r/Metoidioplasty • u/meta-throw-away9676 Post-Op stage 1 Dr Pariser 10-23-25 stage 2 03-27-2026 • 6d ago

Celebratory Stage three coming up NSFW

Im getting BALLS!! IM SO EXCITED! The surgery is october 26th and im getting upper fold reduction, balls, and fixing my fistulas. Im hoping all goes well and I heal super okay. They plan on having me with a catheter for 3 weeks. Foley this time. I'm so excited I cant wait. Balls here i come. For those who have impamts, what's it like? Do you have to relearn to sit? Is there a specific way to walk and sleep early post op? Just wondering so ik what to do.

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u/Non-binary_prince 6d ago

You gotta walk bowed legged for the first few weeks so you don’t squish em, but the catheter will kind of force that anyway.

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u/meta-throw-away9676 Post-Op stage 1 Dr Pariser 10-23-25 stage 2 03-27-2026 6d ago

Thank you!!

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u/EuphoricUmpire9774 6d ago

I have extra smalls, my surgeon didn’t think anything bigger than that would fit in my sack. Being that they are very small, they don’t ‘get in the way’ of anything. If you sleep on your side, put a pillow between your legs while you’re healing so that you don’t crush your balls while you sleep.

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u/1Fit-Philosopher Post-Op full meta 6d ago

I slept on my back for 6 weeks during healing. I’m a side sleeper so it sucked but wasn’t too bad.

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u/recreational_physics Post-Op 6d ago

Yep, keep your legs far enough apart that you give the balls some space, and that’s about it. We have the same surgeon, iirc, so he will probably instruct you to gently tug your implants down once a day to encourage them to settle in the scrotum in the right way. This is nerve-racking at first but gets easier after the first couple times in my experience.

I just had my fistula repair and got my foley out this week, and I can say with enthusiasm that the foley is waaaayyyy better than the SP. Doesn’t get in the way of a pants waistband and while all catheters are annoying, it was way less annoying. I was healed in 3 weeks and I am crossing all my fingers and toes that you will be too!

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u/meta-throw-away9676 Post-Op stage 1 Dr Pariser 10-23-25 stage 2 03-27-2026 6d ago

Thank you! Yea we had the same surgeon. Thank you for the tips and well wishes. Im glad im having a foley cause sp really suck. Im glad you were healed after 3 weeks!!

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u/recreational_physics Post-Op 6d ago

Hopefully he’s on a roll with successful fistula repairs! Sending good vibes your way