waking up after SRS.

[calico]

Given that I am on a liquid diet and have bowel cleaning for two days, I suppose there won't be that much left to vomit, so I'd better think of something funny to say this time.

ugg I remember that diet, given the lack of food and liquid only I was very surprised to have puked when I woke, perhap's you might be more fortunate.

[Assoluta]

Or not.

Or you could say yes, because the balls are literally taken :p

Kinda reminds me of an FtM talking about how limited their surgery options are and he said 'FtM surgery is a load of bollocks' and I said that yes, partly it is literally bollocks )p

[GendrKweer]

I'm pretty snappy with the one liners myself, but when I woke, I thought I had been dipped into a bathtub of ice... I mean, teeth chattering, utterly unbelievable cold. It was all in my head, of course, but I couldn't get warm until that morphine drip got running, and then I was all pink floyd: there is no pain you are receding.... 

[pretty pauline]

Would you care to elaborate? Was there a lot of discomfort?

Victoria is right, I didn't see any humour at the time, my boyfriend was trilled that I was finally a complete girlfriend, my Mother was trilled to bits that she was finally gaining a daughter, but the physical discomfort at the time was agony.
The time period was strange, I remember receiving the anesthetic, then what seemed only 5mins was actually 5hours, I couldn't understand being wheeled out to the recovery room after a ''few mins'' I felt very weak and was vomiting, I asked my Dad who was there, what was happening, he replied, ''princess girl your done, its over'' then gave me a hug, then I felt the unbearable pain and packing, it eased when I got the morphine, then when the stent was removed from my new vagina a few days after, I screamed with pain, all I remember a nurse saying ''good girl, you can do, your ok''
It wasn't a time for humour, you do need balls going thru surgery like that, but in the end, you end up without them, then intercourse for the first time with my boyfriend, that was painful, but that's another story, the pain we go thru to feel complete.
p

[Nicolette]

Victoria is right, I didn't see any humour at the time, my boyfriend was trilled that I was finally a complete girlfriend, my Mother was trilled to bits that she was finally gaining a daughter, but the physical discomfort at the time was agony.
The time period was strange, I remember receiving the anesthetic, then what seemed only 5mins was actually 5hours, I couldn't understand being wheeled out to the recovery room after a ''few mins'' I felt very weak and was vomiting, I asked my Dad who was there, what was happening, he replied, ''princess girl your done, its over'' then gave me a hug, then I felt the unbearable pain and packing, it eased when I got the morphine, then when the stent was removed from my new vagina a few days after, I screamed with pain, all I remember a nurse saying ''good girl, you can do, your ok''
It wasn't a time for humour, you do need balls going thru surgery like that, but in the end, you end up without them, then intercourse for the first time with my boyfriend, that was painful, but that's another story, the pain we go thru to feel complete.
p

I agree, Victoria is right. But having read her past posts, I can now understand how her situation was exacerbated yet further and how the pain persisted beyond the healing period and how that affected negatively the memory of the surgery.

[pretty pauline]

I agree, Victoria is right. But having read her past posts, I can now understand how her situation was exacerbated yet further and how the pain persisted beyond the healing period and how that affected negatively the memory of the surgery.

I understand, I just read a few of Victoria posts now, everybody situation is different, my surgery was in 1985, but SRS has really improved since then, I had a 2nd procedure (labia plastic) a few months after SRS, my healing was slow, had a bit of (post op depression), but over time I had less and less regret and felt more and more complete as a woman, no gain without pain, it was worth it by becoming the woman I am now.

[Emmaline]

Ooh actually as a slight aside, this made me think of something I wanted to ask...

I would think after hearing these painful stories it would put me off surgery- as a child I spent a year in hospital after smashing my right bone and getting all the complication. Rebreaking, reseting,  toxic shock... allergy to medicine... it was horrible... horrible stuff.  Now I can easily associate that experience to any thought of surgery... and I fear going through such an expedience again but no matter what sort of mental contortions I do I cannot connect that to SRS.  Its like I have a kind of shiney happy block there.  Naturally I will bring that up to my therapist but I was wondering if any of you ladies experienced this?
Pm me if its too off topic.

[DrBobbi]

Ooh actually as a slight aside, this made me think of something I wanted to ask...

I would think after hearing these painful stories it would put me off surgery- as a child I spent a year in hospital after smashing my right bone and getting all the complication. Rebreaking, reseting,  toxic shock... allergy to medicine... it was horrible... horrible stuff.  Now I can easily associate that experience to any thought of surgery... and I fear going through such an expedience again but no matter what sort of mental contortions I do I cannot connect that to SRS.  Its like I have a kind of shiney happy block there.  Naturally I will bring that up to my therapist but I was wondering if any of you ladies experienced this?
Pm me if its too off topic.

Sorry that you experienced so much pain in the past. If SRS is important to you there are fine physicians performing the procedure with excellent results, here, and in Canada. Dr. Brassard is very good, as is Dr. McGinn, and Dr. Sinclair. I've seen their results. Traveling to a third-world country scares me.

Anyway, great post by Pauline. Humour gets us through times of great pain. Keep laughing and good luck. Oh, rest assured things have improved.

[suzifrommd]

So if you can manage to say just one funny thing as soon as you wake up from SRS, what would it be?

Mine would be "i can't feel my bingo"

OK, now that I've booked my SRS date, I feel qualified to post on this thread.

When the doctor brings me my dilators to show me how to use them:

"Wait. I've given you thousands of dollars and you're telling me to go f*@% myself?"

[lovelessheart]

lol thats funny. when are you booked for? with who? im Booked with chett.

[Emmaline]

Lol too.  Thats a classic.

