Watch This Before You Get Top Surgery // w/ Ash Hardell

There was a Bra ad on this video - Go Home YT, you‘re drunk.

I'm literally 12 hours away from top surgery. I feel like I'm cramming for a test; marathoning all these videos.

I think I would walk around shirtless all day after top surgery lol

“Before I even knew I wanted top surgery I wanted a breast reduction” damn, they are hard core making a lot of sense rn

"pineapple before, during and after [top surgery]" "yeah doc, special request, but as you're performing the surgery i'll need you to literally feed pineapple to my unconscious body, thanks"

If this was a tv show: "Get Titless."

Isnt it REAL WEIRD that in society boobs arnt aloud to be on display in public.. but then after top surgery the very same skin is totally fine for all to look at, even though the only thing that has changed is INSIDE THE BODY.. Like same skin, same nips, just no breast tissue INSIDE. Totally skrews with my head when you REALLYY THINK ABOUT IT :/

I'm not trans, I just DESPISE the DD globs of fat that hang off my chest. I'm 50 and happy to be a Grandma🤗🤗🤗, so I'm not on T or anything. I fight the accursed chin hair daily. 🤣But these THINGS have been the bane of my existence for years. They interfere with everything. I happily intend to be single for the rest of my days, but I want to be able to look in the mirror and buy clothes without hating myself... This is great info, guys! Thank you!!! 🤗🤗🤗

This was so lovely! This talk really helped me prepare 💗💗💗

I was at a non-binary meeting (despite being like 95% binary) and one person said they wanted to still wear sports bras after top surgery because they liked wearing a contrasting colours under tank tops.

Thank you! I am non binary, not on T and I will be having top surgery in a month. I am 65 and started talking to doctors about surgery 35 years ago. Then people were trans or got breast reduction, which I knew I didn't want. I changed my name 31 years ago so this feels like the final step in becoming my authentic non binary self. I think it is so great that you don't have to wait as long as I did. Thank you for being out there. I don't feel alone anymore.

Me *has hated my chest since it started developing * does research 7 years later if I can chop em off finds this •o•

Revisiting this video now that I'm FINALLY getting surgery in two weeks after being out for 7 years!

I wore a cut off shirt that showed my scar on my sides to pride a few months after my surgery and immediately got ask if I had cancer. The person herself had had a mastectomy so that's why she asked but it was so discouraging especially at pride.

I thought the pronouns were printed on Ash's shirt. I didn't realize they were pins. I love that idea! I love it so much I was distracted thinking about it instead of watching lol. Than you said "body painting party" and a whole new distraction grabbed hold of me. Thank you both for sharing your experiences and thoughts with us in making and sharing these collabs and all your content.

This really helped. Even though it can trigger dysphoria, it helps to hear people talk about their own dysphoria because when you say ( x, y or z but this thing helped me see it differently) I go “well huh, thats a great way of looking at it”. The thing about both of you talking about peri vs double incision really helped ease my worries about the same thing. But even if I don’t qualify for it, I know so many others relate and I’m not alone

It makes me happy as an enby person to know I'm not the only one who likes their curves. I wanna get top surgery bc I'm SUPER dysphoric about my chest but I actually like how curvy n big my hips and butt are. In MY mind, having a curvy bottom half and flat top half will help with me looking more 'androgynous' and comfortable in my body.

I'm not getting top surgery for another 8-ish months in May 2019, but I'm still preparing every day, mostly by getting pumped about it.

The neck pillow thing is so real. I actually found it best to have 3 neck pillows, because they were perfect for keeping my arms in a comfy position whilst having to lie and sleep in an almost seated position for like a fortnight. Having the pillows stacked up so that my back, head, and chest were in the correct position made my arms just kinda dangle down by my sides in an uncomfortable way that hurt my back, pulled at my incisions, and made my drains feel even more annoying. So sticking a curved neck pillow under each arm was an absolute godsend in allowing me to just rest comfortably and in a good healing position, while not putting any strain on my chest/arms/upper body at all, and still leaving room for my drains to not get smooshed between my body and a pillow hahaha. Neck pillows neck pillows neck pillows! Don't underestimate the power of pillows when recovering from top surgery!

I found this video as a resource for being non-binary and interested in top surgery. I'm super feminine, I absolutely do not want to go on T, but I've always wanted top surgery and am currently trying to navigate through getting the resources necessary to receive a diagnosis so I can one day be considered as a candidate for surgery. Seeing an open and positive dialogue between someone who is binary and non was incredibly helpful and I feel a lot more prepared when it comes to my expectations. Thank you both for doing this! 🥰