Help
My transgender husband (FTM) recently had gender affirming surgery, including a hysterectomy and removal surgery, and I feel like we’re both still processing a lot emotionally afterward. Some of it has been expected, but some of it has caught us off guard in ways I don’t think either of us fully prepared for.
I think people talk a lot about the physical recovery, but not always the emotional side of it. The relief, the vulnerability, the identity shifts, possible grief, hormonal changes, intimacy changes, and just learning how to exist in a new season afterward.
I really love my husband and want to support him well through all of this, while also being honest that I’m navigating emotions too. I’d genuinely love to hear from anyone who has gone through this personally or supported a partner through it. What helped? What conversations mattered? What do you wish someone would have told you beforehand?