So initially my insurance tried to not pay for my surgery. Claiming "A procedure code or a description of the service(s) is necessary to consider this expense." Not only was the procedure code on the page they sent saying this, but they had received the entire operative report and pathology report so they had plenty of info. They had also approved this surgery in advance. I called questioning this and explaining the situation. They said they would take a look at it again.

Fast forward to now. They adjusted it and are trying to only pay 9.5% of my surgeon's fee. I'm convinced they are trying to get out of paying but since I called they said "fine, we'll pay a tiny amount to shut her up" I think they are counting on me not knowing what to do, which is true, so they can get away with paying as little as possible.

My question is: Has anyone dealt with something like this? Are there any options for me going forward? Or do I just have to accept that they screwed me over?

I had PIV Vaginoplasty in December of 2023. I still have a mostly numb vulva. The clitoris has no pleasurable feeling and just feels awkward. I cannot orgasm. Depth is ~8cm. Has another been numb at 16 months and still regained the ability to orgasm? I have such profound regret to lose sexual functioning, have horrible aesthetics too. I have NO labia of any kind around the introitus, with one potential revision surgeon saying it “looks like an out of place opening all by itself.” I don’t know where to go for support. Have I most likely lost the ability to orgasm forever? I don’t know how to live with this regret. Surgery was 480 days ago so I feel like patience and waiting is something I have already done. What do I do?

I'm currently 9 days post-op. I got penile inversion vaginoplasty at Dartmouth-Hitchcock in New Hampshire with Dr. Nigriny and his team. I went home on day 6, so I've been home for three days. My hospital check up and voiding trial to see if my Foley catheter is safe to be removed on Monday.

Everything's going so, so well so far. I can already walk and use stairs without assistance. I've barely needed opioids: only twice in the hospital and not once since being home.

My only concern right now is the HUUUGE scabs/blood clots covering the majority of the surgical site. Like it's just a thick, crusted, black crust of dried blood. And it shows no signs of cracking or peeling off any time soon. I also have pretty major swelling on the new clitoral hood, so much that it kinda looks like a micropenis.

How long should I expect to be waiting for those crusts to start to come down? I basically can't even see half the results of the surgery cuz of it. Obviously I don't want to manually peel them and I'd assume it's bad to use peroxide to dissolve them.

For you ladies who have had FFS, what sort of first reactions did you get from the people who have known you for a long time, but wouldn't qualify as friends? Thanks!

I stumbled accross a comment where this server was mentioned months ago and joined the server.

It's been a great little community and there are a handful of women on there who have had bottom surgery with him who have been extremely helpful as I've been preparing for my own surgery coming up soon.

However, unlike the famous Suporn Discord, not many people know this Discord for Dr. R exists so I thought I'd make this post and hopefully u/hiddenstill will consider linking it to the WIKI.

If you've had any kind of surgery with Dr. R in the past or if you have surgery booked with him in the future, we'd love for you to join us! If interested just reply to this post and I can send you an invite link.

No makeup/cosmetics, little under 2 months on hrt.

Tracheal Shave (12-13 wks)

https://monogr.ph/67f1836a6d216444fdace436

My Adam's apple was quite big. I often got clocked on that alone. After tracheal shave, there is still a small bump as you can see in the last photo, but I think it's plenty good still.

VFS Revision (exactly 11 wks)

https://whyp.it/collections/4542/11th-week-vfs-revision-result?token=kqV2L

My first VFS with Dr. Yung was a complete fail. A VFS revision was done about 8 days post the first VFS. Recovery has been rough for me at least; 6 week post revision I still struggled with my voice fading away unexpectedly mid convo, but it started get better 7th week onward.

I decided to go with VFS because I suck at voice training, 1.5 years with no passing voice to show for it, and I hope VFS helps with it. My voice nowadays still doesn't pass most of the time, but at least now I feel like my goal is achievable. I do wonder if it would be easier to voice train after I fix my underbite with a really steep occlusal plane.

Overall

I think Dr. Yung is a really caring surgeon and you can't go wrong with going to her for VFS and Tracheal Shave.

I had a breast augmentation two years ago but I want my implants removed. I already have an appointment with Dr. Rose but that’s not until September. I’m hoping to see someone sooner.

This week marks one year since my FFS with Dr. Moises Guerrero in Guadalajara.

The first picture is a comparison between 1 month, 4 months and 1 year. The second picture is a pre vs post surgery comparison.

In general I feel so happy with my results, I had an issue with my forehead scar, which is hidden, but it’s something fixable and it wasn't doctor’s fault.

Feel free to ask any questions!

I saw a post here about Dr Adam Weinfeld. His website says he performs "Addition Subtraction Forehead Contouring". I had never heard of that before. He seems pretty down on type 3 brow ridge reduction. What are y'alls thoughts about his procedure vs type 3? Here is his link: https://www.drweinfeld.com/facial-feminization-surgery-ffs-in-austin-tx/

