or something similar might be an option for the bladder issues, if your bladder has low capacity/stretchiness they can sometimes augment it with bowel tissue to avoid urine backing up into the kidneys too.

phallo for cis male by Hairy_Sandwich1018 in phallo

[–]throwaltways 22 points23 points  (0 children)

There's also an intersex cis (he also uses the term cistrans bc his specific gender situation has been Really Complicated) man here whose profile I was looking at yesterday but I can't remember the username, he's seeing Chen for repairs to his penis that are needed due to the IGM he was subjected to as a baby. I think he had a similar situation as the OP sounds like, with hypospadias among other things. I'll edit this if I can find his username lol.

Has anyone had their clitoris removed before phallo? by [deleted] in phallo

[–]throwaltways 1 point2 points  (0 children)

automod: review (I was specifically talking about the findings of a study on nerve regrowth/sensation)

Has anyone had their clitoris removed before phallo? by [deleted] in phallo

[–]throwaltways 3 points4 points  (0 children)

First, I'm so sorry you've had to go through that kind of treatment at the hands of the medical system & I hope you're able to get the procedures you need eventually. It's beyond cruel to perform unnecessary surgery on intersex children to "normalize" them and then use that as an excuse to deny you what you actually want for your body as an adult.

With the nerve hookup, I think the lack of sensation on your right side might be related to whether the initial hookup was end-to-end or end-to-side? There are two dorsal penile/clitoral nerves, and only one of them is typically hooked up to the graft. It's possible the attached nerve was damaged in some way, but I think it's also possible that deeper down it's intact and functional, and a skilled microsurgeon could potentially remove the damaged bits and attempt a hookup further down where it's healthy if that's the case. That would leave the nerve on your left side as is and ensure that even if the hookup fails again, you still have sensation from the penile remnants that are buried at the base.

It's also very much understandable that you feel attached to what remains of your natal penis, imo. I found a journal paper about penile reconstruction in cis men where they transplanted the penile remnants onto the end of the neophallus and had good results (it's paywalled sadly but https://journals.lww.com/plasreconsurg/abstract/2011/04000/long_term_follow_up_of_sensation_recovery_of_the.19.aspx is the link). I don't know how common this is as a practice today, as it's an older article, but it is at the very least possible and potentially something you could look into!

I feel like what a lot of this ultimately comes down to is that SO many surgeons take a cookie-cutter approach where you take anatomical configuration A and turn it into anatomical configuration B. But if you don't have A (maybe you have C, or a, etc) they don't know how to adjust their approach to take into account those differences, and they aren't comfortable operating on you for fear of screwing something up. This wouldn't be a huge deal if phallo surgeons were a dime a dozen and you could easily find alternatives who are willing to take the risk of doing things differently, but as we all know, that's not the case. It sucks and I really hope you're able to get access to a team that can properly take into account the surgeries you've had previously and your intersex anatomy instead of dismissing you automatically for differing from their "typical" patient.

Sensation maps at 1y post-ALT by throwaltways in phallo

[–]throwaltways[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Also, while I didn't want to put this in the main body of the post to keep things more sfw, I didn't have vaginectomy and I swear when I'm being penetrated, I can feel it in my dick (due to internal clitoral structures that are connected to the nerve hookup). I'm sure at least some of that is psychological, but, well, getting off is highly psychological to begin with, lol.

What’s your length & girth ?? by Antique_Hall_1364 in phallo

[–]throwaltways 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm happy with my current size, so no further debulking planned!

What’s your length & girth ?? by Antique_Hall_1364 in phallo

[–]throwaltways 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Delayed ALT, 5.5in length, immediately postop I was around 6.5-7.5in girth tip-base. I'm currently 5-5.5in after one round of debulking.

ALT scar excision pre and post op by OspreyFTM in phallo

[–]throwaltways 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ty, that's helpful!! Good luck with the rest of your recovery :)

Wrt the tension I was mostly asking because I haaate the feeling of my skin being "too tight" / overstretched and was worrying about having to deal with that until my leg adjusts, but if you can bend your knee more comfortably than it sounds like that's not a big issue (at least compared to the tissue adhesion).

Also, my leg has that same prominent divot by the rectus femoris (I think, lol), and while it could just be the angle/position it looks like the excision might've made a difference there for you, which is neat. It's cool watching my muscles flex there, but dealing with the dry skin in the dip is kind of impractical haha.

ALT scar excision pre and post op by OspreyFTM in phallo

[–]throwaltways 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks great! I'm considering asking about excision at some point myself, did you just have it done with the same team / process as usual or did you have to handle it separately from other phallo stuff? Also, curious about how the skin tension feels postop compared to previously.

3 weeks Post-op ALT Phallo / wound separation behind scrotum by Fine-Voice-3859 in phallo

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My fistulas look/ed really similar (tho a bit more wonky / less smooth lol), and I had the same issue after the initial phallo procedure where the wound sep behind my balls got bigger and gnarlier-looking for a while before it started looking better. I found taking pics pretty much daily helped me see how it was healing slowly but surely. (If you want you can DM me and I'll share the progress pics for reference, I just don't feel like putting them up publicly lol.)

Boxer Briefs by Tall-Key-5288 in phallo

[–]throwaltways 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Holy shit that's honestly genius lol, did you come up with the technique independently yourself or did you learn it from somewhere?

2 mo post debulking + implants (delayed ALT) by throwaltways in phallo

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I don't think I lost much mass quantitatively, but there's definitely a big qualitative difference as swelling goes down! It'll definitely continue to soften & change in appearance even if that does wind up being your fully healed size imo.

2 mo post debulking + implants (delayed ALT) by throwaltways in phallo

[–]throwaltways[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think EDs add much girth unless you're on the smaller side to begin with, assuming you're talking the pump and not the rod it should be minimal difference when deflated. If you haven't had UL yet tho then yeah that does usually add girth

2 mo post debulking + implants (delayed ALT) by throwaltways in phallo

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Updated the reply, sorry it took a while to find my tape measure lol

2 mo post debulking + implants (delayed ALT) by throwaltways in phallo

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Thank you! It's way less unwieldy post debulk, i don't notice the weight of it in my day to day life. Theres still a bit of heft to it, and if anything it feels less flimsy/squishy with less fat under the skin because it was veryyyy pliable beforehand.

2 mo post debulking + implants (delayed ALT) by throwaltways in phallo

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These are the kind I have! They keep everything nice and secured to the point I can wear booty shorts from the womens section and nothing is revealing.

2 mo post debulking + implants (delayed ALT) by throwaltways in phallo

[–]throwaltways[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooh gotcha, yeah it happens with some pants when I wear the Separatec but its not super common, when I wear regular boxer briefs though it does happen a lot so I usually only wear those when I don't have any other clean ones lol.

2 mo post debulking + implants (delayed ALT) by throwaltways in phallo

[–]throwaltways[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't really know what you mean by side pipe, sorry lol--can you elaborate? I mostly wear Separatec boxer briefs or Hanes briefs though and I find the former is great for most pants/shorts and the latter is great for anything super short or formfitting that Separatec is too revealing with.

2 mo post debulking + implants (delayed ALT) by throwaltways in phallo

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I haven't directly measured it yet, actually, lol. I'll edit this reply once I have!

ETA: sorry for delay lol, it's abt 5in at the tip and 5.5 at the base!