10 Years Post Top Surgery - Loving My Aging Chest on My Chronically Ill Body

[@TravelingwiththeGramkracker]

Congratulations Finn, I'm 67 years old a trans man who's had Top surgery going on 5 years now and I'm also disabled it's okay to be disabled and it's definitely okay to be trans and your top surgery looks great. I love mine too.

[@FinnTheInfinncible]

Ah well there you go! Congratulations to you to my friend!

[@manchitas3531]

God bless you, Finn. You inspire humans, regardless of their gender orientation. Your sweetness and positivism show you had a mission in life. You are meant to be a mentor and inspire those in need of leaders like you

[@FinnTheInfinncible]

That's such a lovely thing to say. Thank you so much!

[@jeremysmith54565]

Definitely I second that! Is one thing I do love about Finn, he's such a really nice person! Personally I'm sort of MtF but.... lol its complicated, always am a bit jealous of people who go down that route of like hormones and surgery, hope you're doing ok Finn? Have to say you don't look at all like you're 50!

[@FinnTheInfinncible]

@@jeremysmith54565 you are so lovely. I'm sorry to hear about your complications 💜. I'm doing ok , And thank you, I don't feel 50 🤣

[@manchitas3531]

@@jeremysmith54565 I am not trans. I am happy with how I am. But I follow Finn precisely because his positivism benefits humans, regardless of gender orientation. Finn is a very spiritual person. And his message of self-acceptance is one that we should all follow, no matter our body qualities. I adore Finn.

[@flowersstorms8863]

Congratulations on 10 years post top surgery, m'love! Your joy is so heartwarming and it's wonderful to see your happiness and the peace you have with your body. Bloody right your life is just as worthwhile with chronic illness as it would be without! Your life is yours and it's beautiful. Sending massive love and hugs as always, dear brother x

[@FinnTheInfinncible]

Thanks so much lovely, yes its seems many struggle to get their head around this concept, life is tough with chronic illness but that doesn't make my life any less worthwhile, or the things I've overcome and accomplished any less joyful!

[@silasboyle6434]

"A chest that brings me joy" Yes! I'll be 7 years with mine in March. And thank you for letting us seeing into the rest of your life. A joyous choice... Heck yeah. We should all get to be who we deserve to be ❤

[@silasboyle6434]

Pip at the end!

[@FinnTheInfinncible]

Bless you my friend. Absolutely yes! Bodies should bring joy, but who knew! Congratulations on 7 years!

[@FinnTheInfinncible]

He's such a funny boy!

[@SkyeID]

I'll be 10 years post op in 2 months. I'm so glad that your chest brings you joy!

[@FinnTheInfinncible]

Happy almost 10 years to you!

[@SkyeID]

@@FinnTheInfinncible I'm going through menopause now, and it's so nice that I don't have to wear a binder!

[@CoMorbiditty]

Happy ten years Finn. Looking sharp!! Im certainly gnashing at the bit for my top surgery. We are about ten years apart in age and I still want to be able to get about topless. Sorry some of the comments have grated your carrot, but yeah, life is not over. Like I always say, you live more than I do. I can only hope to have as much motivation. Hope you both have a glorious christmas. I think ours is going to be a wet one.💙

[@FinnTheInfinncible]

Hey lovely man. I can't wait to be celebrating your top surgery with you! It will happen , the wait is awful I know I'm wishing you the most peaceful of holiday seasons. Much love

[@rainbowtropolis]

Hello again Finn! Happy 10 years post-op! 🥳 It's always lovely surprise gift to see you in my notifications! AW! Chris is so adorable and goofy! 😄🥰 Still looking good there buddy! You've healed nicely inside and out 😊 I had a reduction before I had full top surgery, so my nips don't work, they're just decoration. I do miss the sensation, but they still do just fine! You bring up so many excellent points. 1. You're never too old to transition! I have a friend who just had her lower surgery done, and she's in her early 70's 👍 2. Just because life hits you with other illnesses doesn't mean transition isn't "worth it". If anything, it makes going through the other illnesses easier because at least you feel more like yourself, more resilient than if we didn't transition at all. Pip's paws were moving like he was dreaming he was walking 🐩🐾🐾 Lamby's hiding behind the plant hehe! (Almost like "elf on the shelf", but better!) Yes Finn, you need to learn to love yourself as much as we love you! I think I found your channel when I was starting my transition, and wanted to see if there were people more my age out there, yours was one of the channels I found, and 2 other ones. I tried making my own videos on here, but I don't edit, and I record in the dark. I wasn't in it for money, just to be another older trans person out there with stuff to share.

