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Community Conversation => Transsexual talk => Female to male transsexual talk (FTM) => Topic started by: aleon515 on October 06, 2012, 03:08:50 AM

Title: Surgery question
Post by: aleon515 on October 06, 2012, 03:08:50 AM

What do guys do if they have nobody to help them with top surgery? I understand for the first day or so you have very limited use of your hands. This is awfully personal for anything but a close family member. But not everyone has one of those. This is the case for me, I mean I have a sister who will definitely not be happy about this whole thing when I tell her.

--Jay J
Title: Re: Surgery question
Post by: wheat thins are delicious on October 06, 2012, 06:37:32 AM
You could post around a few months in advance looking for a person in the area who would be willing to help you for a fee.
Title: Re: Surgery question
Post by: aleon515 on October 06, 2012, 02:28:15 PM
Well that did occur to me, we have a trans center here so I could put out an ad. I am just thinking about it right now. Wonder if other people have been in the same situation.

--Jay J
Title: Re: Surgery question
Post by: Zerro on October 06, 2012, 08:17:27 PM
You can also hire a nurse from one of many agencies to stay with you for a portion of your recover(at least until you have your drains removed).
Title: Re: Surgery question
Post by: RagingShadow on October 06, 2012, 08:34:04 PM
it definetly helps to have someone. i put most everything i needed at waist level before hand, so i could've managed without my parents. my biggest problem was light switches and light chains hanging from fans. cant do much about those
Title: Re: Surgery question
Post by: tvc15 on October 06, 2012, 10:02:16 PM
I would turn on and off the lights with my forehead for a couple days :p so that's doable on your own too, you learn alternate ways of doing things really fast.