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[rmaddy]

I'm 36 hours from FFS/BA with Dr. Rolfes.  I'll send pictures soon, but tonight my eyes are near swelled shut.  I'll try again in a couple days;  percocet, ice, ice, percocet, afrin, afrin, afrin!
 

[Cindy]

Hold in there Hon. Try and meditate and if all else fails Endone/Percocet can be a friend and there is no reason to bear pain.

[Ashley3]

I'm 36 hours from FFS/BA with Dr. Rolfes.  I'll send pictures soon, but tonight my eyes are near swelled shut.  I'll try again in a couple days;  percocet, ice, ice, percocet, afrin, afrin, afrin!

Congratulations... sending you positive thoughts for a wonderful recovery!

[Devlyn]

Big hug! We're just a bunch of hurtin' girls around here. Speedy healing. 

Hugs, Devlyn

[rmaddy]

Ok, I'm going to try pictures, from pre-op hair back, no makeup (which happens....like...never):

http://www.renaemadisongage.com/ffs/

Unfortunately it turns out that percocet is not my friend at all.  I spent the first three days on the verge of throwing up.  Today the pain finally eased enough to get by with tylenol and ice.  I still feel like about 20 bees hit my face, but it's much better than yesterday.  Right now the "chin bra" is giving me a pretty good headache and my lips feel like they are going to explode, but the swelling in my eyes was down today and I have my focus back.  Previous attempts to work on this post failed because I would get nauseated or tired.  I've turned a corner and I'm optimist about tomorrow.

[rmaddy]

You should be able to see the thumbnails, but only the first picture will open.  Hopefully you will get the idea.  If anyone knows a better way for me to link to the pictures here, I'd welcome a PM.

[Cindy]

Hey looking good! Well maybe as an extra in a horror movie!

Sorry 

I hope I didn't make you laugh and hurt yourself.

Sleep is your friend so try and rest as much as you can. We are all with you holding your hand, gently.

[rmaddy]

I can still smile, but my lips are swollen so that it's hard to tell.  Thanks, hon.

[AlexisRene]

Hope you are feeling somewhat better today. Just know there are many people thinking of you.

May I ask, is your surgeon in Minneapolis?

[rmaddy]

Yes.  I think a review of my care should wait until I am in a better position to judge the results.  The surgeon is Dr. Bryan Rolfes. 

I will post a review in this thread in a few weeks.

[Devlyn]

That's the "I won the Stanley Cup" smile.    Feel better soon!

Hugs, Devlyn

[Ashley3]

Ok, I'm going to try pictures, from pre-op hair back, no makeup (which happens....like...never):
http://www.renaemadisongage.com/ffs/

You should be able to see the thumbnails, but only the first picture will open.  Hopefully you will get the idea.  If anyone knows a better way for me to link to the pictures here, I'd welcome a PM.

Oh... looking very good! Let me say your earlier picture from 2014 "name change"... I'd never seen a pic of you before... you're very beautiful even before the FFS so the FFS is really going to tweak things in the right direction for you. Congrats again... sending you positive wishes... enjoy a relaxing recovery.

[rmaddy]

Oh... looking very good! Let me say your earlier picture from 2014 "name change"... I'd never seen a pic of you before... you're very beautiful even before the FFS so the FFS is really going to tweak things in the right direction for you. Congrats again... sending you positive wishes... enjoy a relaxing recovery.

I guess its time to set up a profile pic.  If my FFS gives me half the results I see in your profile, I will be a very happy girl indeed.

[DanielleBasel]

Wishing you all the best and good recovery!

[AlexisRene]

Yes.  I think a review of my care should wait until I am in a better position to judge the results.  The surgeon is Dr. Bryan Rolfes. 

I will post a review in this thread in a few weeks.

Oh definitely should wait. Just wanted to wish you well & thank you for the photos that you have shared so far.
Also had not heard Dr Rolfes in the FFS circle previously. So did a quick search & wanted to see if the link to MN was correct.

Enjoy the day & wishing you a speedy recovery! 

[rmaddy]

Oh definitely should wait. Just wanted to wish you well & thank you for the photos that you have shared so far.
Also had not heard Dr Rolfes in the FFS circle previously. So did a quick search & wanted to see if the link to MN was correct.

Enjoy the day & wishing you a speedy recovery!

Thank you.

No, he's not a big name, but his training fit my needs.  I'm not his first TG client, but perhaps the first who posts here.  Staying local was a really high priority for me.  Minneapolis/Saint Paul is a big enough city where this ought to be possible.  Again, I'll wait a bit longer before reviewing, but I have been pretty impressed so far.

[Rachel]

Good luck in a speedy recovery . In just a few days the worst will be over. I think the day before I got my stitches out.  Fuund a neighborhood restaurant and bar in Boston and did  my best eating a fried seafood combination. My head was wrapped and I had stitches and staples exerywhere but I was so stir crazy I had to get out. In just a weeks time you will feel a lot better.

[rmaddy]

My closest contacts were in the loop in advance, but here is how I told everyone else today:

http://www.renaemadisongage.com/2017/09/ffs/

[Ashley3]

I guess its time to set up a profile pic.  If my FFS gives me half the results I see in your profile, I will be a very happy girl indeed.

That is kind of you to say... your profile picture looks great as is... you really have an excellent starting point, the results will look wonderful... anyway, sending my best... be well, rest, enjoy the recovery.

[rmaddy]

That pic has always been a favorite of mine.  I think it was about 2009 or 2010, walking back to my car from Twin Cities Pride.  I'm pretty sure it was the first time I ever went out fully expressed from the hairpins to the toenails.  I never stopped.  Anyway, it was the first picture of me I ever liked, it's the one that spins atop my music CD and more importantly these days, I'm 8 years younger in it!