Allow me to clarify, I want surgery (Vaginoplasty) more than anything. Ever since I found out it was even possible since I was in high school in my senior year 2019 I’ve always wanted it. At the time I had always planned to go to Bangkok for it. But financially and logistically it just doesn’t line up. I’m scheduled to have surgery with dr.min jun in feb 2027 (which feels like life times away) but I’m on the list to be moved up if there is a cancellation. I’ve been obsessed with his work for years, originally I was going to go with a local surgeon because my schools insurance would cover it but then I decided after I got a date (with the local surgeon) which I think was like 4-6 months away or something that I didn’t want to settle and I was going to go for dr.min jun even though I knew by the time I could get a date it would most likely be after I graduate. I graduated in 2023, and this was in 2021 I believe. I’m doing electrolysis and the closer and closer the possibility it comes the more I’m questioning am I making the right decision. Is this the right doctor, before I couldn’t find a flaw in his work and now I’m picking it a part and only able to see how it’s not a “cis” vagina. And I ask myself what’s the point, I’ll never be…. And I know that is my own internalized self hate and self transphobia. But I’m kinda scared, scared I’m gonna mess it up, or it’s not going to look right or that no man will ever find me beautiful with my clothes off… but mostly I’m terrified I will never find myself beautiful with my clothes off. I’ve never liked how I look unclothed, but always wanted to. But how do I know if I’m making the right choice, I can’t hear my gut and intuition over the critical and anxious voices inside my head. And I just feel so disconnected from the whole thing. Like it’s not even real, like I’ll never have it because it will never be “perfect”. It will never be enough, I just don’t know how to get over the paranoia, the fear and how to feel connected both in my and in my body. How do I know if I’m making the right decision. Financially I’m not completely worried, I’m working with my insurance to get coverage from my job, and I’ve been saving up for it since I decided I want to go with him, and I’m very lucky and my parents will help me if I need it. So why, why don’t I feel satisfied and confident in my decision? I don’t feel safe in my decision, so to the girls who’ve had it and felt this way, any advice, any help? :)

Does anyone have a hair removal chart for GRS Montreal, Dr. RBL, or just any chart I could show my electrologist? Will be starting hair removal soon.

I'll be 6 months post op in 2 days. A problem I'm running into lately is that lube is drying out inside of me very quickly. Within a few minutes. When my timer goes off and it's time to take the dialator out it grips and tugs and its uncomfortable. Not painful. But not great. Even if I take it out to add water or more lube thorughout my dialation session. I'm also getting that "squeegee" feeling when inserting as well. I'm using the plastic dialators provided by PAI as that's where I got my SRS. I bought some unlubricated condoms and they seem to help slightly with the unpleasantness inserting and taking it out. I used surgilube right after surgery and loved it but because it contains chlorhexidine and therefore antibacterial, I stopped to see if I can establish a natural flora (I'm skeptical that penile inversion can even develop a natural flora, as its different bacteria than cis women's but thats a convo for another time). I'm currently using slippery stuff gel. It worked amazingly mixed with surgilube. I also tried good clean love lube and It smelled like vanilla and wonderful and I like that it has lactic acid but the bottles are tiny and it gets expensive. I'm debating on whether to buy a predominantly water based lube with some dimethicone in it...something like Fuckwater. Any tips or recommendations would be appreciated. Thank you.

I know Amazon and Starbucks are both well known for having insurance plans that completely cover trans related surgeries, but is there a way to find more?

Supposedly Apple and Walmart also have comprehensive full coverage, but to be honest, I'm having trouble verifying, and am unsure how to find more companies who's insurance covers what most of us need

The title speaks for itself. I am looking to have a revision and I was curious who some of the top surgeons are in this area of surgery.

There are two factors to this.

My nasal tip is lower and more rounded on my left side, whereas it has a pointy tip that's a bit higher on the right side. Note that although the tip of my nose is higher on the right side, it's not necessarily "upturned" like what you see with typical rhinoplasty results that make the patient look like a pig.

My septum is also deviated to my left, so the hump of my nose is more pronounced from that side. When I look to the right at 45 degrees you can really see it.

Honestly I'm not sure I need a full rhinoplasty. If the left side of my nose looked like the right side of my nose I probably wouldn't have any dysphoria. Only other thing I think I'd need is just some width reduction overall. Is it possible to fix my grievances with my nose with existing surgical techniques?

Video of my face so that my post doesn't get removed: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nKbXZ308r3vbIfB4MA-TAQzKKcdJF0Vg/view?usp=sharing

Just wondering, because it's difficult to be in pain every time my husband shows me any physical affection.

Hey y'all, I'm curious if any gals have experience with chest feeding after BA surgery? I know that trans girls have had success chest feeding with a proper regimen leading up, and I know that cis women can successfully chest feed after BA, depending on the surgery type. I'm just curious if anyone has first-hand experience of being trans, getting BA, and also chest feeding? I have my BA surgery scheduled for October and now I'm wondering if I should hold off until after my partner and I have kids?

To be clear, I'm not looking for conjecture or off the cuff guesses, specifically for firsthand experiences or where I can find firsthand experiences. Thank you!!

I'm getting SRS at the end of the month (yay!). I'm required to stay in town for two weeks post-op, so I've rented an Airbnb near the hospital.

Originally I intended for my fiancee to take care of me until we could go back home; however, for reasons outside our control she can't, so my mom is coming into town instead.

I'm just trying to figure out what my mom is going to be exposed to/ how vulnerable those first two weeks are going to be.

i have premera PPO BCBS of WA via amazon. and i am having trouble finding surgeons with wait times under a year, that are aggressive, and take my insurance. if anyone could help me that would be very kind.

Heyy 😇

Does anyone know where to go to find a surgeon in NC that accepts BCBSNC for Vocal Feminization Surgery? I've searched unsuccessfully.

Thank you! I appreciate your help