[@dorianr4770]

same.

[@FinnTheInfinncible]

Hello lovely man! Thank you for your lovey words Nip sensation is good, but hey, its just a bonus really isnt it! Yay for your friend showing that its never too old to be who you were always meant to be!. And I love what you said about the resilience of being yourself, this is so true, because if I wasn't me, if I had ME/CFS and dysphoria, I would not be coping at all, I doubt Id be here. What keeps me going, rooted to this planet, is the sheer gratitude for the life I have , even if its tough at times, at least Im authentically me.. Love you fella! I hope you have a peaceful holiday season

[@ryanchester7357]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Mr Yelland is still operating (unless he has stopped within the last couple of years). I had my top surgery with him on the NHS in July 2021 in Torquay (where he moved to). He took a break from operating when he relocated to Torquay but started operating again in 2021. He did a great job with my chest too, the sheer relief is just too big for words. So glad that I chose him 😁

[@FinnTheInfinncible]

Ah yay for Yelland chests! I heard he moved to Torquay, but then I heard he was retiring, but perhaps I heard wrong, I do hope so!

[@williameveritt5175]

I’ve been following you for a very long time. I’d consider you more than an acquaintance being that we’ve spoken several times, and had wonderful conversations. I received your book with a little book mark from yourself apologizing for being late and it was wonderful. 😊

[@FinnTheInfinncible]

Ah hello my dear friend! I love this so very very much! I hope you are well?

[@ABLovescrafting]

Congrats on 10 years! And Just now I'm considering getting my own top surgery, lol ,Being, gasp, even older than than you are now, disabled, and asexual. Not sure the haters will think I deserve it, but we don't do it for them, do we?

[@TravelingwiththeGramkracker]

I dont regret mine. 5 years now at 67 and also asexual, & disabled

[@Tegdirb64]

It is not about "deserving" it can be life saving literally! Would you say you need to deserve surgery for cancer?! Of course not! Good luck with your journey x

[@FinnTheInfinncible]

Exactly my friend, this is surgery that absolutely changes our lives, lives that we lead, and nobody else has any right to comment or judge. You go for it! Thanks for the congrats!

[@FinnTheInfinncible]

Absolutely wnderful!

[@FinnTheInfinncible]

Exactly this. Unfortunaely, this sytem makes us feel undeserving doesnt it? Like we have to prove our worth somehow, and this surgery still isnt seen as it should be, as the life saving surgery it is

[@mayhmmaydn]

Such a cheeky man!! I remember your first glastonbury shirtless!!! Giggles. I cant believe its been so long!!! Furr furr was such a doll. Yes happy pec day! Smootches n Coodles!!

[@FinnTheInfinncible]

Haha! Thank you so much!

[@rafferty1670]

Congratulations! Always a joy to hear from you.

[@FinnTheInfinncible]

Thank you so much my friend!

[@unboxed1017]

You're a beautiful human being. Started following you when you had just started your transition, my transition still so far away. Gotten older, so did you, I started T 4 years ago and got my top surgery 1 year ago, and I always come back to your channel once in a while and binge on all the videos I've missed, I still enjoy your content so much, after all these years You're so relatable cause I also started my transition pretty late in my life, and I love seeing bits and pieces of your life journey, that you're so kind to share, they give me pause and a chance to also look back at my journey, just not as well documented. I just love the wonderful human being you are and really want to thank you for all the videos and updates you put out, they meant a lot to me and I know they mean alot to other men like us out there!

[@kardwise9714]

Everything you said about how it feels to have the chest you should have…spot on

[@FinnTheInfinncible]

It's heaven isn't it!

[@ibeezlistenin]

Thank you, Finn, for sharing your progress; congratulations🎉on 10 years with your rightful chest! I really needed to see your joy and the handsomeness of your progress. I’m about to turn 57, and I’m 6 weeks post-op. It’s refreshingly uplifting seeing a gentleman, with a similar build to mine, being so body positive. Cheers!

[@FinnTheInfinncible]

Ah l LOVE this!! Congratulations my friend! You have so much freedom and body joy to come! I hope you are being gentle with yourself and healing nicely 💜🌈

[@nickjones8596]

Well I stumbled across your videos , actually the much older videos when you had just started T. And I found them to be very informative. So I decided to never stop watching your videos. ❤ thanks Finn. I hope you know that seeing these help a lot of people.

