So I'm post op. Now what?

[Karen_A]

It doesn't seem like it. Her website says

"Dr. McGinn routinely performs the present day standard 'penile inversion' technique with dorsal nerve sparing, but also takes the patient's individual physical characteristics into account when planning each surgery."

That does not means scrotal tissue is not used when needed...

My SRS was back in 1998 by Meltzer who does inversion.. In my case he did not have much to work with so he used a scrotal graft to supplement.

In the old days when a graft was needed it was taken from other parts of the body but that left scars. Scrotal tissue was just disposed of.

- karen

[AnonyMs]

I'm not quite sure what that means, but at least some surgeons use scrotal skin as a supplement to penile skin if there's not enough to attain the proper depth. Suporn uses penile skin for something else entirely.

[judithlynn]

Hi Dena;
I have a really good friend in the UK that had the blind vagina procedure done in Brighton  and she is very satisfied with results. She doesn't have a full depth Vagina, but aesthetically she has all the rest and her vulva, labia and clitoris all look perfectly normal and she tells me she has full sensation and the capability of clitoral orgasm. I should explain that she stayed with her wife and has no interest in men. Of course the real benefits were much faster healing times,and no dilation, plus the full appearance of cis female genitalia.
Judith'

[LiliFee]

I look at it like this (because my daughter and I love RPGs):  I have completed the main quest of the game.  Time to go do all of the side quests.  Many involve tidying up transition items, and others involve doing things as a post-transition female that are experienced differently than before.  Time to level up and enjoy the little things in the game (LIFE) and just how easy they are now.

OR, maybe you've just finished one of the major side quests! Keep in mind, you've been a girl since you were born. You've been meaning to develop yourself as one, there just was this thing you needed to do before you could get to the main part of your life.

SO: start playing that main quest!

[warlockmaker]

Thought this was was about post op  life not  talking about the surgery techniques which they read or have been told about by various surgeons websites trying to market their techniques as unique so they can charge high prices. I know you are each loyal to your surgeon and think you opted and paid for the best. Its pretty apparant, with posting by certain individuals whom you have used. Its post op life and that choice has already been made and done. As far as the surgery goes , for our post op life ideally we want our new vagina to have depth, orgasms out of this world and aesthetically pleasing and who really cares exactly how it was done (honestly they all used the same techniques). And to correct it if it doesnt work or look the way we want.

Post op live after the initial year just becomes a normal life with new goals for some and old goals for others. We are special to live two lives and just relax and understand and enjoy who you now are. Hopefully, many will chose a life that has a great deal more empathy. This is our chance to be who we think is the type of person we admire. We can honestly blame our past actions before transitioning because of the former internal battle but now we have no excuse. Live life and enjoy.

[SadieBlake]

So, 2 weeks post op here and I have to say I'm hopeful that at 4 weeks I'm engaging into daily life, work and building back some of the strength that I know an enforced lay off from normal.activity is going to cost me. I have some big work lined up and so getting back to full strength needs to happen as quickly as compatible with not short circuiting recovery.

Working on voice is my main remaining transition task.

[Barb99]

Hi Sadie and welcome to post life, it's a great place to be!
Good luck with your voice work. I started working with a voice therapist 2 weeks after I got home from SRS. That was almost 6 months ago and my voice is just now starting to work with minimal concentration. The down time from SRS is a great time to work on the voice, not much else to do.

[Doreen]

Its called living life ... honestly so many have these 'goals' and signposts along the way that folks become lost AFTER the 'final' results.  So since (on a personal note) I was so goal / achieve oriented before... I try to maintain that post op.  For instance i have projects around the house, a BUNCH of them that need to get done.  I have educational goals that are ongoing.   I have friendships to develop.  Life and life goals don't end once its all done... its just that chapter in life that's closed.  Time to look forward to more adventures! 

Just my thoughts on it   What's worked for me might help someone else too.

[Mariah]

Being a moderator allows you to part the wisdom you gained during your transition. You really should try it some time. Hugs
Mariah

Oh no, I've been down that path before and I'm not making that mistake again. Unlike my penis, that's not something that can be just flicked off with a knife! 

[Spunky Brewster]

That's a good question. For me, GRS has been very insurance-issue intensive, so I'm just happy its finally approved. Plus, I'm in PA so its free if you're on Medicaid. I'm probably one of the first here to have surgery via Medicaid in PA. Mainly I want to have sex and also change my name. Get married. Hire a surrogate. Raise a family. All that and more is what I want to do. I can't believe I will actually be post op soon, real soon. It's going to be so amazing having a vagina. i can wear ROMPERS lol FINALLY

[Annecy]

Take It Easy