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aumentou.livejournal.com

This is a note for any women going through Sheffield GIC who have recently been or are soon to be referred for SRS. The procedure for expressing a preference as to which surgeon you get has not been effective. Letters have been sent to specific surgeons but haven't mentioned the preference within the letter, so patients have been put in the mutual queue for both surgeons.

This means that you will need to take further action to get your preference enacted. At this time I don't know what further action you will need to take. A friend is going through this, found out today, and obviously the situation is not resolved yet.

Good luck, and please share to other relevant locations.

jovial-julia.livejournal.com

I am off to have surgery in a few days and I was just wondering if I could ask some people on here about their experiences. Mostly I am just wondering how you felt when you return home? It will be about 10 days after surgery when I return home and I was wanting to know what I can expect in terms of energy levels and ability to do daily things like walking and driving to a store if needed.

Also how long did it take until you could do these normal day-to-day things?

teeganjane.livejournal.com

Here's a question for all you MTF's out there in the community.

What is more important to you, sexual reassignment or facial feminization?

Many of us can only afford one or the other in a reasonably short time frame (or hell, sometimes neither...this stuff is expensive). Some people find complete self-acceptance in the fact that their body from the neck down matches up with their mental gender, irregardless of how others perceive us. "Self-acceptance" is obviously the most important thing and the term most touted left and right amongst transgender communities. Others see facial feminization surgeries as a must; they accept that they do desire to be as stealthy as possible within the target gender they aim to transition to, and see facial feminization as a priority. Is one side of this coin necessarily better than the other?

Obviously what people choose to do is highly dependent on many factors. Sometimes, hormones are all that is needed for some people to pass, and they decide that SRS will be the primary target of their investments. Some people decide that passing is the priority and that SRS can wait until FFS is completed. Some people are just happy not necessarily "passing" and completely content that they pass their own internal gender test. They feel female, and sometimes that's enough. It's amazing how different and unique we all are, and yet we share common goals.

I fall into the middle category, with caveats. I want to pass before anything else. SRS is not a priority for me. It's not that I'm happy with what I have; it's more of a profound indifference. I don't think about it. Being post-op would be ideal, obviously. I'd feel complete. But I would feel worse in general knowing that people don't see me as the gender that I am. Again, I know...self-acceptance. Still, it's important for me to be accepted as female by those around me, and I don't think that's a bad thing. I've only been on hormones for a month and a half (and I'm not going full-time until the end of the year probably), so I'm willing to wait to see if hormones do the trick alone (I'm still young too; I keep forgetting that). Otherwise, I'm saving for FFS now, just in case.

So, what are your views on this?

With lots of love,
Teegan Jane

Current Mood: contemplative
Current Music: Skyclad - "Anotherdrinkingsong"

elegancewaves.livejournal.com

How long did you take to recover before you went back to work? I'm just curious because mine is coming up sometime after this summer, right about when I graduate from Tourism school, and I don't really want to go pursue my new career until after the surgery because I don't want to be all "I'm going to have to take a lot of time off to recover pretty soon" right after I get hired haha.

elegancewaves.livejournal.com

I just had a question for the trans-women out here who've had SRS.
A cis-woman's vagina naturally lubricates, but I'm curious if the vagina in a post-op trans person is able to as well, or do you usually have to lubricate yourself before having sex with your partner? My friend and I are both aiming for SRS and we were kind of having a debate as to whether this is possible or not.

scaryqueen.livejournal.com

So I'm scheduled for my op this September in Montreal and could not be happier. However, as each day passes I'm constantly inundated with different questions and what ifs, both from myself and from those around me.

SO I figured it best to pose some of these questions to those in the group in the know to alleviate some fears and tensions:)

My main concern is the travel issue. I have a loose understanding of the process of the operation and the first few days post op but I'm somewhat hazy on certain aspects. Will I be able to use the bathroom myself? I know the first few days are tricky but given the time that I'll be flying home(which will be 10 days post op) will I be able to use the toilet myself? What special arrangements should I make with the airline prior to actually departing on said flight? The folk in Montreal have been very accommodating with my influx of queries but some of their answers are unclear.

