I got a simple meta with clitoral release with Dr Kent. I just got my wrappings off!! I’m so so so happy with how I’m healing and I’m not officially in the relax and wait to be healed part of recovering. (Still doing a kind of awkward sheriff walk rn)
Hello! I am looking for advice from those who have gotten/are planning to get meta but do not experience severe bottom dysphoria. I have gone back and forth for a while on whether or not meta would be worth it for me. I don't experience severe bottom dysphoria and generally feel apathy towards my genitals. I am not really bothered by not being able to STP so if I do pursue meta I will not be getting urethral lengthening. Despite this, when I imagine myself with meta I feel like I would be happier and much more connected with my body. I think about it quite frequently, and if I could snap my fingers and have meta I would.
The long recovery and potential complications are really what is holding me back. It is a much more intense surgery than top surgery, both mentally and in terms of time commitment. The relatively high risk of complications also make me hesitant and I can't tell if all of these things would/should outweigh the results. Curious as to how others in this situation ended up making a decision.
Wanted to share some surgery results for a while now but couldn’t find the motivation to compile my thoughts into a post. However there aren’t that many post-op results from C&W so I wanted to give back to the community, so to speak.
The procedure: I had meta with UL + hook up, scrotoplasty with implants, v-nectomy. All the steps are done in one stage.
Please feel free to ask me anything about the surgery itself, the hospital and team, or any other thing about the process. Further below are my own thoughts of how I feel about the results:
In general, I’m moderately happy with my results now that I’ve had more time to heal but there are a few issues and some things that I’m not happy about however in no way do I regret going for this surgery.
-I’m very happy I went with v-nectomy and I’m glad that it healed well and complications-free (I was very worried about the possibility of a remnant). It is genuinely such a relief to not feel anything there apart from skin and I only realised how much this has been impacting my quality of life after the surgery where I finally felt right.
I feel very similarly about my balls and I’m glad I opted for implants, it just feels right to have them. During my consult I’ve been told that fitting the implants might be slightly challenging in my case because I didn’t have that much skin there to fill and that they might end up sitting pretty close to the body because of this. Being close to the body is something I’m okay with however my left nut has settled to sit more next to my cock and not below/behind it which I find annoying and don’t like the look of.
I’m not a fan of the bifid technique this team uses and in an ideal world would’ve preferred a VY scrotum but overall having the surgery sooner and being done with it was more important to me so I compromised here. I do like the way the scrotum looks from some angles but dislike it from others. Considering that previously there was no angle from which my junk looked good to me this is still a massive win.
The balls also definitely sit more towards the front and don’t get in the way of my legs but that’s not as much the surgical technique as it is specific to my particular anatomy - I had a good starting point in terms of visibility and positioning so YMMV. Also, they do contribute to a small but distinct bulge in tight underwear so that’s really cool. Not much volume but definitely a much more masculine shape which has absolutely eased my dysphoria around this!
I’m pretty average in terms of size so there isn’t much to look at and I didn’t expect much either but again I was a good candidate in terms of positioning and it carried through - my cock is kind of visible even from a side.
STPing was a stretch goal but to me even rerouting the urethra to the tip so I could pee from my penis was important hence why I went with UL. The connection to the original urethra opening healed very well but, unfortunately, the shaft never quite healed right and I’ve developed a fistula at the penile-scrotal angle which is a common one to have. Even more unfortunately, it seemed impossible to plug, the extra time with the SP catheter didn’t help and at around 5 weeks my body just couldn’t tolerate the catheter any longer.
As a result, I pee through the fistula and it’s a messy one with a skin bridge and possibly a smaller one above it so I can’t really get a single clean stream with it. It also is loud and makes me feel extra dysphoric, even worse than before surgery.
