Last evening, I attended a group Zoom meeting for vaginoplasty, that was a requirement to schedule an individual consultation session. From what a previous attendee had told me, I expected maybe 5-10 other people plus the doctors to be involved. After logging in, it was stated that there would be 40-50 potential patients involved. I was really nervous about attending because I expected most, if not all, of the others to be much younger and more "passable" than myself. I was certain that I would feel way out of place and was just hoping that I could make it through. I was prepared to just give this whole thing up if it went terrible.
I was really surprised to see that a vast majority of the others were definitely over 50. Maybe 5-10 were under 35. I think I was the oldest one, but without trying to brag, there were some that seemed a lot older looking than I did. I did not make a tremendous effort to make myself look good. Just some light concealer and bronzer, very light eye makeup, and tinted ChapStick. I'm actually starting to believe that HRT has been good to me? I don't think a lot of the others had as much experience as I do with attending Zoom meetings, so that probably didn't help how they appeared. It also took two screens to view everyone, so they weren't the largest images. But you could still see everyone pretty well.
Most of the meeting addressed full vaginoplasty. I'm definitely going the zero depth route, so a lot of the discussion didn't apply to me. I did ask some specific questions that pertain to my goals. Overall, I felt a lot more confident about myself after the meeting and that this is really what I want to do. It's amazing how silly our fears can be and how much a little confidence can make you feel 100% better! Finally, a good day!