I understand that many of my concerns can and will be brought up in my meeting with my surgeon. But to save from going completely crazy I figured I'd ask.

I know this is all very rambly but any help would be so greatly appreciated. Thanks:)

x-posted.

elodiesdream.livejournal.com

Hello all,

Before really making the effort to look into the matter, I pretty much assumed that the NHS was no good at dealing with trans people and that private was the only way to go. When I realised that I'd just taken on board the negative views of some, I thought I would look into it.

I am much more confident with the process that leads up to hormone replacement therapy (and very happy they lowered the age of people they see to 17!) but there is one area that causes concern my mind. Surgery.

I have had the chance to speak to two friends about surgery through the NHS and they do speak highly of their experience. However, I'd like to ask others out there so I can gain more of an understanding on the issue. It's confusing for me as some describe it as excellent whilst others think of it as a 'butcher shop'. I do intend on going for srs in the future and ideally I'd like to be able to stay in the UK. Also, considering London is only a 45 minute train journey away it makes me feel more reassured than having to head half way around the world.

Thanks for reading and apologies if this isn't relevant to you/you're outside of the UK.

mxsquiggle.livejournal.com

Hi,
my (nick)name is squiggle. Some of you on here may already know me from TransLondon meetings. Some of you might know me very well, and might therefore know that I am neutrois and (grey) asexual, and that I come from the UK, and live in London. (If you don't know what grey A is look it up on the asexuality visibility and education network faq). Rather than transitioning directly from male to neutrois like my friend

andrajames was able to, at the time I transitioned (1997) the best I could do in my circumstances was to transition from male to female and hope for the best. Obtaining appropriate treatment as a neutrois patient, was at that time impossible, both in the NHS and private sectors. If I had been out as neutrois at the time I would not have been able to obtain either HRT, penectomy, orchidectomy, and clitoroplasty in a clinical setting. Moreover I would have been forced to live in such a way where I would have continued to have been poisoned by the testosterone my body was producing. So I transitioned in the private sector.

Thinking in good faith that it would provide a solution I ended up having conventional SRS including a vaginoplasty, that I have not used. This surgery was performed ten years ago. The penectomy, cliteroplasty, and orchidectomy aspects of my surgery were all successful, and I continue to be happy with these aspects of the surgery. However the vaginoplasty aspect of the surgery was/is another story. I thoroughly regret that aspect of my surgery. Not only that, it was also a failure. I had my surgery in spring 1999. In the autumn of that year I experienced a neovaginal prolapse. The skin lining the posterior wall of my neovagina prolapsed, along with about 1/2 of the skin that lined the anterior wall, resulting in a section of the lining of the neovagina protruding from the entrance.

( the gory details... )

The worst aspect of this I ever expereinced was when my surgeon told me, in November 1999, at the appointment where he acknowledged I had a physical problem. Having pushed the protruding skin back inside me using a speculum he told me that in the interim the situation (ie the protruding skin of the prolapse) could be remedied by regular heterosexual vaginal sex. In other words 'get fucked', although he did not use those words... -I would really like to know if anybody on this forum has suffered a prolapse like I suffered and has managed to repair it in this way??? -Or was my surgeon just talking a load of crap?
Heterosexual intercourse was inappropriate for me because I am asexual and do not identify with having a vagina and so not an option.

Given the situation I currently find myself in I feel that as a neutrois person the best course of action would be for me to have my neovagina removed and in its place to simply have smooth skin, like my friend Andra who is physically neutrois, -and has acheived the kind of surgical solution I wished I could have had. Basically I want to keep my clit, take low dosage oestrogen, have no facial or body hair, get rid of my breasts and get rid of my neovagina.

radargrrl.livejournal.com

For some reason, my dermatologist has chosen to put me back on anti-androgens, three and a half years to the day after I had my SRS, which is something that should have effectively negated any production of Demon T within my body, the production centres being sent for destruction on that day.

