SRS. Who was your surgeon?

[victoria n]

.                          Can you go into more detail about chettawut? I scheduled with him on june the 3rd. How is your sensation?? And you speak on the appearance of the vagina, what makes it so bad?

  Sure. I am not here to bash people or advocate any Dr.
my SRS was 16 months ago.
Dr. Chet is a nice man. his staff was attentive. However nice Drs.
don't always make the best surgeons. He uses the same technique as Suporn.
his clinic is in the middle of the city. Dusit hotel was nice, near shopping.no beach. my recovery was slow and somewhat painful. until i started walking on the treadmill. post op i felt very weak needed smelling salts when going back to hotel. heart was racing probably from dehydration.
My senation is good almost 2 sensative.
The appearance of the neo vagina is not hideous. The top is open you can see the clitoral hood. this happens with other Drs. also.
the problem is he could not seem to get the outer labia symetrical. one side is
quite a bit smaller. It is not that noticable now. The problem w/ this is the inner labia on the smaller side is also smaller. This labia stops half way down
but blends in where you can't see it. without the complete labia the inner labia
can't be closed at the bottom unlike in natal women. This also happens with other doctors. Kind of leaves the vaginal opening somewhat large. the only thing covering this is the outer labia.
Another woman who recently had SRS with him is having all sorts of problems
infections, tears. I don't think i can recommend this patient's site and won't.
So that's it . my word to anyone and everyone is, don't get SRS unless you feel you can't live without it. It is not easy especially if you end up with post op regret.

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[NJade]

I visited with Dr. Brassard back in May of last year and while it may seem like I speak too highly of him, I promise you I cannot do so. But here's the truth. Unless someone had a poor experience with their surgeon, this is the woman or man who gave us what we needed more than anything else and if we are happy, we will praise our surgeons above all others. I've only had the experience of Dr. Brassard, so mine was (and is) amazing. Others I know have been to other surgeons and have had equally amazing experiences.

Investigate and find the surgeon who gives you the best vibe.

N.J.

[NYCTSGirl01]

I'm curious to see what the results look like in the flesh. Anyone know how to go about this?

[calico]

I just had my surgery with dr chettawut , I will let everyone know how it turns out when I can

[NYCTSGirl01]

I just had my surgery with dr chettawut , I will let everyone know how it turns out when I can

Congrats!

[Jenna Marie]

I went to Brassard, and I was very very pleased with the results. I have no doubt whatsoever that all of the major surgeons will do a beautiful job; my main reason for choosing him was that I really liked the idea of the 24-hour aftercare in the residence. I'm kind of a worrywart, so having a nurse on call for a week afterwards did a lot for my peace of mind. In the end, the worst of it was the catheter; that hurt an awful lot, but once they took it out I was a lot happier. The level of care was fantastic, and they supplied absolutely everything I needed for the entire time I was there. I think I went through about 50,000 pairs of those mesh underpants, and several gallons of lube.

I had some issues with swelling in the very beginning, but once that went down the looks are gorgeous (my local doctor couldn't tell there was anything different about mine until he did an extensive speculum exam and saw scar tissue, and I was only four months post-op at that point). I am fully sensate, and was orgasmic in my sleep by two weeks afterwards. I had 5 1/2 inches of depth when I left, and as far as I can tell I've maintained it. I am also somewhat self lubricating; probably not enough that I wouldn't need to use some lube if I were with a man (I'm married to a woman), but certainly enough that he wouldn't be suspicious. At this point, I don't see any need for revisions.

[justinesmithies]

Mr Phillip Thomas did my surgery at the Brighton Nuffield Hospital , UK and he was brilliant.

[Nicolette]

the worst of it was the catheter; that hurt an awful lot, but once they took it out I was a lot happier.

Hi Jenna. I'm wondering what was painful about the catheter. I know it hurts at the point of being taken out, but I didn't know that there would be pain whilst it was in. I am delighted that you are very satisfied with your surgery.

[Jenna Marie]

Not everyone has problems with the catheter - in fact, I think most people don't. But I had bladder spasms, which basically meant excruciatingly painful bladder cramps every time I went to pee or my bladder started to fill (and we were supposed to drink a ton, to prevent UTI and keep things working, so that was almost all the time!). I did get painkillers for it and that helped a lot, so I don't mean to scare anyone. But that nonsense hurt 10X as much as the actual surgery site, I swear.

