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I had bottom surgery! (lemmy.zip)
submitted 1 week ago by matchaotter@lemmy.zip to c/mtf
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After a year from when I scheduled my initial consultation to now, it finally happened! The procedure took about 5 hours at Henry Ford doing the robot assisted hybrid PPT-PI vaginoplasty. Currently in recovery for about 6 days before I'll hopefully be discharged to go home to continue my recovery.

The buildup and anticipation leading up to the surgery date was probably the worst part so far. My pain is currently tolerable, but we'll see how it is once I need to start moving around more ๐Ÿ˜…

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[-] Chr0nos1@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

I have a question for you, and if it's too personal, I apologize. I've known a few people who have had limbs amputated, and they have at least some "phantom limb" feeling leftover even though the limb is completely gone. Are you experiencing anything like that with the parts that were removed?

[-] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zip 31 points 1 week ago

Not OP but I had surgery a couple years ago. I had phantom dick for 2-3 months and it was really weird while it lasted. It wasn't a constant sensation or anything just periodically my brain would fill in what it expected something to feel like (such as putting on undies) then there would be a moment of confusion. Sometimes it was like my balls were itchy but I had no balls.

The real trip though has been over the last couple years my brain has been replacing memories of my previous equipment with the new gear. It's led to some disjointed memories where I might be in a sexual experience that doesn't work without a dick but try as I can to remember it accurately I just get a paradox.

[-] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 5 points 1 week ago

wow, that's mad. I never thought of phantom sensitivity in this context. Phew

[-] matchaotter@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

So far, I can't say that I have. Granted, it hasn't even been 24 hours since I came out of surgery as of right now. There was this sensation that almost felt like a had a sore penis at first, but I think that was pressure from the catheter that has subsided.

[-] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago

There's discussion about that here. Warning: reddit

[-] Chr0nos1@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Thank you, I'll go through that post. I appreciate you linking to it.

[-] rainbowbunny@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 week ago

Doesn't happen to people because the majority of tissue here is moved not removed

this post was submitted on 07 May 2026
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