I don't sit down to pee

[Misato]

I sit cause standing is dysphoric for me and, ahem, I don't miss the extra mess around the toilet I used to be really fantastic super good at making.

Though I have been known to take advantage of what I've currently got when at port-a-potties. Still, it's not worth keeping around for that one advantage...

[Sammy]

I dont really care and do which ever way I fancy. If overall environment is clean and relaxed, I go for sitting down, but if it is one of those "hurry up, damned spiro, I need to do it NOW" - then standing seems to be fastest option, lol.

[melanie maritz]

This is  a bit embarrasing, but I think my problem of getting all the pee out is a bit worse than the avarage male when sitting down.

I have some or other problem with my urethra that started when I was in grade 8. The urethra track is uneven or something, so some of the pee gets blocked off.

I had to go to the hospital for them to fix it, and they tried sticking a special stick thingy down there (to open it up completely and make it bigger so pee can come out easily) but my urethra was too small for the normal one for people my age and they had to use one for babies, and even that one struggled a lot to go in.

After a few months I told my mom I still have the same problem ( it's like when you go to pee, you wipe the last drop, and then when you pull your pants up and go out a lot of trapped pee would then go out)

So I went to the hospital again, and they did a different procedure this time. This time they pumped air into my urethra to make it expand, it hurt sooo much and it felt like I had to pee the whole time for a day.

But still it didn't work. The doctor asked me if I would like special stick stuff to stick in my urethra every day to make it bigger but I said no because it would hurt too much.

So the doctor said from now on I'll just have to "milk" the remaining pee out of my urethra which is embarrasing for me but it works.

So when I sit to pee , that remaining pee is very difficult to get out and I still have to "milk" it out which is quite awkward when sitting. But I think I'm going to try it from now on anyway.

[stephaniec]

I don't know if others have this problem , but my penis seems to be shrinking and if I sit down I can't get it to shoo t downwards the stream goes horizontal no matter how hard I try. I have to stand. unless I'm wearing a dress than I can move my legs farther apart , but its still a pain in the  $$$$

[mac1]

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So the doctor said from now on I'll just have to "milk" the remaining pee out of my urethra which is embarrasing for me but it works.

So when I sit to pee , that remaining pee is very difficult to get out and I still have to "milk" it out which is quite awkward when sitting. But I think I'm going to try it from now on anyway.

That would be more difficult if you were standing, and really embarrasing. It would look to others like you were playing with that thing.

[jname]

I would NEVER stand up in a women's room, though, and I hope that's not where you're doing it. Being allowed into that bathroom at all if you're pre-op and don't have a doctor's note or anything is a privilege. So if you're going to use it, you should probably play by the rules, otherwise you're just asking for problems.

Privelage?

[Chic]

I'm pre-everything and I've sat down to pee my whole life, lol.

[Megan Joanne]

So the doctor said from now on I'll just have to "milk" the remaining pee out of my urethra which is embarrasing for me but it works.

So when I sit to pee , that remaining pee is very difficult to get out and I still have to "milk" it out which is quite awkward when sitting. But I think I'm going to try it from now on anyway.

I have to do that too, squeezing the remaining bit out. Otherwise I'm going to have a lot of dribble. I can't remember when that started with me, could've been long ago, or maybe when I damaged that thing over a decade ago breaking it when it was 'hard' so when it does get that way its always at an extreme left hook somewhat like an 'L'  (sometimes hurts when it does too much) so maybe that has something to do with my peeing issue. I dunno. Even so I always have toilet paper folded up in my panties just in case (kinda like wearing a pad but cheaper and more convenient since I pee a lot throughout the day), so I never have any pee stains despite my drippy dingy.

You know, years ago there's no way in hell I'd been comfortable talking about stuff like this with anyone, and now look at me, telling the whole damn world, screwed up. Oh well, that's called being human, each of us has something embarrassing, so whatever. Maybe its just me growing older, after a time things that used to bother or embarrass don't matter so much anymore.

Hey, stop that snickering!   

[Sammy]

Seriously, apart of medical issues being mentioned ( and no disrespect meant with that regard, because we need to do what is best for our health) - apart of that a lot of people tend to make a lot of fuss out of nothing or  as doing X-kind-of-stuff would make one being more "trans" than others. Just get over that please - life is kinda complicated by itself and there is no need to make that even more complicated just "because we can".

