Update 04/03/2020: Today I received the call . . . GRS scheduled May 6, 2021
Interested in following my journey? Here is a link to my experiences leading up to this point. This all began for me on 7/15/2019.
Interested in what happens next? Here is a link describing experiences with genital electrolysis. Thank you for following my story❣️🤗s
ouch one more year, fuck cov 19. Was the process to get a date long?
Agreed it is a distant appointment, however, I was assured that once I complete the genital electrolysis I can ask placement on the surgery cancellation list for an earlier surgery opportunity.
I have come to understand that when you want to roll with the best in the world, you have to be willing to wait. To answer your question, here is a link detailing some of the process getting to this point:
Can you describe what she wants for electrolysis? She is who I would like to go with as well, and preparing for the pain I’ll endure is all I can do at the moment. 🤦🏻♀️
If you use a numbing cream you won’t even feel it. But the shaft, one since around the base and all of your scrotum pretty much.
I’ve read other posts on this sub about how painful these treatments can be. As a result, I’ve arranged appointments at the Papillon Center for genital electrolysis with anesthetic administered by Dr. McGinn. I hope the extra cost will provide a lesser margin of “discomfort!” I plan to post about the experience.
That’s totally an option too! For me, I was not about traveling that far and dishing out that much money at once. Numbing cream worked for me. I was able to fall asleep.
I chose the Papillon Center for several reasons.
If you would share, and realizing we are all different, how many/how long sessions did you undergo?
I did roughly every 2 weeks for 6 months. Give or take.
Thank you.
Mhmm!
If I may, I refer you to the This link, which will take you to my post detailing my Consult on Tuesday, this week. The portion covering my meeting with Dr. Jun provides the details you are asking about.
Thank you, this is much appreciated. 😊
You are welcome❣️
Sorry for the delayed response. Dr. Jun told me all the penile and around the base have to be removed, including the scrotum and the entire perineum. I had electrolysis appointments scheduled with the Papillon Center for April and May which were canceled (understandably) because they closed. I’m hoping my June appointment is still a go.
Covid-19 has nothing to do with the over a year wait. My surgery date was a year and a half after my consult (Consult March 2019, Stage 1 September 2020). I'm jealous that OP's was only just over a year.
Wait, really? I had my consult March of last year and a surgery date of early Fall this year - so basically 18 months in total. From the look of things, you just had your consult, so that would be 13 months total. My understanding was that her wait list was increasing, not decreasing - and that was *before* coronavirus threw a curveball to scheduling.
To quote from the movie A Few Good Men, “These are the facts of the case, and they are undisputed.” Please understand, the last thing I want is to come across as arrogant. I put myself out here like many others on this sub with the intent to help our community by sharing lessons learned on my journey to living my Truth.
I am aware my circumstances may not be the norm, or maybe the stars just suddenly aligned in my favor. In my opinion, this all started rolling for me almost immediately upon submitting my surgery package to NYU-Langone. While I waited for many months to qualify time wise to obtain the final letter I needed, I worked very hard and ensured every single box in those 25-some pages received a ✔️mark. I submitted a complete, well organized package. I was determined that by the time of the original consult date (February 2021) I would give no reason for Dr. RBb-L to not take me on as a patient.
As it turned out, with the exception of having the genital electrolysis (related to difficulty getting insurance to approve the treatments, which were clearly covered in their 2020 benefits brochure, a whole other story) I strived to be a solid candidate and Dr. RBb-L rewarded my efforts when she told me she approved me as a patient on Tuesday, this week.
I am humbly grateful things turned out the way they have. I intend to share my experiences in the hope it helps others by providing encouragement that you CAN do this, and avoid my missteps along the way to living their truth. I wish for you all that Life treats you kind . . .
Oh I'm not accusing you of anything. It's just really surprising. I walked into my consult basically all ready to go (all 3 letters in hand, just doing maintenance on electrolysis, etc.), got the actual surgery date a week after the consult, and have been waiting on the surgery cancellation list since then (to no avail, unfortunately). And since she seems to only be getting more popular, I would have assumed the wait list would be *at least* as long now, and likely even longer with coronavirus.
But I've gotten so many different answers about scheduling when I've tried calling about surgery dates opening up, so who knows? Maybe you got lucky ¯_(ツ)_/¯
I didn’t think you were accusing and I’m sorry if I gave you that impression. It’s all good. I appreciate the opportunity to provide more clarity about how this came about for me. I wish you Peace and Love❣️ P.S. I like the little graphic.
Consider yourself lucky. I have a March 2021 date that I received last Fall.
Thank you❣️I humbly consider myself fortunate for the way this is turning out.
When did you have a consultation? I was told November of next year just to meet with her, and I don't know how long after that the actual surgery would be.
My consult appointment happened this past Tuesday.
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