[Jasriella]

The last surgery I had, completely unrelated to SRS, I didn't want to move. If I sat up I knew I'd vomit and to my dismay the nurse or whoever eventually propped my bed up forcing me to sit up and she handed me something like a tool tray. All I could say was "nope....bucket." It was bad and after I was done throwing up I was furious and asked "what the hell did you do to me?" It was from the anesthesia. Knowing that I'm pretty sure that I'm going to be a miserable wretch until I throw up, after that I'll have my jokes.

I'm thinking of just after throwing up I'd have to say something like "jeeze did you ge me pregnant while you were at it?"

I have an odd sense of humor, and in a time like that after SRS the only way I won't be miserable is laugh at it.

[JessicaNYCgirl]

I have had 5 (because of previous capsuling problems) past breast surgeries, nothing hurt the most like when i did the 5th one  ...Because it was the first time I was getting them under my muscle  and because i did 800cc (the biggest) ..it was the worst pain i have felt yet! ..it literately felt like i had my skin raw and  or as if I was scratched on the chest by a tiger and he had taken a huge chunk and had left  exposed and raw chest. it was awful for 4 days  with the 1st and second nite being the worst!  not even the strong oxycodone (Pain pills) I was taking were a match LOL

I have scheduled my surgery for march 18 now ..Lets see how i will do with this! ..i'm very anxious  also experiencing a combo of anxiety and fear as i get closer to my dream(srs surgery)

  I hear my doctor is cream de la cream   and i have read many stories about pain threshold(i know we all different) but i hope im one of those that will report that pain was more of a discomfort , than real pain , pain  that will make wish you die instead 


oxoxo

[Jasriella]

but i hope im one of those that will report that pain was more of a discomfort , than real pain , pain  that will make wish you die instead 

I'm not worried about physical pain, I'm worried about the nauseating pain. It doesn't physically reall hur, but it sucks.

[lovelessheart]

i know i hate vomiting! it hurts me!

[Emmaline]

Uhg... I hate vomiting too.   

So can anyone share their first joys and jokes after surgery... however long it was after waking.

I just watched LVs video on youtube talking about first dilation and the surge of emotion that went with it.  I balled my eyes out too just listening to her.  It was great hearing about the emotional experience as there is plenty talking about the physical discomfort.

Darn it... I gotta go put some dollars in my grs jar now...

[calico]

Uhg... I hate vomiting too.   

So can anyone share their first joys and jokes after surgery... however long it was after waking.

after the rough awakening, my biggest joy was calling my mom, and saying through tears of joy, relief, of letting go of pain and so much else that I cant even describe I said "its a girl mom! Mom I'm finally a girl now, everything is finally right mom! " and her reply which made me just start balling (almost about to now) she said "I'm so happy all went well, and your not a girl now, you always have been I just never really could admit to it till now,i was just to blind to see." this was the biggest joy I ever had in my life. I now have a fantastic relationship with my mom

[Tessa James]

I spent 33 years giving anesthetics and things really are getting better.  I encourage us to be assertive consumers and ask for medications that can most reliably prevent nausea and vomiting.  Be prepared to verbalize pain and discomfort using a 0-10 scale.  Ask if your provider routinely uses common body warming and humidity devices during surgery and recovery.

A good anesthetist will be there during your initial emergence and, if we get it right, you can be comfortable to nearly euphoric with the best IV medications available.  Ask about pain medication pumps that you can control.  Some anesthetists utilize a continuous epidural technique that produces some controllable degree of numbness for the lower half for the 1st 24 hours or more post op.

Most of us are hugely relieved to awaken and realize surgery is over.  I have heard the best jokes from patients in this state.  Anesthetics can cause some degree of amnesia of events even before surgery and it is most common for "no time" to have seemingly passed no matter the hours you are "under." 

Attitude is important.  Visualize your successful recovery and feeling good, maybe even hungry.  We are fasting over night typically.  We are likely to be thirsty---ask for ice chips or a moist mouth swab.  Imagine feeling stronger and better every day in recovery and don't let yourself dwell on the risks.  You talked that over before you signed the consent papers and really, the most dangerous part of the journey was driving to the hospital in a car.

[anjaq]

I love these funny comments. They are great. Did someone actually do any of them? I think I thought up some myself pre-op, but then right before I went in, I was too nervous and right after I was vomiting (yeah I know - and yes I had no food for 2 days) and my mouth was dry and I could not drink, so no speaking really. I was on an IV for days and my back hurt because some part of my skin almost died there from the long time on the table and I just wihed I could turn around to lay on my side. When I did that, it was the best! Because at that time you rest on your side and the legs come together and - whoa - nothing that is squeezed in there. This was great and totally gave me that warm glowing feeling that made everything worth it. No doc present at that time though and sadly I had no visitors. The story about mothers saying "its a girl" is so sweet!
I didnt see the doc who did it for some time though and by the time I did it was because I had severe complications that totally ruined my ability to make funny jokes about the meatball soup or anything like that anymore. And given that I knew I had complications on like day 2 but the docs didnt want to hear it until day 4 or so, that was not a time for jokes either. So I guess the only ones I made were about the food in con->-bleeped-<-ion with body parts removed and that was only to a TS friend who was in the same hospital.

[Jenna Marie]

I wish I'd said funnier things... though it *was* great that the B&B served sausage the night before.

The moment of euphoric joy for me was actually about day 3, when my wife suggested I try squeezing the PC muscle - even with the packing and stitches still in, I could *feel* it all in there, and that was amazing. Until that moment, I only knew intellectually that I was finally fixed; I couldn't feel much besides "pain" and "phantom testicle itch" for the first couple days, and my brain didn't know how to correctly interpret the signals anyway (hence that damned itch!!).