[@sir.maccc-]

ive watched you for a long time, i got off of social media for a while but i just had phallo, i hope i recover as well as you did. thank you for all the videos and info. youve helped me be able to come to terms with my necessity of this surgery!

[@FinnTheInfinncible]

What a lovely comment, thanks my friend! Congrats on your phallo surgery, how are you doing? Did you know that I also wrote a book? Might be good reading whilst you are resting 🥲finlaygames.com/my-books/

[@KingKwama]

Happy 10 years!

[@FinnTheInfinncible]

Thank you so much!

[@sheppeyescapee]

Congratulations on the 10 years Finn! It feels amazing doesn't it. I'll be coming up to 10 years for my last top surgery, I'd had 3 top surgeries with Mr Bristol in Cheltenham before getting results I was really happy with when I went with Mr Yelland in Brighton. I had to look up my blog post from the surgery to find out the dates because my concept of time/memory is awful. I'll also be 20 years transitioning at the end of 2024 :)

[@FinnTheInfinncible]

Wow that's amazing!!! Congratulations! Yes it really does feel amazing, and Mr Yelland is incredible!

[@amyayars-evans4666]

Finn!!! You gorgeous man. I love how hou represent the human experience in such depth!! I am so thankful you share yourself with the world. I suppose cis gender (or trans) that didn't live in complete non congruence of body and brain can't understand being at home in your body, and it matching what you feel in your insides, your brain to some, but to me it's just my insides, feeling like relief over and over. Breats felt like disgusting betrayal to me. The idea of pressing them against people in hugs, even the Innocent hugs from a child, felt repulsive to me. I totally relate to what you are saying. Not having top surgery until 50 and me being 7 yrs out from it....I am still as giddy as you are. I love my best. I despised my boobs.

[@amyayars-evans4666]

Good grief. So many typos. I am so sorry.

[@FinnTheInfinncible]

Hello you gorgeous being! Absolutely yes, I think only we can fully understand the pure joy of a body that is truly congruent with who we are. It's only when you've experienced the opposite that you can ever experience the relief and gratitude that we have I think. I doubt this giddy feeling will ever leave, and I'm glad about that! To not feel that sickness and wrongness at a simple hug is such a relief! I love hugging!!! I'd love to get to hug you one day! Have a fabulous holiday season my dearest friend 💕

[@amyayars-evans4666]

@@FinnTheInfinncible Oh it would make my year to hug your sweet soul self!!! You, Fur Fur and baby Pip have a lovely holiday season too Finn.

[@naturaljumper11]

Hi Finn, I found you because I was searching for an older Transgender man who transitioned ten Years or more ago… like me:) it is rare on KZbin. Best regards from Switzerland ❤

[@FinnTheInfinncible]

Hello hello! Yes, we older trans folks are often harder to find but we are here! Welcome to the FinnFam!

[@hunterking4045]

I have herniated discs in my back and FM, so I use an electric cart for shopping. I'm 64 4 years on T and 2 years post op double mastectomy. Those people are ignorant and rude if they think a person is a waist being in a wheelchair. It's ridiculous thinking.

[@jelliemish]

CONGRATS!!

[@FinnTheInfinncible]

Thank you so much!

[@hebneh]

This story reminded me of something that three female friends went through - they all had overly large breasts that were physically uncomfortable to live with. All three finally had breast reduction surgeries and they felt tremendously better afterwards. All three said they wished they hadn’t waited so long to do it because of how freeing and relieving it was to no longer have that literal burden. One said she felt like a teenager again. Not exactly the same as a trans operation but not totally different either.

[@carinagomezfernandez7473]

Your scars are beautifull healed and you look great overall. Thank you for your videos and education about transmen, a subject still not very known in society. I am a transman myself and somehow most people assume that being a transman is an over the top butch lesbian or something like that. It is so hard to educate people and I don't have the patience for that anymore. But you can explain it very well in your videos. So again thank you for that and my best wishes from the Netherlands.

[@leannadavies7440]

No its no a waste im a wheelchair to ♥️ 😊 you are still a success fin you rock

[@FinnTheInfinncible]

Absobloominglutely! Thanks lovely!🌈❤️

[@bean_spr00t]

Love to see the aging disabled trans joy 😭💕💕💕 this video is so important

[@FinnTheInfinncible]

Thank you so much my friend. Your kind appreciation makes me very happy!

