TOPSurgery: The Consultation
On April 30th, 2018 my wife and I arrived at the office of Brownstein and Crane in Millbrae, CA. I was nervous and didn't know what to expect. It was super cool to see other TG people who had already undergone surgery and were returning for follow up appointments. I had been taking T for about 1 month and hadn't really noticed much. I had also been on the Whole 30 Diet plan - felt great and had lost some fat. Felt good about how I might look after my chest was transformed. We spoke for the longest time with Debbie, the PA. Many of you may know that surgeons often have PA(physician's assistants) surgical assistants in the OR and they can see patients in the office both pre-op and post-op. She explained how the surgery would go. That it was an ambulatory procedure, meaning that I would arrive, have the procedure and go home on the same day. This surprised me a little bit, but honestly I was glad to be able to go home. She said that I would feel mo...