At 3 months this is a permanent feature. I know that it’s possible to attempt a fistula repair but it really upsets me that I’d need another surgery for it when the hope was to be done with surgery. I’m also skeptical that it can be repaired that easily and I’m waiting for my follow up with the team to ask precisely what options we have and how would they go about the repair and what is the chance of success. I’m not excluding the possibility that I may just have to live like that and it may not be worth it to go through another surgery. On the other hand, if I do, they might do some other revisions like fix the ball that is riding high - all of this is speculation, I will confirm on my next appointment.
I have pictures throughout the healing process and will probably put together a proper timeline post/surgery journal but sometime later.
I want to eventually get simple release meta, but I dont want anything else. However, I still want to be able to STP using a packer, as well as just pack in general bc I like the visual of the bulge.
Would having meta make this an issue? It would probably rub up against the packer im guessing. Is there packers made for people with meta to leave room for your dick?
The national hospital in Norway (also called Rikshospitalet) might offer to do vaginatomies soon! I was at a summercamp for trans people in Norway where Riksen talked about their hormonal and surgical practice.
They haven’t offered vaginectomies until now due to complications. In their experience full meta with vaginectomy turned the complication rate higher. But because of new international research where there’s shown that full meta + vaginectomy actually lowers the complication rate it means that they likely will start doing it very soon! (They just need to have a few meetings first) AND I AM SO HAPPY ABOUT IT! I had originally planned to have it done a few years down the line, because of financial reasons. But now I met get it for free in the near future🤩
does metoidioplasty not give you freaky vibes like do you not feel like an adult with a 5 year olds dick?
also wondering what makes you choose it over phallo?
Full meta with UL, vaginectomy and fat-filled scrotoplasty
Pic 1 & 2 natural
Pic 3 with mons pulled up
Pic 4 cystocath wound
We stopped the nursing care on the cystocath wound on Tuesday. There is still a healing delay on the right side of the wound, where the infection was. It initially closed up then reopened, I had to put a bandage last night but today it looks good enough for me to start putting silicone scare tape on it.
Stitches are falling off like one or two each day. They are starting to bother me but I hope they’ll fall all soon. Still having some blood spotting on the head of the dick, otherwise I heal pretty well. I can walk almost normally, started PT for my dislocated shoulder (woke up from surgery with my shoulder slightly dislocated), can go grocery shopping easily. I can’t wait to be able to go back to the gym !
HAVE YOU RECS FOR SILICONE SCARE TAPE THAT STICK ON HAIRY SKIN ?? That can be bought on Amazon Europe
(using a random throwaway bc personal reasons)
i got meta without vaginectomy, with UL, and with scrotoplasty on the 17th. my scrotum dehisced and my phallus decided to essentially flop inward towards my vagina, underneath my scrotum. my care team states that as the scrotum heals, i have possibility of stricture at around the 3 month mark. but all of this can be fixed in stage 2. all this said, i'm confident in my surgeon and his skills. (good news though, there seems to not be any sign of fistula so i'll count my lucky stars where i have them i guess.)
where i'd really love some reassurance is from maybe someone else who's had scrotal wound dehiscence that's affected the healing of the phallus, specifically, if there's anyone else at all who's experienced that? i've been distraught over the uncertainty of what my body is going to do over these next ~5 months while i heal and am at its mercy when it already didn't play nicely initially. because the idea of having to have another suprapubic tube for 1-3 months if it strictures is utterly horrifying to put it mildly.
if you need any clarification, let me know, but any advice or reassurance would be lovely. thank you.
Hi all,
currently working on scheduling my meta with UL & hysterectomy/vaginectomy.
My sister's wedding is 1/23/27, and I want to be able to participate and enjoy it with minimal accommodation and pain.
I am planning on going with Dr. Kent in MA, who told me during our consult in June that she usually scheduled ~6 months ahead - now her team is telling me that Feb is "too far ahead" and that I should reach out to them again in Oct.
I'm still waiting to hear back from them regarding earliest available OP dates, but I also wanted to ask others for their experience - how long of gaps between surgery & a large event (say, a wedding) would you say are ideal, desirable, or required, to be able to participate in those events fully?
I simply love how my dick casually flops to the side when I lay down!
