March 2020 Surgery Thread

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u/HiddenStill
Thu Oct 3 03:41:01 2019 UTC
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(19 comments)

For those having surgery this month.

The previous month here . Next month here .

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u/EmbarrassedLandscape
Wed Feb 26 15:00:14 2020 UTC
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(0 children)

Vaginoplasty with Dr. Angela Rodriguez on the 19th!

Edit: Nevermind. It was cancelled due to Coronavirus. šŸ˜ž

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u/Maybebaby57
Mon Mar 2 22:18:08 2020 UTC
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(4 children)

SRS revision using peritoneal graft on March 27 with Drs. Bluebond-Langner and Zhao.

Edit: I remember how excited I was to have SRS. The day couldn't come fast enough. Now it's like, "Awww, fuck, here we go again. Another surgery."

Congrats to all you girls-in-waiting. May all your dreams come true.

Fri Mar 13 18:58:29 2020 UTC
(3 children)

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Wed Mar 25 13:06:05 2020 UTC
(2 children)

It's done laparoscopically using a robot, so there will be no new major incisions. OTOH, they will keep me in the hospital five days, which is longer than the three days I spent in the hospital for my original SRS.

Wed Mar 25 13:24:33 2020 UTC
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Wed Mar 25 14:35:57 2020 UTC
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That's the big question. Why so long in the hospital? Why no clearance for travel until three weeks post-op? That's twice as long as my orginal SRS with McGinn. My guess is that the peritoneal tissue is less tough than skin, and maybe dehiscence is a concern where they stitch the two together.

My only consolation is from emails sent by the clinical coordinator describing the post-op dilation schedule. I asked him if I should bring my own dilators, and he said no, they would give me a new set - and it's the (soulsource) blue, green, and orange ones. I have never used the orange one. It's too big. I said something like "I can't imagine getting that inside me, it's really going to hurt". He replied "Dilation should never be painful." I am thinking, "Really? What planet is this guy from?"

So maybe this is going to be an easier recovery? Going back to multiple dilations a day will suck (I do once a week now) but it's only 15 minutes a session (McGinn specified 30 min). I dunno. My surgery is now June 4th. Stay tuned for updates.

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u/vegansunshine1
Mon Mar 2 13:35:06 2020 UTC
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I’m having top surgery (FTM) March 12 with Dr. Lincenberg in Atlanta, GA (USA). Going to be having the ā€œcomma methodā€ as he calls it. I’m a non-binary person who is thin with a small chest (ā€œA-cupā€) but my areolas are too low to be average position for a male. He said this method should be great for me. Love his whole team. Everyone is very nice.

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Mon Feb 3 15:18:16 2020 UTC
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Tue Mar 3 12:24:41 2020 UTC
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u/aniyahhlovesjoness
Sun Mar 8 19:59:39 2020 UTC
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Srs with Dr. Bella Avanassian on March 19th

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u/[deleted]
Fri Mar 13 09:21:54 2020 UTC
(2 children)

vaginoplasty with bowers on the 12th! (which was yesterday!!!)

Tue Mar 17 20:42:18 2020 UTC
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Tue Mar 17 21:18:05 2020 UTC
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thank you! things have gone smoothly so far <3

and that’s exciting! sending good vibes and keeping my fingers crossed that everything works out!

she was very calm about it all and at the time of my pre-op (3/9) it was very much a business as usual/wait and see approach. i know she was supposed to do some traveling to NY to teach this week and as of last weekend she cancelled. i’m going to see her this thursday at my post op and am actually planning to ask her if she’s continuing surgeries for now (more out of curiosity than anything else)

and the hospital was great. it was in a semi lockdown— visitors could only get in through one entrance where security screened everybody trying to get in. dr bowers patients were in a wing of the hospital that seemed pretty quiet (at least for my time there it seemed that way)

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u/a_chrysalid
Fri Oct 4 03:59:14 2019 UTC
(0 children)

I’ll be in Chon Buri on the 20th! Only like what 168 sleeps? Dr Bank and I can’t wait

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u/cochon_de_lait
Fri Oct 4 22:21:59 2019 UTC
(0 children)

I'll be having ffs with Mardirossian on March 3. Scared but excited!

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u/aspiringsensei
Tue Dec 24 03:39:16 2019 UTC
(0 children)

FFS with Ting at the end of the month!

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u/anonymoustransgirl18
Fri Jan 31 23:38:07 2020 UTC
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I’ll be having surgery with dr.freet in early March! I can’t wait to have srs

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u/[deleted]
Wed Feb 12 14:53:43 2020 UTC
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orciectomy with dr. cohen in the first week of march! can’t wait!!!!

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u/Flappenstein
Wed Mar 4 10:19:41 2020 UTC
(0 children)

FFS with Dr. Bart van de Ven on the 10th! My first surgery ever 😬

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u/psyched_engi_girl
Fri Mar 13 01:04:14 2020 UTC
(0 children)

A little late but vaginoplasty with Brassard on the 9th. Recovery center is nice :)

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u/HedgehogCity
Fri Mar 27 12:19:38 2020 UTC
(0 children)

Should be having FFS today :(

Thanks Corona.

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u/TallPenny
Mon Mar 9 16:53:19 2020 UTC
(1 child)

GRS with Preecha (PAI) in Thailand on March 20, my birthday. Thinking of also getting tracheal shave. Still unsure about that, any good threads on this?

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OP
Mon Mar 9 17:06:48 2020 UTC
(0 children)

I assume you’ve checked the wiki?

You know if you had surgery the day before you’d need your parents permission? You’re a minor in Thailand until 20.