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Community Conversation => Transsexual talk => Female to male transsexual talk (FTM) => Topic started by: TrojanMan on September 03, 2014, 11:41:53 PM

Title: Top Surgery consultation questions
Post by: TrojanMan on September 03, 2014, 11:41:53 PM
So my consultation with Dr Raphael is on Monday, and I have some questions. I'm pretty sure he'll have to look at my chest, do they have you put on a gown or can you just slip your binder off? What else takes place during consult?
Title: Re: Top Surgery consultation questions
Post by: Kreuzfidel on September 04, 2014, 02:24:50 AM
My consult was with Dr. Megan Hassall in Sydney, Australia - but I'm sure most are similar.

Basically, she just asked me questions about myself, transitioning, etc. - had a look at the letter from my psychiatrist and had me just take off my shirt to look at my chest - then she explained what she would do surgery-wise.
Title: Re: Top Surgery consultation questions
Post by: Fox in Socks on September 04, 2014, 11:10:42 AM
At my consultation with Dr. Crane in California, he simply asked me my cup size and whether I was binding.  (We agreed that I wasn't going to be able to have a keyhole incision. I knew this beforehand.)
They didn't have me in a hospital gown until the day of surgery, but he had a look at my chest during a small pre-surgery consultation the day before.

If I remember correctly.

Of course, they asked about other things like allergies, medications, whether I'd had any surgeries before, payment, usual recovery time, etc. during both consultations.  :)