[Lady_Oracle]

I usually sit when I pee but I have to open my legs pretty wide so I get it all out 

[Megan Joanne]

Same here, have to have my legs a little bit apart, but no big deal, not like anyone else is watching how I pee. And those that do stand but maybe feeling self-conscience about it, that maybe you're doing something wrong, that by standing and peeing instead of sitting, don't let any of that bother you. Rules in life are not set, they were made by people and can be broken any time, and we as individuals if aren't hurting anyone else should be able to do anything however we want, this includes how we are positioned when peeing. Do it the way you feel comfortable. Don't feel you have to suddenly change just because others are doing it a certain way. I chose to sit, that is my way, doesn't have to be your's. But do take care out there in public restrooms if in the female one, those feet facing the wrong way won't bode well for any that happen to see under and hear pee pouring into the toilet, "Eek, there's a man in our bathroom!" 

[Just Shelly]

I have to do that too, squeezing the remaining bit out. Otherwise I'm going to have a lot of dribble. I can't remember when that started with me, could've been long ago, or maybe when I damaged that thing over a decade ago breaking it when it was 'hard' so when it does get that way its always at an extreme left hook somewhat like an 'L'  (sometimes hurts when it does too much) so maybe that has something to do with my peeing issue. I dunno. Even so I always have toilet paper folded up in my panties just in case (kinda like wearing a pad but cheaper and more convenient since I pee a lot throughout the day), so I never have any pee stains despite my drippy dingy.

You know, years ago there's no way in hell I'd been comfortable talking about stuff like this with anyone, and now look at me, telling the whole damn world, screwed up. Oh well, that's called being human, each of us has something embarrassing, so whatever. Maybe its just me growing older, after a time things that used to bother or embarrass don't matter so much anymore.

Hey, stop that snickering!   

this is the main and only reason I wear panty liners. I got the idea from a cis girl that had leakage...I thought why not me. A pack of 20 Always super thin pany liners cost $1, a very inexpensive way to stay clean and fresh. I sometimes end up changing it 2-3 times a day, usually cause I leak when I laugh, blow my nose or cough sometimes. But even if not for those reasons I always have a little leakage after I pee.

[Ms Grace]

I'm sorry you have that problem with your urethra, Melanie. It sounds like the trouble you have peeing sitting down is definitely caused by it. I don't know if you are ultimately considering SRS but that should solve the problem for you as some of the urethra will be removed in the process (hopefully the trouble making section!). In the meantime, just be careful in the women's restroom...and always leave the seat down afterwards!

[awilliams1701]

Actually "leave the seat down" or "The seat is up, there must have been a man here." have always caused dysphoria for me. I just didn't know what it was called. I ALWAYS put the lid (which includes the seat) down.

I'm sorry you have that problem with your urethra, Melanie. It sounds like the trouble you have peeing sitting down is definitely caused by it. I don't know if you are ultimately considering SRS but that should solve the problem for you as some of the urethra will be removed in the process (hopefully the trouble making section!). In the meantime, just be careful in the women's restroom...and always leave the seat down afterwards!

[Cris Zoe]

Well for me, I always find it easier to sit. And while it does make me feel more "feminine" the more practical bit is that the clothes I wear make it easier to just drop them and sit. It's warm here in the Northeast so it's mostly short shorts and culottes for me these days. Those zippers on women's clothes tend to be very short and don't, shall we say, align up correctly with the male bits. If I'm all all tucked, it's just so much less hassle to just drop and sit. And if I'm wearing a skirt, you can't beat dropping your panties and sitting. Now that's convenience 

[melanie maritz]

I am aiming for SRS Grace I really hope that it won't be like this after SRS but if it is I guess I could live with it

[melanie maritz]

Emily , I'm sorry if I did that "doing X kind of thing makes you more trans" I didn't mean to

[Sammy]

Emily , I'm sorry if I did that "doing X kind of thing makes you more trans" I didn't mean to

Of course You did not or meant to . I was referring to some other posts.

[Umiko]

my mother told me i should start sitting since i always made a mess o.o so from there, i just sat down, plus i can barely stand unless i'm moving but even than i get wobbly at the knees lol

[Julia-Madrid]

Friends, a similar topic last week turned nasty due to the issue of sitting or standing.

Truly, does it even matter to anyone except the person urinating?  Do it however you feel comfortable doing it.  Urinating isn't a public statement of anything; it's a private biological necessity.