Sarah's New World

[Linde]

This sounds very positive Sarah, just watch the wound and mention any unusual warm/hot sensations to your doc to make sure that you can catch any possible wound infection or UTI as early as possible!

I wish you a continuous easy and event free recovery!
Hugs
Linde

[Northern Star Girl]

@sarah1972
Dear Sarah:
I am continuously thinking of you and wishing you well with your recovery from your surgery...
... this is all very exciting for sure.   New sensations, new appearance and the "new you"
Soon you will be able to wear tights, leggings, swim suits, and any clothing that you wish without worrying about hiding any "unusual" bulges!   

How much longer before you can go home?   Oh, and long will our dear friend @Jayne01 be able to stay with you before going back to Sydney?  I am so very glad that she is able to be by your side during all of this.

Thank you for keeping all of your followers up to date with your exciting life changing endeavors.

Hugs and as always my thoughts are with you and I always am wishing you the best.
Danielle

[davina61]

Woops missed this (have been busy) congrats , have a speedy recovery and WELL DONE XXXXXX

[sarah1972]

Thank you @Alaskan Danielle, @davina61, and @Dietlind.

I will be leaving this area for home on Saturday, I will get the packing removed on Thursday and then also instructed how to dilate.

You are correct, I am looking very much forward to being able to wear a few additional articles of clothing I had to be very careful within the past. It is pretty amazing, I can see under all the bruising and zink cream how it will look in the future and one of the nurses was kind enough to take a picture before it started swelling.

@Jayne01 is still here with me. She is so amazing and always there to help me out. She also takes me out on walks and makes sure I do get to walk a little bit every day. I am sooo grateful for her taking the time and hang out with me,




We are already at a stage where we start hanging at the mall :-)

I will report more later,

Hugs - Sarah

@sarah1972
Dear Sarah:
I am continuously thinking of you and wishing you well with your recovery from your surgery...
... this is all very exciting for sure.   New sensations, new appearance and the "new you"
Soon you will be able to wear tights, leggings, swim suits, and any clothing that you wish without worrying about hiding any "unusual" bulges!   

How much longer before you can go home?   Oh, and long will our dear friend @Jayne01 be able to stay with you before going back to Sydney?  I am so very glad that she is able to be by your side during all of this.

Thank you for keeping all of your followers up to date with your exciting life changing endeavors.

Hugs and as always my thoughts are with you and I always am wishing you the best.
Danielle

[Northern Star Girl]

@sarah1972   @Jayne01
Dear Sarah and Jayne:
Wow-Whee ... what a wonderful and beautiful picture of you two gals!!!!
Thank you for sharing.

Hugs to both of you  [emoji173]   [emoji173]
Danielle

[Linde]

We are already at a stage where we start hanging at the mall :-)

I will report more later,

Hugs - Sarah

You better be careful, if one is a chronic shopper like I am, the mall can be more expensive than the surgery!

Hope everything continuous on this positive path!
Linde

[sarah1972]

Woke up this morning and for the first time, I noticed that swelling had gone down quite a bit. It felt nice. It seems the pain and discomforts are primarily caused by the packing and the catheter and they will come out Thursday. I constantly keep ice on the area which seems to help a lot.

Best comments so far:

- "Welcome to the club" (my sister)
- "Yea u should def always sit on the toilet" (a cis friend after I asked about a user manual for the new parts)

I am starting to get back on Hormones today :-)

It still feels amazing to finally have the (mostly) right body.

[CynthiaAnn]

I am starting to get back on Hormones today :-)

It still feels amazing to finally have the (mostly) right body.

It's wonderful feeling taking the first dose post op, I know it was for me.

Heal well

Cynthia -

[Anne Blake]

Sarah,
Remember, you have had major surgery and it will take time to get back up to full speed. For me it seemed to take forever.....but, it is so worth it. Girl, it just gets better from here!

Best wishes,
Tia Anne

[Donica]

Thank you @Alaskan Danielle, @davina61, and @Dietlind.

I will be leaving this area for home on Saturday, I will get the packing removed on Thursday and then also instructed how to dilate.

You are correct, I am looking very much forward to being able to wear a few additional articles of clothing I had to be very careful within the past. It is pretty amazing, I can see under all the bruising and zink cream how it will look in the future and one of the nurses was kind enough to take a picture before it started swelling.

@Jayne01 is still here with me. She is so amazing and always there to help me out. She also takes me out on walks and makes sure I do get to walk a little bit every day. I am sooo grateful for her taking the time and hang out with me,




We are already at a stage where we start hanging at the mall :-)

I will report more later,

Hugs - Sarah

Whoo-hoo! What lovely smiles Sarah and Jayne. SQUEEE!!! Yes indeed. Think of all the great clothes you can wear now. I love the colors on your dress in your previous post.

You are recovering much faster that the other girls I've followed. I hope my GCS goes this well. Kudos girl.

