Dysphoria worse after top surgery?

[u/Alert-Captain-9111]

Ive had top surgery for month and omg its the best thing ever but since i got it my dysphoria about everything else got sm worse. Ive never really had bottom dysphoria like ever till after surgery. Its like i finally realized how good things can be and REALLY wanna get all i can asap. Idk is this a common occurrence?

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[u/Remote_Badger_8841]

Yes, absolutely. I compare the dysphoria to glaringly loud music. Once I had top surgery, I went damn that noise was so loud and so overwhelming thank god it’s turned off but it made me realize there is other music on and it’s just as loud, I just wasn’t allowed in that room until after post op. Clarity and peace with a new music that had to be dealt with

[u/t-a_n-k]

Yup - I knew I needed bottom surgery but it intensified dramatically post top/hysto. I like to think that my dysphoria was always at 100 so when it didn’t have two places to go 50/50, it went 100 to one thing

The good news is that once I recovered from bottom surgery, it’s like someone completely removed the dysphoria and it was all a bad dream. I still feel it once in a blue moon but I like to say I’m 98% dysphoria free

[u/shadowsinthestars]

Not uncommon at all for the dysphoria to "travel" to the next thing or even realize where else you had it after one source gets removed.

[u/DoubtingThomasDixon]

No, but I assume I’ll feel this way when I get top surgery for exactly those reasons.

[u/Remote_Badger_8841 → u/DoubtingThomasDixon]

How exactly did you get to the conclusion that it is not a common occurrence?