#yelland

[ukftm]

a bit of an update on mr yellands nhs waiting times! i was referred for top surgery in febuary of 2020 by my doctor at the laurels and my initial consultation with him was last week, may 2022. my surgery date is booked for september 2022. so around 2 years 7 months from being referred to actual surgery. i know covid has delayed a lot of things - hopefully this info helps a little! <3

Thanks for sharing.

[cold-conversations]

Today marks 5 years on T. 5 years ago I was a 16 year old boy finding my way in life about to embark on the biggest journey of my life. Today, I stand here as a 21 year old young man. A confident, outgoing, ambitious young man. At the age of 14 when I first realised I could be trans I was so scared. So scared of everything I was going to face. That 14 year old would be so in awe of the man he has become. It wasn’t easy by no means, but by god it was worth it,

Puberty round 2 is now over

[topsurgeryinfo]

A (anglocentric) Top Surgery Timeline

1) Get on T. With a GIC this could take a year from your first appointment - privately you could be prescribed at your first appointment. If you know you'll never want T then this doesn't apply to you - but in general it's preferred that you don't get T after top surgery

2) After 6 months on T you're elligible for top surgery. If you go private you can get a referral signature pretty much as soon as you're 6 months on T - and for Miles Berry at least, one signature is enough! If you're going private, then you're on the waiting list at this point! Unfortunately if you're going with the NHS, considering waiting times it's usually a year from getting on T to discussing top surgery. You need two appointments for top surgery with the NHS as well - so add another year. Your referral will be sent off in around two years.

3) The waiting list. This varies HUGELY surgeon to surgeon. Miles Berry got me in for a consultation in a few weeks - but with Yelland and Kneeshaw it's often several months.

4) Consultation - as I've said it varies depending on surgeon how early you get this! I've also done a whole post on what happens at this stage - check it out!

5) Waiting for surgery. This is also hugely varied. Miles Berry can get you in under a month from consult - Kneeshaw and Yelland it can be a lot longer.

6) Surgery! You've jumped through all the hoops and waited ages - it's time for top surgery! I've done so many posts on preparing for it so if you don't follow me/are new to my blog please check them out!

General Timeframes, from T to Surgery:

NHS using Kneeshaw/Yelland: up to 3.5 years

Private using Kneeshaw/Yelland: 1-2.5 years

Private using Miles Berry: Under 1 year

[sprite-truscum-pepsi]

Had top surgery yesterday! Gotta say, the recovery / pain levels are a lot better than expected. I've been walking around, doing basic yoga, at one point had to run from the rain on my way back to my house, haha. I've gotta say, I think a lot of how well I'm doing is down to Dr Yelland's procedure and how good the staff were. I'm currently on nothing but two paracetamol and am feeling no pain! Obviously, everyone differs. But I really recommend Dr Yelland to any UK folk looking for top surgery!

[quizzlybears]

A week today!!

[british-simplicity]

I really like this picture of me 13 months 17 days on T, 2 months 1 day post op (top surgery)

[ukftm]

Hi, i just wanted to share that I had top surgery with Chris Mills around 2 weeks ago. From what I know, he recently started working with Andrew Yelland down in Torquay where I had it done. There's little to no information on him online as I think he's only just started to do DI top surgery but my experience with him was great and I'm very satisfied with the results and recovery so far! If anyone has any questions abt my experience with him they can dm my account (@sablyte)

Thanks for sharing.

[ukftm]

FYI, Yelland is not currently accepting new NHS referrals / Charing Cross GIC is not willing to refer to him right now. Today (12 June) I received an email from CHX with a list of who they can refer me to for top surgery: Ms Milroy/Ms Rose (London), Mr Morris (Plymouth), Mr Ross (Brighton), Mr Kneeshaw (Hull), Mr Sankar (Kettering), Ms Dabritz (Manchester), Mr Caddy (Sheffield). They have asked me to choose a surgeon from this list and reply with my choice by email.

Thanks for sharing!