[sarah1972]

Apr 26 - 9 days post op

Time flies, and it has already been 9 days since my surgery. Yesterday was my first post-op appointment with Keelee MacPhee. Everything looks OK, there is a bit of separation and some swelling. I am still keeping the entire area cold using ice packs in hopes that the swelling does subside soon. Pain is tolerable but the right labia is so swollen that it hurts without ice on it. Also, the nerves re-connecting is causing a bit of discomfort. Nothing which cannot be controlled using ibuprofen.
I had the packing and catheter removed and did get an introduction into dilating. About to start my first official session soon. Oh... And she managed to give me more than 7 inches of depth! It will be a bit narrow due to my bone structure but certainly usable. I am still very happy with the look of it. There is a little bit of separation on the bottom part, but she was not worried about it. I think it happened when I tried to pick something up from the floor.

She also made me insert a finger and clinch some muscles... It was a bit strange a first, but then I realized... OMG... I can insert a finger into my Vagina!!! SQUEEEEEEE... It did feel about as I had expected, which is good.

I am still somewhat weak and spend a lot of time laying down, but I already had days with over 10k steps, so I am moving around and of course, have been to the mall shopping for new outfits.

Tomorrow morning, I will be leaving North Carolina for home. @Jayne01 will drive me home, so my kid does not have to sit in the car two days in a row. BFF road trip!!!

Still, a lot to get used to. Peeing was about as expected in the beginning, a big mess. It is getting better now and I am sure in a few days I have it fully under control, the swelling needs to go away a little more. Also still getting used to a very different feeling. I caught myself thinking I need to scratch my scrotum... Which scrotum? 😂😂😂


Overall very happy with lots of smiling. A friend of mine said, that I look much more female than before...
And I am glad I decided to take two months off for recovery. This will take a lot longer than I thought...

I am extremely grateful that my BFF @Jayne01 was here with me and helped me get through this time. It did not only help me but also my wife and kid greatly to get through this time. Thank you, my dear Jayne!!!

[Northern Star Girl]

@sarah1972
Dear Sarah:
I am so very happy to read your "good news" update.
It sounds like your recovery is going about as good as it can get.

I had to smile when you mentioned about the depth... and about testing things with your finger and clinching your muscles down there.... certainly new and strange and very wonderful feelings for sure.

Yes indeed, our mutual very good friend  @Jayne01  is a sweerheart for being by your side during your big life changing events.

Thank you for keeping us all updated... I will be eagerly looking for your new updates as you post them.

HUGS 🤗
Danielle

[Kendra]

Sarah I am so glad to hear your recovery is going great.  Many thanks to Jayne for being there with you (quite the drive from Australia), Faith also visiting, and your family.  Irreplaceable memories and a wonderful future. 

As time goes on, everything will feel natural and just right.  No owner's manual needed. 

[Donica]

Yay!!! Congratulations Sarah. SQUEEEEE!!!!!. Have a safe trip home.

[sarah1972]

May 1 two weeks

Time for a two week update...

I am back home with my family and Jayne also left Monday back home to Australia. Her help during the surgery was so incredibly valuable and I am eternally grateful for her having taken the trip.

Healing is slow and was impaired by a UTI which I most likely contracted from the catheter. I hope the antibiotics do their job.

Swelling is almost gone. Still some pressure in a few areas but I keep it cool.

There is still some bleeding, mostly around the urethra and the separation I had at the lower end.

Dilation remains a bit of a problem, I am not at the size I should be by now. But I keep trying and it slowly gets better. At least the 7 inch depths remains so far.i hope once the UTI is gone, that it does get easier.

I am still amazed by the look. Even though it is still swollen, I can see some really nice definition of everything.

Hope in another week or two all the starting issues are gone and normal life can slowly return.

Hugs,

Sarah

[Northern Star Girl]

@sarah1972
Dear Sarah:
Thanks for your update... overall it reads like fairly good news except for your UTI.
Wishing you well in your continued healing.

I will be looking for your next update and am trusting that all will be OK.
Based on what your stated it sounds like you are happy with the results.

Hugs and more hugs,
Danielle

[mm]

Sarah, glad to hear you are progressing nicely, hopefully your UTI will clear soon and nicely.  Nice you still have 7 inches and hopefully you can keep it with dilating regularly. Keep us updated.

[Donica]

Welcome home Sarah! You really have a good friend in Jayne. Wow! I had no idea she was from Australia. That was awesome of her to make that trip. Wishing you continued success through your recovery.

Hugs!

[sarah1972]

I know... @Jayne01 is fantastic... Even though it may not be enough but I will attempt to make up for all she went through with me later this year when it is her turn (and of course make a lot of jokes when she is enjoying her four liters of Gastrolyte). I will be with her for her surgery...

Hugs,

Sarah

Welcome home Sarah! You really have a good friend in Jayne. Wow! I had no idea she was from Australia. That was awesome of her to make that trip. Wishing you continued success through your recovery.

Hugs!

[Faith]

I can't scroll back due to unfortunate triggers (unfortunate for me, great for Sarah!!), I did skim real fast.

YES!! Jayne is AWESOME!! I'm glad I got the chance to meet up with her (and Sarah). If my car hadn't broke down I would have visited again