I understand the effects of Demon T on hair growth and and all, but this guy seems to have questions about why my face is so 'hirsute', as he puts it, after those three and a half years. Does he not understand that, once the Demon T has had its effects on the human body, certain things cannot and will not disappear without certain interventions, of which electrolysis is one? I've been doing electro for a year now, and had a fair number of laser sessions before that, and there's no doubt it's doing the job. My cheeks are pretty much free of the terminal hairs that it's supposed to get rid of. Ditto my upper lip. I really do not see any point in taking this stuff.

I'm quite happy to take the scrip he wrote me for Androcur and get it filled at the pharmacy on base (for free), then just not take it. I know a number of people who would gladly take it off my hands, since the stuff is expensive...my partner for one.

So, is it just me or do I have an asshat for a dermo? Should I be taking this stuff even though electro's doing it's thing nicely?

Current Mood: curious

auslanderin01.livejournal.com

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mon462.livejournal.com

I had vaginoplasty 2.5 weeks ago. Over the last week or so I've been lactating. It's not a huge amount - just a few drips here and there. But it's enough that I notice it. I was off of estradiol for 4 weeks total and just restarted it this past week. But I noticed the lactation before I started E again.

Has anyone else had this? How common is it?

aubreycolors.livejournal.com

Now that I have had an orchiectomy, I have two different courses my HRT could go.

Estradiol and Medroxyprogesterone dosages will stay the same.
I am specifically referring to Spironolactone -- that wonderful diuretic anti-androgen.

I recognize that with removal of the testicles, I've eliminated the Major source of male sexual hormones. But I know that there is still a small amount of testosterone that is produced by other organs within the body.

My doctor for HRT is Dr. Horowitz at Cedar-Sinai in Los Angeles. I pay out of pocket for him (outside of my medical coverage). He is specialized in trans* patients and is extremely well known for this. I still have to talk to him about his distinct recommendations on medication changes, but from previous discussions with him... I am under the impression that Spironolactone is no longer needed AT ALL because the amount of Estradiol in the body will suppress any testosterone production so that it's insignificant in my overall schema.

But I also hear from other sources that a small amount of Spironolactone is still necessary to block out that itty bitty little bit still being produced. In fact, the endocrinologist under my current medical plan that I saw briefly before surgery recommends this.

The major reason I got the surgery was specifically to be able to cut down or completely eliminate Spironolactone. My stamina was so low that I'd get winded going up one flight of stairs. It was uncomfortable basically being dehydrated for the last two+ years.

Dr. Horowitz has explained that even though I have been taking an anti-androgen, the pituitary gland up in the brain still knew that my testicles existed. But once those are removed, and after it gets over it's initial shock, it will start to look for ovaries... and will find those in the shots I am giving myself. This aligns with cases I've heard of some transwomen having growth spurts after surgery. This is the secondary (and more of a "fingers-crossed") reason I got the procedure done.

Technically, my body is still going through puberty. I am afraid of impeding on that puberty by not suppressing additional testosterone production... but still wondering if it's necessary to do. I am almost two and a half years since starting HRT... and my breast development hasn't been exactly spectacular. We'll see how it all goes, but I have a few questions on my mind for those reading this that have personal Orchiectomy experience or have studied it.

1) How old are you?
2) How long have you been on HRT? ..and do you self-administer or do you see a professional for it?
2) After surgery... did you eliminate completely or simply cut down your intake of anti-androgens?
3) After surgery... Did you notice any secondary sex characteristics (breast development, etc.) start to develop more or was progress exactly the same as before?

...and for those that had been on a high dosage of Spironolactone... and completely cut it out after surgery...
4) How long until you started to feel new energy and new stamina and new life (due to cutting Sprio?)

Gosh... I know there are other things I want to ask, but really can't think of any more at the moment.

