I've been wanting to get a breast reduction for many years and even had an appointment with a surgeon in summer 2021. But she said I needed to lose weight and maintain it for 6 months first and, well, that didn't happen. Part of that is because it's hard to exercise with a larger chest, and part of it is because when I lose weight, my chest is proportionally bigger, so that's not very motivating.

I'm seeing a different surgeon in a few days. The goal is to get my chest small enough that a binder with do something when I'm feeling more masculine or androgynous, and if I'm feeling feminine I'll have some breasts.

I've been thinking about taking testosterone but I'll wait until after my surgery. It's a bit tricky because I want to present as a woman sometimes and as a man sometimes, so it's not like I can transition to one "form" that will always work, if that makes sense. If anyone has experience with that, I'd be happy to hear about it.