Thanks! Yeah, no T for me so far. My voice has gotten a bit deeper over the past couple years though, I think mostly by consciously and unconsciously pitching it down to pass as a man at work. I'm super lucky that I don't have to think about it as much now. As for sleeping, I'm totally not a back sleeper as well. But after surgery I was so drugged up and tired that I wasn't thinking about that. It was easy to sleep for the first day, then really hard because the anesthesia wore off and I was uncomfortable. But I got used to being on my back, so I wouldn't worry about that part. Definitely get plenty of sleep the week before surgery though to charge up!

Hi! I think they spoke in a voice technic which is called chest fry. Bass singers do that to hit cery low notes. Early at morning the voice is deepest and the chest fry often is natural. Don't know if that still matters, but thought I write it for them who are interested in. :)

Me too

Me too

I do remember you! Hi :)

Thank you!!

Yay, I'm glad you enjoyed it! And I agree; do what is best for you and not what you think other people will want. I'll be putting out a one year post-op video soon so stay tuned :)

Thanks and congratulations! I used Windows Movie Maker 😂 it's old but it's really easy to use.

Carly Gusto It sounds forced.

@@xbduf4gb If by forced you mean cool, I'll take it!

She's the best!

Thanks! I was 19.

Omg thank you! I started by coming out to some friends and then my family with just my identity as non-binary. Then I changed my pronouns to they/them, and a few years later I changed my name. But you can take whatever path you want!

I’m pretty sure that’s legally not something they can do because it’s not a conscious thing you’d get to witness. They could get in some sort of trouble for that. Also, putting a needle in a sleeping person would definitely wake them up. Your body would go into flight or fight and you could hurt yourself.

@@MEGAF00T hhh I guess that makes sense but it's a shame. Oh well I guess I'll have to be brave ^^"

I'm not sure if you can be completely asleep but they had me partially sedated (it felt like I was drunk) so it wasn't as bad as if I was awake.

Yay! Good luck! I think I bound for about a month, but unfortunately I don't remember exactly. I used an Ace bandage, which I thought sounded horrible before, but when I was wearing it I was honestly thankful because my chest felt so fragile and it kind of held me together. It was itchy though. And the bandage was much easier to adjust than a surgical vest would be, fyi.

I'm not on t, but yeah, I usually pass when I try. Thanks for watching!

The cost to me was around $3,000 out of pocket. My health insurance covered the rest of the cost, which was several thousand dollars. An additional cost to consider is time you or caretakers may have to take off from work. If you're still struggling with telling your parents, I would encourage you to first talk to them about trans people broadly to see how they feel about us, if you don't already know. And then if they seem open, just be honest! If not, make sure you have a support system of friends and other folks in your life before you come out so you are safe. Good luck!

Dysphoria, usually.

Very good question. Demi Lovato deserves love and support! But the internet can be cruel sometimes.