getting top surgery as an autistic nonbinary trans person!

To be honest, when I first started seeking out top surgery, I couldn't find many nonbinary, let alone autistic people going through this process...so I documented it myself in the hopes it might help someone else! Chapters: 00:00 – intro 00:35 – what is top surgery? 00:57 – what type of top surgery are you getting 01:35 – so why top surgery for you personally? 02:51 – how does being autistic affect your trans experience? 04:56 – are you excited? 05:30 – how did you start the process? 07:01 – the waiting... 08:40 – the pre op appointment 09:46 – my top surgery checklist 11:25 – some other important preparations 12:42 – the night before 13:26 – the surgery! 16:55 – the healing 18:04 – things that surprised me the most 18:05 – the nausea was horrible! 18:37 – the post op binder was sensory hell! 19:52 – the drains weren't as bad as I thought they'd be 21:46 – back sleeping sucks! 22:22 – the pain was super manageable 22:50 – you have more movement than you think 23:51 – my dogs were so good during the process 24:18 – the fatigue is real! 24:37 – one of my shoulder went numb 24:56 – I did have to bind longer 25:44 – how instant the gender euphoria felt 26:41 – silicone taping lasts that long? 27:38 – I had no idea how much sensory issues would disappear after 28:10 – what I did and didn't use 28:23 – things I did use 29:25 – things I didn't use 30:42 – things I thought were optional 31:17 – requested questions 31:21 – how much did it cost? 32:23 – did hypermobile EDS have an impact on the process? 33:07 – do you have any regrets? 33:28 – closing thoughts Sources: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/1... https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36190... https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles... https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... Be sure to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube channel for more informational advocacy and creative inspiration directly from a disabled queer asian person! Where else you can find me! Tiktok:   / candy.courn   Instagram:   / candy.courn   Facebook:   / candycourn   Website: https://www.courtneyahndesign.com/can... Background tracks: Music by Kaveesha Senanayake from Pixabay #genderaffirmingcare #autistic #autism #topsurgery #nonbinary #transition