First off all, if this is offensive, let me know and maybe delete this post.
This is a thought both me and the SO had while we were just in bed.
We were talking about phantom pain, and how the brain can still feel pain from body parts that have since been removed. Think leg amputations etc.

You can see this coming, im sure, but do any trans have phantom pain after surgery? Like, pain in balls, penis, boobs, … After they have been removed?
We legit want to know, as we are very intrigued in this stuff and (and i quote) “are freaky people” :p

Signed: cishet and queer

Edit: thanks for all the replies! Very insightful and interesting! Sorry for the ‘freaky’ comment, that was not intended to be hurtful. We are weirdos to even think of this stuff, but please remember we see you as human beings and not as freaks. We wish you all the best and a happy life!

  • captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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    While healing from full srs, yeah I absolutely had a lot of pain that my brain interpreted as in the balls. Once the pain subsided it never returned and it feels weird to remember my body was ever like that. That said, I had phantom sensations of a more feminine body before I started transitioning. Both phantom breasts from around early puberty until I grew my own, and a phantom vulva until bottom surgery.