About 2,5 years post op by dr. Özer, no UL, no scrotum, no V-nectomy. Just simple meta and the labia majora made to carry him and look almost like a mini-scortum.
Just arrived back to my airbnb after surgery with Dr. Maxx Gallegos through the Crane Center. I feel fantastic!!! Dr. Gallegos and the entire hospital team took great care of me and I'm so happy I chose to travel for this procedure - it could not have been any better.
I had meta with UL and without vnectomy or scrotoplasty and the length of surgery was under two hours,, which is apparently very fast and hopefully a promising sign everything went smoothly. Just wanted to share and celebrate the good vibes! If you have any questions about the Crane Center Colorado or in general I'll do my best to answer them 😁
Hi, for everyone who has gotten the extended meta surgery with Özer: how long after the surgery were you sent home?
My grandma died this morning and the funeral will be the day after my surgery, so for logistical reasons I need to know when I'll be likely sent home (and the hospital does not answer the phone).
Thanks in advance!
Edit: I'm not planning on attending the funeral, but a family member needs to pick me up and he wants to know whether he can attend the funeral or not.
In the grand scheme of things it really isn’t a big deal, but I decided I’m going to wait until January to have my second stage completed. That would consist of having my scrotum finished and any revisions that need to happen (I think they’re going to try to release things a bit more which would be awesome). My reasoning is two fold: I’ve already taken a lot of time off work and we’re approaching our busy season, and I don’t think it’s worth the stress to recover during the holiday season.
I’m really just feeling impatient. Stage one has already relieved a lot of dysphoria, but I’m so eager to have balls. It’s one of the things I’ve been most excited for, so having to postpone the process is rough. That said, I am very happy with how things have gone so far, and I’ll probably start pumping soon to help with the scar tissue.
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How are guys' erections post-op, compared to pre-op?
I get super hard now and I would want to maintain that. Some of my preliminary research indicates that cutting certain suspensory ligaments (illuminate me which ones- just the top one or ones on the bottom in the l-tissue there?) can make for weaker erections. Any tips for things to ask about/ask for in consults regarding erections?
8 days post op everything seems to be healing well. A few days ago pee started flowing out my penis stocked me, i felt it coming out and it seems to me happening more often. I called the office to make sure that was normal since I’m still peeing out the catheter. The flow feels way better coming out my penis feels more natural. Guess that’s a sign my urethra is healing properly.
Finally got my surgery date after searching and waiting for 3 years!!!!! 10/1 cannot come fast enough. I’m an EMT and was told I would be out for 2 months- which is really difficult for me as I’m a workaholic, but also in nursing school.
Anyways! I’m going to Dr. Shailesh Agarwal at Brigham and Women’s with Dr. William Boysen as my urologist. I’m staying in patient for 5 days, then in the Boston area for the remaining of those 2 weeks. (Inc. the 5 days)
Does anyone know of cheaper options for staying 8 nights in the Boston area that’s not insane prices? I’m trying to look and book now, but seeing the $1400 price tags make me a tad sick lol.
has anyone here had meta with Dr Kent @ BIDMC and willing to share experience/pictures? (dm is fine) thanks!
I’ve had to move to the C&W team due to the NVH team no longer operating, so I no longer get to choose who I see for meta.
Off to a great start as I’m now down £60 in train tickets due to them booking the wrong appointment and being unable to refund them.
Just asking to prepare myself and see what technique is offered and if there’s anything I need to look out for.
Will be checking transbucket too.
Hello everyone! I am highly interested in undergoing Metoidioplasty with Dr. Özer and I had some questions for the ones that had a chat or a surgerie with her.
Since I am a non-resident and will be a self-paying international patient, having a clear financial overview is crucial for my planning.
Could you please provide any information you may have regarding the current estimated total cost/price range for Meta for a self-paying patient? Also, what specific WPATH-compliant documentation (e.g., psychological evaluation, duration of hormone therapy) will I need to have ready once I am financially prepared to book the surgery? Thank you all in advance 🙏