/lgbt/ - LGBT

I don't use public pools, which is probably a factor as to why I've never been all that dysphoric aside from my face.

I don't think that's it at all. Maybe for some people, I'm sure. For myself, my wife, and many others I've talked about this with, though, bottom dysphoria very explicitly comes from itself - the physical sensation of having the wrong thing there is upsetting, as if you have a foreign entity attached to your body and continuously assaulting it with alien sensations.
A different society or set of categorizations wouldn't help at all in this scenario.

I've actually often seen this used as an example of whether you should get SRS or not - "If the world was happy with your current body and it didn't have any trouble categorizing you, would you still want SRS?" If no, some would say it's not worth it, since you're not even "doing it for you" so to speak. Obviously that depends on your own personal priorities, though.

When I got SRS myself, fitting a category was the furthest thing from my mind. I just wanted the fucking cancerous growth gone so it would stop dealing me constant psychic damage.

https://www.thepelvichub.com/blogs/ask-the-experts/do-i-have-to-use-dilators-forever-after-srs?
Sounds terrible

>>5591
That article seems to be missing some crucial information and falling for classic conservative talking points - for example, it isn't at any point "an open wound", that would be ridiculous as it would imply that penetrating it would lead to nothing but blood and insides, which isn't even remotely true. Any actual "wound" material is protected by stitches til it heals away.

It's just an area between your legs that's being acted upon by muscles a lot since you, y'know, walk. So the muscles will contract it. Likewise, your muscles can help open it up again. Ask anyone who's ever done kegels - the muscles in your crotch area can be trained like any others.

And, of course, a huge percentage of women have to do kegels and other exercises in that area, because these areas can be damaged in childbirth or simply not work right sometimes…
Which makes this the millionth example of people being scared and confused by something just because most cishet men don't have to deal with it. Big surprise.

Outside of the initial dilation to help the area heal right, which could indeed take many months, you can generally go months at a time between dilations and even undo shrinkage if you do have any. Also, penetrative sex does it just as well, meaning the "oh no you have to dilate forever" actually translates to "have you tried getting laid like half a dozen times a year maybe".

Also, y'know, even when done with toys, it's usually enjoyable, because you're penetrating your vagina 🙄

Getting laid or masturbating with toys half a dozen times a year isn't flashy or difficult. It's kinda, y'know, nothing. Effortless. Which doesn't make good headlines or play well as a way to scare gullible people.

Turns out everything is fine and boring actually.

There are definitely situations where complications can arise, or certain circumstances where you really do need to keep dilating often if your doctor's technique demands it. Those are usually the result of low quality procedures, though, which is an unfortunate reality throughout the medical field that affects anyone who's had any kind of surgery - if all you can get is substandard service due to lack of insurance, etc, there can be extra difficulties. Likewise, all surgeries of every kind can have complications. That's why surgeries aren't done without thinking, even when it's something essential or lifesaving.