FTM's and Transitioning

[atomiczombie]

Hey all, I just got back from Dr. Brownstein's office so I wanted to give you an update. After he pulled the drains on tuesday, I started getting some swelling under my arms, which caused me to be more sore and tender. I called his office on Wednesday (yesterday) and was told that is normal and nothing to worry about. Anyhoo, todays appointment was to get the stitches out of my nipple graphs. That went smoothly and I gotta say my nips look great. Now I have to keep the binder on for a couple more weeks, but I can shower if I want, I just can't let the water hit directly on my incisions. I have to change the dressings on my graphs and use antibiotic ointment on them. He said all my incisions look really good.

As for why Dr. Brownstein uses the drains, if any of you saw him in Chaz Bono's documentary, Becoming Chaz, there he explained it to Chaz and his girlfriend. Basically the build up of fluid slows down the healing process.

If you guys have anymore questions for me I am happy to answer. I am so psyched for you Linus, you are almost there! Whoohoo!

[Leigh]

Glad things are going well with everyone!

[atomiczombie]

I finally took the medical binder off today. That is the last binder I will ever have to wear. Woot! Took the paper tape off my incisions too. I am still tender and sore in some places. I can feel it when I move around, but not at all sitting still. I still have some swelling, but I know that will resolve itself in time. I still need to have the antibiotic ointment/gauze on my graphs for another week. I am happy to be at the 2 week mark, because the worst part is over.

[Thinker]

Originally Posted by atomiczombie

I finally took the medical binder off today. That is the last binder I will ever have to wear. Woot! Took the paper tape off my incisions too. I am still tender and sore in some places. I can feel it when I move around, but not at all sitting still. I still have some swelling, but I know that will resolve itself in time. I still need to have the antibiotic ointment/gauze on my graphs for another week. I am happy to be at the 2 week mark, because the worst part is over.

Yay!

Drink lots and lots of water......lots and lots!

[The Oopster]

Originally Posted by atomiczombie

I finally took the medical binder off today. That is the last binder I will ever have to wear. Woot! Took the paper tape off my incisions too. I am still tender and sore in some places. I can feel it when I move around, but not at all sitting still. I still have some swelling, but I know that will resolve itself in time. I still need to have the antibiotic ointment/gauze on my graphs for another week. I am happy to be at the 2 week mark, because the worst part is over.

If you have some tighter compression like shirts it helps to wear them for a while. I had bought a compression tank shirt and a couple sports shirts that never worked for binding but worked well after surgery and after not wearing the binder. I found the support actually felt good for awhile and helped with the minor swelling

[atomiczombie]

Originally Posted by The Oopster

If you have some tighter compression like shirts it helps to wear them for a while. I had bought a compression tank shirt and a couple sports shirts that never worked for binding but worked well after surgery and after not wearing the binder. I found the support actually felt good for awhile and helped with the minor swelling

I don't have anything like that unfortunately. Thanks for the tip tho, I will look into it.

[The Oopster]

Originally Posted by atomiczombie

I don't have anything like that unfortunately. Thanks for the tip tho, I will look into it.

you can get something pretty cheap at like target

[atomiczombie]

I have decided to go off the T for a while. Some of the side effects are getting difficult to deal with at the moment. I am taking a break but I plan to get back on it at some point.