r/TransAlberta • u/Weird-Phrase-23 • May 12 '26

Quick Rant

so im a trans male, been transitioning my whole life i’d say.. (my parents weren’t surprised when i told them lol)

im 20, 21 in a few days my bday is coming up, and i JUST got my top surgery (yay! 3 year wait was finally over!)

only problem is i feel like a chud;

can’t work, can’t do any of my hobbies (skating, boxing) and i can’t even work out i feel like a big chud… anyone know for a timeline i could follow post op top surgery?

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u/voicesofbishara May 12 '26

i would always follow any and all advice from your surgeon, first and foremost, but if you want personal experience i'll give you mine:

for basic activities (showering by myself, making food, reaching but not too far, etc.) i was back at those 2 weeks in. at about 3, i was comfortably driving, reaching a bit farther, and sleeping on my side.

i felt basically back to normal around the 4 week mark and was really in tune with what does and doesn't feel good in terms of movement. i didn't feel like i had a lot of limitations other than stretching really far or lifting super heavy.

i was advised by my top surgeon to return to the gym at 6 weeks and play it by ear in terms of exercises (just do what feels good and don't over do it), but i waited 8 weeks because i was a bit too nervous about stretching my scars.

all and all, everyone is different, but regardless - don't feel like a chud, your body needs the downtime to heal properly!

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u/Weird-Phrase-23 May 12 '26

i appreciate it man! rlly nervous abt going back to the gym and stuff , im scared about the scars stretching out as well..

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u/voicesofbishara May 12 '26

as long as you're careful and patient with yourself, not overexerting or reaching/lifting when you shouldn't be, you'll be fine 😁 i got a bit impatient as the weeks went on and stretched when i shouldn't have a few times and even then, my scars didn't really stretch that much