I know that if I was completely past any sort of physical development stage... I wouldn't care about that little bit of testosterone still being produced. But right now, I do want to hopefully see more physical changes in myself. Thank you for helping me out with your answers!!

auntysarah.livejournal.com

This may seem like a slightly odd question, but I'm considering seeking an endo out to ask about the possibility of supplementing my testosterone level. I'm a year post-op, and although everything is sensate and works downstairs, I basically have no significant libido. This doesn't bother me overly - it's actually quite peaceful, but I think my wife would like me to show a bit more interest at times, and I do feel I'm missing out a bit.

So, my question to other post-ops: is anyone on testosterone supplements for this (or any other) reason? How do you find them? If they're just to take one up into the normal female range, do they cause problems with facial and body hair regrowth? Any other issues I should be aware of?

Thanks in advance...

Crossposted to

mtf

errant-girl.livejournal.com

I have a friend who sent me a link to these people... "Hygeia Beauty".
She's thinking of going to them and I know it's all because of the price tag $$$.

Now I've never heard of this place or any of the surgeons who suposedly work there. I did a search through the community and came up with a "big fat goose egg" on this place and the listed surgeons.

Has anyone heard of them, had experience with them, or have anything to say about this place, or the surgeons associated with it?

I just don't want to see her get ripped off, or worse, injured or killed by some hack surgeons.

Current Mood: nervous

tara1985.livejournal.com

thought id copy this post from my profile and see what peoples thoughts were...

Transexual pregnancies.....!

Hmmm who else has heard about Dr Brassard's ideas for Transexual pregnancy viability and that it is medically pysically possible doesnt sound too complicated the procedure he suggested and simply an ethical question..... havent heard about this before until now! God i hate damn ethics always seems to be against positive things! any thoughts people???

aki-no-kaze.livejournal.com

According to the HRC, IBM has surgery coverage in the states... anyone know if that coverage extends to Canadian provences where it is not covered? If anyone knows, great, or if you know who to ask I can send them an email

I "may" have an interview coming up and I would like to know going in (if they dont then I wont bother leaving my current job, if they do then my current employer can go to somewhere very hot)

(x-posted to anywhere I think may have an answer)

EDIT: never mind, got my answer elsewhere... they do not have any additional coverage to what the provence offers

boy-pastiche.livejournal.com

There's a discussion going on here in transgender that brought up a question for me.

do post-op mtFs have a cervix or equivalent that they need to care for?

Sorry if this is a stupid question,

Ina

Current Mood: embarrassed

mistress-steph.livejournal.com

Hi there. I don't post here much, but I'm always reading and keeping up with you all...

It recently - and finally - become a reality that I may be booking my SRS very soon. Based in technique used, and cost, my instincts are to go to Dr Chettawut in Thailand.

I've already emailed him for some info, but he has replied with a virtual copy/paste of the infor already on his website, which wasn't really what I was asking for...

Anyway, what I would like is as many people as possible, who read these community posts, to leave me comments about your own experiences of Dr Chettawut. I'd like to hear everythng. If you've had SRS, what were the results like, how satisfied were/are you with the results, sensation, ability to orgasm, realistic look, healing time... everything.

I want to know how many of you would actually recommend Dr Chettawut to me, and why. I've had enough people already telling me that Dr Suporn is better, but if I save up to go to him, I'll never get my SRS. Besides, Dr Chettawut uses exactly the same technique, anyway. The rest of the package that Suporn offers I don't actually need. What I need is my vagina.

So yes, anything and everything (including what your actual experience in Thailand with him and his staff was like) that you can tell me would be greatly appreciated.

My eternal love to you all.

Steph
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spikethegoddess.livejournal.com

This is Spyk's mate. I was wondering about the Suporn clinic, which, can be viewed at http://supornclinic.com/ . I was wondering if anyone had been there personally, or known someone that has been there, and gone through SRS, FFS, or both. I'm searching up on it, because, by the site, it looks like it is extremely good, though, I want to know from an outside point of view. Please help and let me know. ^^

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