I got a simple metoidioplasty and scrotoplasty, no UL, no vaginectomy. The operation was two days ago so I’m still in very early recovery, but so far everything has gone well. If anyone has questions about my experience to date, feel free to ask!
WOOOOHOOOOOO
yay yippee !! i hope recovery is all okay meow! :>
Why did you choose to get a metoidoplasty with no vaginectomy? How’s recovery so far
For me, the dysphoria was around not having a penis, rather than having a vagina, so I didn’t feel the need for vaginectomy. I’m nonbinary transmasc anyway, and my kind of ideal was to go for “best of both worlds” rather than cis-equivalent. (Also, I knew meta probably wouldn’t give me enough size for penetrative sex, and I didn’t want to make that otherwise more difficult.)
So far recovery is going well! I’m not in much pain and have been able to waddle around like a penguin from basically when I woke up after the surgery.
Gotcha. Did the surgery end up costing much?
Insurance covered 90% of the total, so I paid about $4000 US for the surgeon and facility fees. The clinic the surgeon works at has good insurance wranglers who made sure my two therapist letters said exactly the right thing to satisfy the insurance company.
Glad to hear recovery is going smoothly so far!
Congrats! How awful is the recovery process so far? I know for top surgery it took me a while to get back to 100% but I was up and able to do some stuff after a few days and could have been back to a desk job after about a week.
So far it’s not too bad. It was an outpatient procedure; I could dress myself pretty much when I woke up and walk pretty comfortably later that day. I’m a little stiff and sore, and the bleeding took a while to slow down — there’s still spotting, which is apparently very normal — but unless I get an infection I think I’ll be pretty much functioning normally soon.
Congratulations! That’s a fun setup, i hope it works well for you :D