[Nicolette]

Thanks Jenna. Just trying to be circumspect and preparing for the worst.  Any chance of bearable sightseeing when discharged from the residence or am I mad?

[Jenna Marie]

When you're discharged? I would think so.  I went home that day, but if you're sticking around a bit longer - yeah, you can probably manage a couple hours of light walking/sightseeing per day. You can expect to get tired very easily, though.

Congrats and good luck on the upcoming surgery!

[Nicolette]

I have you to thank for that, Jenna. Thank you very much indeedy! 

[mrs izzy]

Dr Brassard in Montreal. I am very,very happy with everything and i am almost 4 months post and things have been on track. Atm i am having a little healing issue but seems no one feels it is a big issue and wait till i see Dr. B. next month. My husband is giving everything a 2 thumbs up. 
As for picking who to use i would say it comes down to your personal comfortablity factor. Do your homework and do not hold un-real expectations. Remember it is a artful surgery and everyones body is made unique and will heal as your body will. Not everything in life is always as cut and dry as we wish it was.

[mrs izzy]

Hi Jenna. I'm wondering what was painful about the catheter. I know it hurts at the point of being taken out, but I didn't know that there would be pain whilst it was in. I am delighted that you are very satisfied with your surgery.

For me that was not that bad a issue. I hated when the flow stopped (when you used the plug) getting that sharp thump that got old fast. I would say the most pain and was so glad to get it removed was the surgical dressing that they stich fast to you. After a few days and things started to dry out and pull hard on the stitches OMG. For me i was totaly supprised on how i handled the pain, for me was not even close to what i thought before having it done. Walk in the park lol.

[Flan]

As I said in another thread I chose Dr Reed. So far happy with things although my body isn't very good at healing it seems (would go figure if I have a certain blood disorder he wanted me tested for).

Never had a real issue with the foley (catheter) other than pain from switching from a "day bag" to a night one if air got into the works or if there was tension on it. The way around this was crimping the output with one hand while coaxing the bag off with the other hand. The dressing change, (groin) drain, pullup stitches and labia stitches were... interesting to have removed (and then there was the foley...).

[missy1992]

I am not even two months post op from Brassard.
The after care was amazing, second to none. My healthcare paid for everything. If I had to pay with my own dollar the only drs I would consider (other than Brassard of course) are Dr.Mcginn (i'd feel comfortable since she is trans) and Dr. Suporn since I hear so many good things.

[Kim 526]

Hi, I saw Dr. Brassard winter 2001. Twelve years later, all is well. I am so happy with his work. When I first visited my Gyno (teaching hospital) she gathered (with my permission) several residents & students to see what a good job he did.

My only problem was from the anesthesia. I lost a day because after the surgery I was delirious the whole next day. My girlfriend at the time was with me and did all she could, including fetch the nurse when I was really bad. The third day I was up & about, still a touch foggy but vastly improved.

Would recommend Dr. Brassard to anyone who asked me, and I would show her the results so she could make an informed decision.

K

[Nicolette]

My only problem was from the anesthesia. I lost a day because after the surgery I was delirious the whole next day. My girlfriend at the time was with me and did all she could, including fetch the nurse when I was really bad. The third day I was up & about, still a touch foggy but vastly improved.

Had you had any general anaesthesia experience before your SRS surgery? If so, was the experience the same, better or worse?

[Kim 526]

I had had general anesthesia many times before SRS with no problems. Have since had Fentanyl (sp?) twice with no issues, but those were for short endoscopic procedures.

[Nicolette]

I had had general anesthesia many times before SRS with no problems. Have since had Fentanyl (sp?) twice with no issues, but those were for short endoscopic procedures.

My experience seems to get better. Last year, I had a general that was 4 or 5 hours and I was eating very soon afterwards. Absolutely no after-effects, except urinal retention. But when I had my BA in 1999, I was vomiting. I'm hoping they are managing the after-effects better, now. But one can also have an epidural. Imagine that.