Considering REMACLE/JANET WILSON and preop voice clips

[calicarly]

Woooowww. Girl.

Your voice is amazing. Even after I'm fully healed I doubt I'll even sound as good as you do. Honestly, don't do it.

We are our toughest critics. But if you think having to pay for the surgery to give you that confidence, then, I guess you have to; I know I've been there.

Congrats on the GRS
Audree

Thank you Audree!!

I'm back! Grs recovery wore me out a lot the first few weeks!! I'm feeling much better and things are healing well so I wanted to mention to you girls what Marc Remacle said after I sent him the voice clip. He said my voice was really really good but that he felt confident surgery would help the feeling of straining even if it was not a conscious effort, he also says I also won't have to worry about my voice suffering with age etc. He said I would sound similar to what I sound like now. But that it would feel more natural and all those things I kept hoping for so after spending a few weeks considering it. I have made the decision to go ahead and in in the middle of booking vfs with him.

[alena]

Congrats on the GRS Carly! I remember back when you were about to do FFS, my how time flies. Your voice sounds female already!

[Ritana]

So he basically he agreed that you do need VFS. Great news!  I hope you'll achieve a 100% passable voice without any straining !

Vfs is needed for various reasons. But one common reason is to eliminate the male undertones, even for transwomen  who are in the upper male range, and who are tired of straining.

My voice is still weak and a bit hoarse even after almost 3 months post vfs. However, regardless of pitch, I think the male undertones have disappeared. It's not all about pitch. I think voice timber and prosody are even more important   (provided you're above 160 hz otherwise prosody won't be enough to make your voice passable).

For me the ultimate passability test is the phone. If you can pass on the phone WITHOUT ANY STRAINING WHATSOEVER, just by having the right prosody then your voice is in the female range.

Glad to hear you're srs recovery is going well!