SRS in Europe

[aibeecee]

In hospital I shared a room with two girls. One of them just turned 19 years old four days after her SRS. Although she did had only minor complications (urinary tract infection, hard stool, physical weakness) she was freaking out, crying and became hysteric about almost everything that did not happen properly right away. I guess she thought everything would go by quite easy with no pain or trouble at all.

It is a good thing that people can start with hormones and other important things in their childhood nowadays. But SRS is different. And I think especially at young age many TG girls are not fully aware of the consequences, probably because many still lack mental maturity.

[Apples Mk.II]

Looking down there just after surgery must be terrifying if you are not expecting the post-op look...


I have given a lot of thought about if I had to forcefully give away a non vital part of my body... Losing a leg? I can bear it. An eye? I would not even use a crystal replacement. Losing a hand? depression and probably thinking about suicide. SRS and saying goodbye to the penis? I don't really use it...

Obviously I need to be 100% sure of wanting it and that won't happen until after a lot of therapy, HRT and mental transition, but... I just don't mind. I was afraid of surgery, but... Hey, it's only once in your life.


The only issue is that every time I look to the mirror or hear my voice, all the dreams seem to shatter and bring me back to "reality". Not having a single physical female trait to start with (save for my waist and small torso) is discouraging.

[crowcrowcrow]

I am so happy for you girls, congratulations!!!

On topic: I didn't say that every european surgeon is not worth your attention, of course they are, you are lucky enough to live in a country where you are provided with free SRS. My research involved getting SRS when your country doesn't give it to you. And as one of you said, the cost of this surgery if you are not a citizen is 13-15k euros, which is extremely expensive, and Thailand is cheaper.

Apples Mk.II - nobody is perfect, our body doesn't define us in any way, shape or form. Not every female has a beautiful waist (actually most of them do not have it), and not every female has a small torso, there is plenty of varieties of how females can look like, and to accept yourself is the most important thing. Someone told me one thing that fundamentally changed my point of view, "only transsexual women have problems with masculine features, cis girls do not". (I do not refer to penis, beard or some extremes, I refer to the stereotypical transgender females' issues like lack of hips, small boobies, big torso and other bull**** :p)

[Apples Mk.II]

Apples Mk.II - nobody is perfect, our body doesn't define us in any way, shape or form. Not every female has a beautiful waist (actually most of them do not have it), and not every female has a small torso, there is plenty of varieties of how females can look like, and to accept yourself is the most important thing. Someone told me one thing that fundamentally changed my point of view, "only transsexual women have problems with masculine features, cis girls do not". (I do not refer to penis, beard or some extremes, I refer to the stereotypical transgender females' issues like lack of hips, small boobies, big torso and other bull**** :p)

Well, I just luck at one of my female co-workers and... more inclined forehead than me, same brow bossing, receeded hairline... But a perfect nose, jaw and C (possibly D) perfect natural boobies. The envyyyyyyy. If at least I can keep the hair in place...

[GendrKweer]

"Losing a leg? I can bear it. An eye? I would not even use a crystal replacement. Losing a hand? depression and probably thinking about suicide. SRS and saying goodbye to the penis? I don't really use it..."

I agree, but do you ever think of the penis this way: With SRS, you aren't losing it. That part of your body is just being reshaped/reconfigured to be as it should have always been. Except for the nuts, most everything is still there....

[Apples Mk.II]

I developed the amputation / mutilation though on the first stages, when I first started to accept that my fear was not of losing it or the operation, but of being willing to undergo that surgery in a future. Except for peeing standing, I don't think I will be losing a lot. The post-op complications, surgery disasters, etc... Are a different story.

But yes, the nuts are the most hated thing thing. I Won't miss them.

[aibeecee]

I developed the amputation / mutilation though on the first stages, when I first started to accept that my fear was not of losing it or the operation, but of being willing to undergo that surgery in a future. Except for peeing standing, I don't think I will be losing a lot. The post-op complications, surgery disasters, etc... Are a different story.

But yes, the nuts are the most hated thing thing. I Won't miss them.

Minor complications (such as wound healing disorders, difficulty urinating, urinary tract infection, pain/discomfort, unsightly swelling and bruising) are most likely to occur after the OP. I had a slight bleeding somewhere in the region of the urethral opening which stopped two days ago (I'm +16 days post-op now). Also, I was discharged from hospital with a suprapubic catheter because I couldn't urinate via naturalis. By now it got almost normal again. Takes some time, everybody is different. Will get the bladder catheter removed next week.

Luckily, the major complications like rectum perforation, complete necrosis (labia, neo-clitoris) or pulmonary embolism are very rare if a qualified surgeon does the OP.

[Apples Mk.II]

Those are the ones I was fearing, the "major" ones...

BTW, did they do everything in one operation or you need to go back for a second stage for labiaplasty/etc?

[aibeecee]

Mine is in two stages. Vaginoplasty & Labiaplasty. According to the surgeon, this would lead to a more aesthetic result than doing the change in one go.

In my hospital there was a case of a rectum perforation in 2010 with a mid-40 TG woman. She needed ileostomy for eight weeks.

[celine77.lb]

I had SRS in '84 in Groningen, Netherlands.
I can't complain about the results, it's still working properly.
In all those years I had sex with men and women, never had any complains.
So, yes I'm very satisfied about it.
I can't give you the name of the doctor coz, the man is retired and enjoying the rest on his old day.

Hey, i'm living in Amsterdam and i was wandering is it better to do mien in Netherlands or Thailand would you please advise me more about SRS in the Netherlands. Dankjewel

[Laura_Ann]

I'm starting to think about surgery options, the waiting times here in the UK are getting very long.

I know this is an older thread, so just wondering what changes there are in the rest of Europe.

  What options are out there, and any links to Dr's sites

Regards
Laura x