i've been posting regularly in my FFS thread, including some pics. I thought I'd make a few HRT and other updates, since i've been back on HRT for over a week. I was off HRT for 2 weeks prior to surgery and restarted 4 days post op.
The fact that I am only 14 days post op from major facial surgery might have something to do with it. But I'm not having any erectile incidents. The second week I was off HRT I started getting regular erections. I'm glad they're gone.
Otherwise I feel very normal. Like I did a month ago. All the little side effects of stopping HRT seem to have been erased rather quickly after restarting.
I had a consult today at a new clinic that I'm going to use for laser and electrolysis. I start Laser on Saturday in preparation for GCS.
I would like to schedule my GCS at the end of next year. I have a short list of surgeons I'm considering. I would like to use Bower, but her waiting list is 4 years long so I decided against that. The top of my list now is McGinn. I have a Consult scheduled with her in May of 2019. She typically schedules surgery less than a year out from Consults. There's a chance I could get an earlier consult as well if there are cancellations. I like McGinn because she's trans, she has done a lot of GCS work, she is close to where I live and is well spoken of by her former patients. However, she doesn't work with insurance. Her fee is approx $17k, There's another $5k paid directly to the hospital. I'm going to use my time between now and May to see how difficult it may be to use McGinn and get her fee reimbursed to me by my insurer.
I'm also going to follow up with Rachel Bluebond Langner, who practices in NY. She also has done a lot of surgeries and tends to have positive comments online from her patients.
I may make an appointment with Karen Elizabeth Boyle, who is near Baltimore and I think has trained with Bluebond Langner, but hasn't done a lot of GCS surgeries.
I'm considering the Mayo Clinic, but their program is new and I don't know much about Dr Martinez. They would be very easy with my insurance, though.
My biggest concerns are that I do not want to wait years go have GCS, I want to use my insurance which covers GCS, I prefer to have a female surgeon and I want a positive outcome, aesthetically and functionally. I would prefer to stay on the East Coast as well.
Here's a pic from today, by less swollen and less bruised side.