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To the Man Who Put It Off Out of Worry About Side Effects
To the Man Who Put It Off Out of Worry About Side Effects
What makes people put off surgery is often not the surgery itself. It's the worry about after the surgery—"What if a side effect occurs?" "What if it hurts a lot?"
A man who had surgery recently was like that too. Today I speak through his story.
Two worries: side effects and pain
What this patient worried about most before coming to the clinic were side effects, and pain.
These two are also the worries I hear most often in the consultation room. And most worry comes from "not knowing." So I first explain in detail what process the surgery proceeds through, what can happen during recovery, and how we manage it. Once you know the process, the size of the worry mostly shrinks.
The explanation I give most often is about the first day right after surgery. For 12 to 48 hours after surgery there is a risk of bleeding, so we add compression over the garment. Because the chest and abdomen are tightened twice over, it's admittedly uncomfortable. When you come in the next day and we confirm there's no bleeding and remove the extra compression, it becomes much more comfortable, and there's no great strain in working life either.
What he said after finishing surgery
When I asked about his impression of the clinic, this patient first named kindness. And after surgery he said this:
"They were kind, and I was surprised there was less pain than I expected."
Of course the degree of pain one feels differs from person to person, and this patient's case doesn't apply the same way to everyone. Still, the story that the actual process passed calmly compared to what was long feared is one I often hear from those who've finished surgery.
"I want to live without minding my chest"
When I asked what he most wanted to do after surgery, this patient's answer wasn't grand. "I want to live without minding my chest."
Not some special something, but an ordinary daily life of minding nothing at all. What those who decide on gynecomastia surgery truly want is, for the most part, this.
To give back such a daily life, one must not end at surgery. I manage things more closely from right after surgery than before, and afterward care while watching the course over a long time. If you worry about side effects, all the more—only when there's the trust that you can consult anytime a problem arises can you live with your mind at ease, I think.
The words: I should have done it sooner
When I asked for a word to others with the same worry, this patient left: "I highly recommend it. I should have done it sooner."
These words are his experience. Whether surgery is needed, and whether now is fine, must be judged after confirming your own condition through an examination. But the time postponed within those words "I should have done it sooner"—that much I wanted to convey to those now deliberating.
If you carry the same worry, I hope you won't leave a worry as a worry but will come once and ask. No clinic can be perfect for every patient, but we strive to leave nothing wanting for each and every one. Come without fear, and I'll sincerely help.