After posting pictures about my 1 Year Milestone, I got lots of questions spanning a variety of topics. I figured it’d be more useful if you can find them all in one place, at least the ones relating to top surgery. Here goes. How do I go about getting top surgery? Do your research. I also wrote about the process of getting top surgery a … Continue reading Top Surgery: 1 Year Post-Op Follow-Up and Mini-FAQ
Today I am one-year post op from my top surgery. There have been many changes over the course of the year, both physically, emotionally, and mentally. Overall I am extremely happy. Timeline: Posts Here’s a list of all the posts I wrote related to my top surgery: Pre-Surgery 02/11/2011 Top Surgery 02/15/2011 Top Surgery, Part 2 02/19/2011 Last Minute Concerns Seven-Day Journal 02/21/2011 Top Surgery … Continue reading Top Surgery: 1 Year Post-Op
As I mumbled to the good doctor over at Dimensions “and one more thing I want that prescription please” she chuckled. She probably wasn’t laughing at me… actually maybe she was, since she said “Oh, we’re there already?” After the quizzical look I gave her she clarified, “I’m just surprised it took you this long.” Yeah, it’s been a long time coming, but we all … Continue reading T&T
On my seventh-month post-op day (Sept 24), I paid a visit to the very friendly folk at Dimensions Clinic, the health clinic for transgender and queer youth. I asked the wonderful Dr about my hypertrophic scars, and brought up the idea of cortisone injections, since she had already mentioned it last time. Next thing I know I’m lying on the examination table getting pricked by … Continue reading Top Surgery Update: Scars
This is the continuation to Testosterone, part 1 (cause this is part 2, and it comes after 1). The Ideal If I could have it my way, I would definitely love to masculinize my body, but only slightly. As a gender-neutral / neutrois person, I feel averse to most effects, but also wish that some of the things that give me away as “female” would … Continue reading Testosterone, part 2
The Curiosity For the past few weeks I’ve been doing a bit of research regarding testosterone. I don’t know what prompted this seemingly sudden interest in T, but perhaps this lingering curiosity is a telltale sign of something else. The Basics Here’s a testosterone primer for those in the not-know. (Note: There are a lot more resources that explain this much more in depth, which … Continue reading Testosterone, part 1
Maddox is not my real name, although it has been my online moniker for quite some time. It’s is a cool name, some people even tell me so. It’s original and somewhat unique, yet still common enough to be recognizable. I see the name written out in forums and blogs. It is used to refer to me online. I sign off on emails with it. … Continue reading Misnomer
First off, I can’t believe it’s been 5 months. It seems like such a long time ago; I can’t imagine my body any other way – even if it did used to be different, it feels so natural now it’s hard to believe that it was different. It also seems like such a short time, because I have many many many years ahead in my … Continue reading Top Surgery Update: 5 Months Post-Op
She Recently I have the elusive opportunity to “start over” with an entirely new group of people. I’ve already been introduced by my not-so-temporary shortened name, which doesn’t seem to fool anyone – they always ask if it’s short for “feminine name” and then comment on how it’s a strange way of shortening it. I’ve also been introduced as, or assumed to be, “she.” But … Continue reading Not Trans Enough
A Long Overdue Check-Up A few weeks ago I was searching for healthcare and came across the Dimensions Clinic. It’s actually part of the Castro Mission Health Clinic in San Francisco’s Castro-Mission neighborhood, but Dimensions is the queer youth division. Since it was also recommended by someone else as a solid option to get trans-friendly medical care, I gathered up my courage to go check … Continue reading Dimensions Clinic
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