I am nowhere near to getting top surgery but I've always wondered, assuming your scars don't fade away completely, what exactly are you supposed to tell people?

Non-serious answers are welcome too.

I just say "surgery." In a very final "don't ask me anything more" tone. If they ignore the tone and continue to question, I say "had some lumps removed".

I told an acupuncturist that I'd had gynecomastia as a result of a hormone imbalance once. It did seem that he was making a legitimate health related inquiry, so I thought I'd kinda answer the truth.

Dennis

You got peck implants... And if you don't have pecks at the time say it was for when you were a body builder.

If you must say something, just say that you had some excess tissue removed and that the medical term for it is gynecomastia. True, right?

Though I've never spoken with him, I'm sure that when Dennis says In a very final "don't ask me anything more" tone he means just that.  And I'm also sure, it rarely goes beyond that.

Most people aren't rude enough to ask about scars. If you think about it, would you ask someone about something that could be a cancer surgery, a car accident, or something like that? I'd wait till they volunteered the information.

But yeah, I can manage a good stern tone when I need to

Dennis

But yeah, I can manage a good stern tone when I need to

Never doubted it dude.

I have scars on my arm from an argument with a glass door (it won!)  I tell people I was attacked by a rottweiler... I suppose I could say shark attack while on vacation.   Add in chest scars and maybe I will!

Jay

Ooh, how about an accident involving an amateur magician and a saw and a box?

Dennis

What about rib surgery?

Tell them you did the biblical Adam one better and are a practicing polygamist. (Think about it.)

I've never had anyone ask.  If I did, I'd point out their large nose or bit feet and question them right back.

Quote from: Arch on October 01, 2008, 10:29:28 PM
Tell them you did the biblical Adam one better and are a practicing polygamist. (Think about it.)

Teh win imo

I'm stealing that.

Dennis

Tell them you got the scars in Iraq or something like that.

Quote from: Arch on October 01, 2008, 05:52:20 PM
If you must say something, just say that you had some excess tissue removed and that the medical term for it is gynecomastia. True, right?

That is exactly what I would tell them.

Quote from: Arch on October 01, 2008, 10:29:28 PM
Tell them you did the biblical Adam one better and are a practicing polygamist. (Think about it.)

Hmm.......


Still thinking about it.....

A simple one-word answer: Sharks!

If they want details, look away and say you'd rather not talk about it...

:-}

Dan

Hmm...

I was attacked by a hoard of rabid Smurfs.

My girlfriend has very long, very sharp fingernails. I took her into the heart of ecstacy and, in the frenzied throws of blissful passion... they were my reward.

They're tally marks for the number of people who've died horribly after asking me overly personal questions... mwahahaha!!

Quote from: Leiandra on October 02, 2008, 11:21:37 AM
Hmm...

I was attacked by a hoard of rabid Smurfs.

My girlfriend has very long, very sharp fingernails. I took her into the heart of ecstacy and, in the frenzied throws of blissful passion... they were my reward.

They're tally marks for the number of people who've died horribly after asking me overly personal questions... mwahahaha!!

Ha Ha these are brilliant!

Quote from: Arch on October 01, 2008, 10:29:28 PM
Tell them you did the biblical Adam one better and are a practicing polygamist. (Think about it.)

*cracks up*

Posted on: October 02, 2008, 01:01:34 pm

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Quote from: Jay on October 02, 2008, 09:32:20 AM

Quote from: Arch on October 01, 2008, 05:52:20 PM
If you must say something, just say that you had some excess tissue removed and that the medical term for it is gynecomastia. True, right?

That is exactly what I would tell them.

x3 if stealth.

if i decide not to be stealth (which ireally think i don't wanna be stealth), "it's like implants in reverse."

also, minimise scarring with Vitamin E capsules-- wash hands, sterilise pin, pierce the capsules, squeeze out the stuff and gently rub it into your healing skin. I had a second degree burn from a woodstove when i was 9. a lot of people can't see it even when i point it out...