Mariah's GRS with Dr. Meltzer 10/27/16 and Post surgical journey.

[HappyMoni]

Mariah,
Do you think the 2 mile walk may have brought on today's soreness?
Moni

[Mariah]

I can't be 100 percent sure that it didn't. Hugs
Mariah

Mariah,
Do you think the 2 mile walk may have brought on today's soreness?
Moni

[Mariah]

It;s just the nerves after how they have felt today it is clear its the nerves reconnecting. Hugs
Mariah

Mariah,
Do you think the 2 mile walk may have brought on today's soreness?
Moni

[Jacqueline]

Found out today that they are covering Labiaplasty to so I will be having that on 3/27/17 with Dr Ley since her schedule fits with mine. Hugs
Mariah

Brilliant. That sounds great, Mariah.

Tell those nerves to carry on but more quietly, please.

Take care.

With warmth,

Joanna

[Mariah]

The icing is helping with the nerve pain, but otherwise everything is good. it's hard to believe i got out of the hospital a week ago today and that so much time has passed that even now it's becoming easy to forget what life was like before. Hugs
Mariah

[Mariah]

I was shy one of my dilations for the first time yesterday and the result is it is harder to get to the full depth at this point. I'm sure it should be attainable today again, but still goes to show how even one missed one sometimes can have an affect. Hugs
Mariah

[Beth Andrea]

I was shy one of my dilations for the first time yesterday and the result is it is harder to get to the full depth at this point. I'm sure it should be attainable today again, but still goes to show how even one missed one sometimes can have an affect. Hugs
Mariah

Wow, just one? It is pretty early in recovery though. I will keep this in mind when I'm at your stage.

Very happy for you!!

[jujubes1986]

I was shy one of my dilations for the first time yesterday and the result is it is harder to get to the full depth at this point. I'm sure it should be attainable today again, but still goes to show how even one missed one sometimes can have an affect. Hugs
Mariah

The nurse at the recovery where I went said if you missed one.... add another 5 minutes on your next one!


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[Mariah]

Good idea. Thank You. I will have to do that the next time that happens. Hugs
Mariah

The nurse at the recovery where I went said if you missed one.... add another 5 minutes on your next one!


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[Mariah]

I seem to be back about what my previous dilation depth was again so that is a good thing. Some ways will be interesting to see how things go when I'm scheduled to go to the next dilator up on Wednesday. Part of me still wants to think there is no way in the world that is going to fit in me even though I know that it may not go back in as far it will fit Hugs
Mariah

[Mariah]

This is supposed to be my last day on dilator one. I guess we will find out tomorrow how ready my body is for the size of dilator number 2. It's kind of a surreal moment to realize I have been dilating this long already. Hugs
Mariah

[Tiamet]

I'm happy you're making progress with recovery, thanks for sharing.  Don't be too shocked if there is some dark blood or clots that come when you change dilators. That can release trapped blood which I was told is a good thing for healing. It gets a lot easier after 4-5 weeks.

[Mariah]

Dually noted and thank you. It wouldn't surprise me considering how little the bleeding is now. Hugs
Mariah

I'm happy you're making progress with recovery, thanks for sharing.  Don't be too shocked if there is some dark blood or clots that come when you change dilators. That can release trapped blood which I was told is a good thing for healing. It gets a lot easier after 4-5 weeks.

[Mariah]

For the first time since i started dilating i had a scab come out while dilating today. Needless to say it caught me off guard at first but then it's okay this is to be expected. Hugs
Mariah

[Mariah]

I'm waiting to here back from Melter but have spoken to the nurse who has viewed the photos I took. Looks like I have some dehiscence going on. Apparently isn't an uncommon  complication so we are putting antibiotic ointment on those spots too. Hugs
Mariah

[Brooke]

I'm sorry to hear that Mariah, that does not sound fun or comfortable.

I just googled dehiscence (never heard of it ) and if your comfortable sharing, I'd be interested to know how it's presenting and in the case of you and/or general GCS- is there anything one can do to try and prevent it?

Hang in there, it sounds like overall your coming along quite well!


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[Mariah]

Not sure anything can be done to prevent it Things can be done to keep it from getting worse and improve but prevent it isn't a real strong possibility. Now as far as the spots that have this. They are basically spots that have normal tissue and then some granulation tissue followed by this white strip or strips sometimes with space next to it. Hugs
Mariah

[Brooke]

Interesting (okay that's my inner geek speaking). Thanks for sharing such intimate information. Always good to know possible complications, and hear from others who have walked the path before.

If I may also ask Mariah, after surgery did. You have that feeling of "this is right, how it should've been, what I was missing" that many get after HRT starts taking effect (myself included) As GCS isn't directly messing with hormones (assuming that E and T were in correct ranges pre-op) I've wondered if GCS has that quality or if it might be more similar to the therapeutic effect of successfully interacting with society as Female.

Last question. Do you have anything to add in regards to interacting with Dr. Meltzer and the care you received that you did not find (or comment on) elsewhere?

Thanks again!
Hugs,
Brooke


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[Mariah]

Your welcome. I definitely felt like everything is as it should have always been. It was just like a natural feeling and even the pads i took to like a fish does water. Everything just came naturally for me. That's just me, I'm sure others may have had other or different feelings. Hugs
Mariah

Interesting (okay that's my inner geek speaking). Thanks for sharing such intimate information. Always good to know possible complications, and hear from others who have walked the path before.

If I may also ask Mariah, after surgery did. You have that feeling of "this is right, how it should've been, what I was missing" that many get after HRT starts taking effect (myself included) As GCS isn't directly messing with hormones (assuming that E and T were in correct ranges pre-op) I've wondered if GCS has that quality or if it might be more similar to the therapeutic effect of successfully interacting with society as Female.

Last question. Do you have anything to add in regards to interacting with Dr. Meltzer and the care you received that you did not find (or comment on) elsewhere?

Thanks again!
Hugs,
Brooke


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[Dena]

Last question. Do you have anything to add in regards to interacting with Dr. Meltzer and the care you received that you did not find (or comment on) elsewhere?

While I was in the hospital with Mariah I talked with him after surgery and several times when he came into the room to visit with Mariah. I found him to be personable, knowledgeable, enjoys his work and willing to take the time needed answer your questions. If I were considering having some work done, he would be on the top of my list to see. Overall I have seen how Mariah's surgery is healing and I am impressed that there is as little post surgical bleeding as there is. My surgery made a far bigger mess while healing. You are expected to bleed after surgery for between a month or two but Mariah is doing very little.