[@praalgraf]

your bravery at partial nudity in just above freezing temperatures is much appreciated!

[@FinnTheInfinncible]

Haha! Thank you so much!

[@blackhatter1980]

hi finn just popped in to wish you a happy Christmas hope you and Chris have a great new year

[@FinnTheInfinncible]

And to you my dear friend

[@emilys1255]

I understand your transition (despite my question in the other video) because I've had similar feelings of gender dysphoria, about my chest too, although I decided not to medically transition. No offense but you got a dad bod, which I like. 😆

[@FinnTheInfinncible]

I'm proud to rock the dad bod, thank you for the kind appreciation!

[@natashamason3328]

Ah, so that explains to comment about nakedness and the temperature outside the other day 😂 Brilliant xx

[@FinnTheInfinncible]

Hah yes! Though it's taken me an entire week to get that bit done

[@natashamason3328]

@@FinnTheInfinncible it was amazing 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻xxx

[@FinnTheInfinncible]

@@natashamason3328 thank you. 🤣

[@stefaniedecoster2772]

Oh Finn I remember watching the video where the doctor was about to take the stitches out of your nips, looked at you and said: "Don't worry, this won't hurt me a bit" and you went Oh okay, did a bit of a double take and started laughing LOL

[@FinnTheInfinncible]

Seems like only yesterday!

[@css1846]

That video is gold. It's ground breaking for its time, inspiring to so many, and demonstrates both a (very special!) patient's gender euphoria, and the best of health care in the person of (the also very special) Andrew Yelland. Happy 10th Anniversary, Finn!

[@FinnTheInfinncible]

@@css1846 ah how lovely that you see it as those things! I I do too! I'm so pleased to have Mr Yelland forever on film and to own one of his fabulous chests!

[@HeatherBelling]

Finn you are hilarious I wish we could be cfs/me hangout & do nothing together friends but I think ur in England! anyway I loved it when u started taking ur shirt off, u cracked me up :) just had to leave a comment to tell u that!

[@FinnTheInfinncible]

Haha thank you! Yes I am in England, I'm very glad to have given you a giggle. Laughter is everything isn't it! Thanks so much for watching, and for your lovely comment! Much love

[@Lewis-m22]

I found you back in 2017/18 when I first realised I was trans

[@FinnTheInfinncible]

Ah how wonderful! I hope you are doing well?!

[@fallenangel0400]

I got clickbait by the shirtless picture 😂

[@FinnTheInfinncible]

Haha! Glad the dadbod drew you in

[@dorianr4770]

I wish people didn't connect you being transgender and medically transitioning with chronic illness because it's just not as cut and dry and that's not a helpful or kind assumption to make. and yeah, like you said, plenty of people who have chronic illness just exist. so the other thing is the inherent ableism of those comments that are saying that being differently abled is a bad thing... so, on the upside, more awareness for the work we have to continue to try to be less ableist as people and a society and stuff. but also, yeah. I'm 40 and I haven't had top surgery yet. and I'm still longing for it. and I hope to make that a reality. and I exist. and yeah, lots of people didn't have opportunities and/or money to do so earlier in life, especially back in the 2000s and 90s and 80s.. etc. when it was much harder to come by awareness or find community, just out here trying to figure out stuff alone with little resources... ..and then it really seemed like it was getting a lot better in the late 2010s... but yeah, now, with all the everything... anyway, I waffle a lot too... sending good vibes your way. point is, don't listen to the negative comments. just the ones that shower you with support and kindness. :)

[@SunnySunburstx]

Congrats on 10 years!! ❤ I'm in my early 20's, waiting for top surgery and it brings me so much joy to see where I could be when I'm older. I may not be currently physically disabled but I guess in some way I can sort of relate with my mental health issues. I've had this internalized irrational thought eat at me sometimes that because I struggle so much with doing basic things my transition has been worthless, even though rationally I know it's very much not the case. I may still struggle lots mentally but I get to be myself and I wouldn't change that for the world. :) This is a very important and meaningful conversation to have, thank you for sharing ❤

[@stefaniedecoster2772]

Is it a new thing that Lamby likes to spy on Pip when he's sleeping?

[@FinnTheInfinncible]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@marcwaters2600]

how many genders are there ?

[@FinnTheInfinncible]

Many