Has GRS been the holy grail for you?

[Meshi]

Holy Grail?  I wouldnt put it that way, but yes it certainly makes you truely a woman.  I had FFS done first then GRS, implants, then labiaplasty.  along with the labiaplasty i also had rino revision, mid face lift cethoplexy (sp) for the eyes, and Malar cheek implants.  I could not have a full face lift as the surgeon wanted to wait the full 6 months until the bone resides more.  The lower facelift will be my last surgery..Hair with me is the on going costly and time consuming annoyance.

[pretty pauline]

Maybe I could start off a new discussion, what was your holy grail, mine wasn't GRS, yes I do now have a vagina, but FFS was definitely my holy grail, some girls are so lucky not to need it.
I had a full facelift, I had brow lift, I had  jaw and chin refinement, had my nose broken twice a rhinoplasty, I also had cheek implants, collagen injections in my lips and a lip lift, teeth whiteing, I had a trachea shave the same time as my grs, nobody sees my vagina only a lucky few, but everybody sees my face, FFS was my ticket to freedom, looking and being excepted as a woman, FFS was my holy grail.
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[Meshi]

Yep..its all about the face and body, lol  Most men look at that first b4 they will find out your personality.  The lower part is after youve got them, so its no biggy, but it is a big part in transition for sure. 

[pretty pauline]

I also think that hijacking this thread to talk about something entirely different is a little bit rude.

Im sorry, I do apologize, that wasn't my intention, sorry
if I offended, sorry.....

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[Valerie Elizabeth]

Certainly, for me, SRS was not 'the Holy Grail' - living a normal life was. SRS was simply the liberation of Auschwitz, being released from the death camp.

I pretty much love this quote.  SRS for me is part of my "holy grail", which is living a normal life.

[Sarah B]

As Natasha puts it,  "being mentally female wasn't enough, being physically female wasn't enough either".  I did not want to live between genders either and I hated being in between.  I needed to function as a female and GRS provided the means of achieving this.

So, GRS was never 'the Holy Grail' for me.  It was the final step in being able to live and function as a female.  Living a normal life was my 'Holy Grail" and GRS was simply the final procedure that allowed me to do that.

Any future surgery that I may have, will be for a medical necessity, that does not mean to say that I do not considered from time to time, having some procedure that will make me look more beautiful (I might have to, I'm getting old  )

Kindest regards
Sarah B

[K8]

I don't see GRS as The Holy Grail for me.  I see it as icing on an amazingly wonderful cake. 

I may feel differently once I have it, though.  In the last year I've changed my mind a whole bunch of times as to what I need.  It has always been "I need what I have and want the next step."  When I get to the next step it has been "I need what I have and want the next step."  And so on.  (It's what kept me sane all these years.)  So we'll see.

- Kate

[pamshaw]

I dream every day about the day I will have a vagina. If I did not know it was possible to get rid of my male parts I might not be able to go on. It is not the holy grail but an absolute necessity. I am a woman on the inside and I need to look like one on the outside.

Pam

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My holy grail is a beautiful smile.  Rest is just about convenience.

[Rock_chick]

My holy grail is just to be me and feel complete, not like someone living in limbo, between states of being. Being open about who I am is a start, living as a female will be another step, GRS and actually being the woman I should have been will be amazing.