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sophia_sol) wrote2020-01-09 02:01 pm
sophia_sol) wrote2020-01-09 02:01 pm
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Top surgery
I have been working towards getting top surgery for multiple years at this point, and this week it finally happened! Starting the new decade RIGHT!
I was surprised how nervous I was going into it, both in terms of how the surgery itself would go, and also how I would feel about the results on my body. I was a little bit of a disaster in the days leading up to it, and I'm so grateful to my partners, housemates, and friends for their support, both emotional and tangible.
But the surgery was yesterday and everything went smoothly. I had to wait around the clinic for a couple extra hours before they took me to the operating room, because the person getting surgery before me ended up taking longer than expected. It was nice to see that proof that the surgeon is willing to do what is necessary to get good results instead of rushing to meet a timeline, but it was also hard to just....sit there and wait.
But once the waiting was over everything went well!
This morning I was back at the clinic for the post-op appointment, and I got to see my new chest for the first time when the nurse changed my dressing - and you guys I am so HAPPY! I mean obviously it looks kind of terrible right now, all bruised and taped up and stuff, but I can see how it's going to be when it's healed and it's just what I was wanting. Such a relief.
Recovering from surgery is hard work though. I'm exhausted whenever I have to do anything more strenuous than lying flat on my back on a couch or bed. Driving all the way home from the city where the clinic's located was hard work even though all I was doing was sitting there in a reclined seat.
Anyway, I have three weeks off of work to recover, now, so I can do all the lying about on couches I need. Here we go!
I was surprised how nervous I was going into it, both in terms of how the surgery itself would go, and also how I would feel about the results on my body. I was a little bit of a disaster in the days leading up to it, and I'm so grateful to my partners, housemates, and friends for their support, both emotional and tangible.
But the surgery was yesterday and everything went smoothly. I had to wait around the clinic for a couple extra hours before they took me to the operating room, because the person getting surgery before me ended up taking longer than expected. It was nice to see that proof that the surgeon is willing to do what is necessary to get good results instead of rushing to meet a timeline, but it was also hard to just....sit there and wait.
But once the waiting was over everything went well!
This morning I was back at the clinic for the post-op appointment, and I got to see my new chest for the first time when the nurse changed my dressing - and you guys I am so HAPPY! I mean obviously it looks kind of terrible right now, all bruised and taped up and stuff, but I can see how it's going to be when it's healed and it's just what I was wanting. Such a relief.
Recovering from surgery is hard work though. I'm exhausted whenever I have to do anything more strenuous than lying flat on my back on a couch or bed. Driving all the way home from the city where the clinic's located was hard work even though all I was doing was sitting there in a reclined seat.
Anyway, I have three weeks off of work to recover, now, so I can do all the lying about on couches I need. Here we go!
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