Show threadDroppie [infosec] 🐨    ​Aug 2, 2025

@Tooden SRS is not surgery? 😮🤷‍♀️🤯

I think we must be at cross-purposes here somehow. #SRS is the acronym for #SexReassignmentSurgery, though it has several [sometimes country-specific] similar names with associated acronyms [eg, #GAS #GenderAffirmationSurgery, #GRS #GenitalReconfigurationSurgery].

Around the period of my research into & then having of SRS in the early Oughties, there were some people using the entirely silly "definition" of #GRS as "Gender Reassignment Surgery" [silly & wrong coz the entire problem of #GenderDysphoria is that we need to fix our bodies to match our self-known gender identity, not the other way around. I truly hope that incorrect term has died out by now].

In any event, semantics aside, they all mean the same surgical procedure [in the overview, anyway, though there's variants of specific techniques].

I was/am so critical of the article coz "castration" is not simply misleading, but is specifically the sort of inflammatory pejorative used by despicable transphobes & transmisics in pursuit of their ignorant RWNJ christofascism.

#transition #transwoman #trans

Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Nov 7, 2024

#DOD #policy on #transgender #surgery for #family of #servicemembers #ruled #unconstitutional

The #Pentagon violated the #constitutional #rights of two #transgender #women by denying them #healthinsurance #coverage for #genderaffirmationsurgery #recommended by their #doctors, according to a recent #ruling by a #federalcourt in #Maine.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #MilitaryService #Healthcare #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Transphobia

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-11-06/judge-rules-favor-transgender-surgery-15758542.html

DOD policy on transgender surgery for family of service members ruled unconstitutional

The Pentagon denied two transgender women health insurance coverage for gender-affirmation surgery recommended by their doctors. According to a recent ruling by a federal court in Maine, this violates equal protection rights under the Fifth Amendment based on sex and transgender status. Congress continues to debate whether federal health programs like Tricare should cover gender-affirming care and related support services.

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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Jul 12, 2024

The #ClevelandClinic explains what is involved in #GenderAffirmationSurgery.

#Gender-affirming options may include #facial #surgery, #topsurgery or #bottomsurgery. Trans people who undergo gender affirmation surgeries report #satisfaction with #results, including the way their #body #looks and #works and #improved #qualityoflife.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transitioning #Healthcare #Representation #Culture

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/procedures/gender-affirmation-surgery

What Is Gender Affirmation Surgery?

Gender affirmation surgery includes several procedures that help gender-diverse people transition. Learn more.

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Hrefna (DHC)May 29, 2023

#RegretRate for various surgeries:

* Knee surgery: 22% total regret, 2.9% even without complications http://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-3041-y

* Back surgery: 21% in older adults http://doi.org/10.1097/BRS.0000000000004287

* Regret of having children: varies by study, but usually in the 10-20% range http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254163

* Breast reconstruction after a mastectomy: 19.5% moderate to strong regret http://doi.org/10.1080/14768320601124899

* #GenderAffirmationSurgery: < 1% http://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003477

#trans

Patients’ experiences of discontentment one year after total knee arthroplasty- a qualitative study - BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Background Total knee arthroplasty is a common procedure with generally good results. However, there are still patients who are dissatisfied without known explanation. Satisfaction and dissatisfaction have previously been captured by quantitative designs, but there is a lack of qualitative studies regarding these patients’ experiences. Qualitative knowledge might be useful in creating strategies to decrease the dissatisfaction rate. Methods Of the 348 patients who responded to a letter asking if they were satisfied or dissatisfied with their surgery, 61 (18%) reported discontent. After excluding patients with documented complications and those who declined to participate, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 44 patients. The interviews were analyzed according to qualitative content analysis. The purpose was to describe patients’ experiences of discontentment 1 year after total knee arthroplasty. Results The patients experienced unfulfilled expectations and needs regarding unresolved and new problems, limited independence, and lacking of relational supports. They were bothered by pain and stiffness, and worried that changes were complications as a result of surgery. They described inability to perform daily activities and valued activities. They also felt a lack of relational supports, and a lack of respect and continuity, support from health care, and information adapted to their needs. Conclusion Patient expectation seems to be the major contributing factor in patient discontentment after knee replacement surgery. This qualitative study sheds light on the on the meaning of unfulfilled expectations, in contrast to previous quantitative studies. The elements of unfulfilled expectations need to be dealt with both on the individual staff level and on the organizational level. For instance, increased continuity of healthcare staff and facilities may help to improve patient satisfaction after surgery.

BioMed Central