FTM Transition: Top Surgery Surprises
Things I wish I had known before my surgery
I am now over five weeks in post-op recovery from my top surgery. Since the last article I wrote on having top surgery, I have come across some unexpected things that I wanted to share with the community.
Uneven healing
My incisions began to change in the last couple of weeks, and I wasn’t sure if it was something I needed to worry about or not. I had been diligently applying the scar care treatment and using silicone tape as prescribed by my surgeon, along with giving my incisions a daily massage or two. However, there were small sections where the color and texture began to change, along with small nubs that began to poke through the incisions.
In addition to that, the dark crust that had been covering my nipple grafts was sloughing off my left nipple more quickly, while it remained in place on my right nipple with hardly any change. I was slathering both in equal amounts of Aquaphor and keeping them covered in gauze.
Unexpected bleeding
The left nipple also surprised me by starting to bleed unexpectedly. That’s when I was sure I must have done something wrong in my care and called my surgeon’s office. Thankfully, the nurse I spoke with assured me that not…
