Hahaha girls, I have to agree with this. Sanitation and Hygiene can definitely be a concern. Though when I did my last surgeries (BA and Forehead Reconstruction), they had renovated part of their facilities, and the rest room was far better than the one posted above on fb. Although back in Nov 16, it looked exactly the same as posted in the pic on fb.
Yeah the other rest room, although renovated, had washed gowns lying there and I decided to use the other toilet. This time around they gave me a shared room - 2 beds separated by curtains. For SRS they generally give private rooms.
I however think that it is a small price to pay in case the surgeon is really good. One thing I should really tell is that although I am happy with the results, if you are looking for a specific outcome, you should reconsider. I had a lot of support from my parents and they wanted to be part of all discussion with the doctor, and my mom stayed with me during the entire recovery, be it SRS, Voice Fem, or BA and FFS. For my BA and forehead reconstruction, we tried to ask the doctor to meet us a day before the surgery to discuss on the outcome and my expectations. However doctor said he was busy and that he would discuss on the day of surgery before operation.
We arrived early on the day of surgery and waited for the doctor, who was late. The nurses asked me to put a gown and started putting the IV, to which we said we still need to discuss with the doctor first. Luckily they agreed and I went to the Operation Theatre with my parents to discuss the size of the implants, etc. What I want to portray here basically is that, it puts you under pressure when such things happen and you end up getting very less time to discuss everything that is important and might be at a chance of forgetting certain key aspects that were necessary to be told/asked.
On the other side, When we were discussing BA, the doctor recommended 400CC, while my parents were of the opining that 450CC would be the best. He agreed on 450CC. However later I learned that he had put 500CC and said that there was ample tissue and 450 would be less, leaving a lot of skin. There are two ways of looking at this: I could either be unhappy that he ended up no doing the way I asked him to or I could be really happy that he applied his expertise during the surgery and decided to put 500CC. I am glad he chose 500CC coz otherwise I would really feel that the breasts are too small given my frame.
So considering the overall stuff, I would any day opt him for SRS or any other surgery given the results he has given.
As for the comments on FB I agree with some of them. The nurses do not wear gloves/sanitise their hands, some are a little inexperienced. When I was recovering from Voice Surgery, the lady next to me kept reminding the nurse to sanitise her hands.
As far as the doctor, the concern I had was communication, planning the surgeries. From what I understand he is a doctor who believes to do stuff his own way. Not sure he will be the right one, if you have specific customised requirements. It worked for me though.
As far as hygiene and sanitation - The nurses, which rightly pointed out in the comment, though not considerate about such stuff, are very humble and understanding. You just need to keep reminding them to sanitise their hands, ask them to request the maid to clean the rest room. I know it can be a little irritating and probably not comfortable to keep reminding such stuff, but it isn't really a big thing. Luckily they are helpful in such things and won't mind you instructing them on how you prefer things to be.
