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Fantastic things have come my way in the last months & Ive finally scheduled my well-overdue GRS for December 3, 2008 with Dr. Sanguan Kunaporn in Thailand. I couldnt be happier. This is a dream that I never thought Id realise!  I find myself crying every time I talk about it! Thank you for listening! :)

Congratulations Pia!

Thailand is a wonderful place and Phuket in particular is fantastic.

I have been to Thailand many times now and still cannot get over how nice the Thai people are.

December is not far away..... so start planning!

Buffy

Congrats! And Buffy is right, start getting stuff together because the time will fly.

Congratulations Pia!! What great news. From all I have heard you will love Thailand.

Hugs,

Nichole

phuck yeah

amazing news

im so happy and jealous too :P

hugs

Quote from: Pica Pica on August 20, 2008, 08:50:17 AM
phuck yeah

:D silly, Pica

That is great news, Pia :)

Congratulations Pia! :) I still have nine months to go! :(

Well, well. well, I guess congratulations are in order!  I am so happy for you, Pia!  I have to agree with the others, time does fly, so the sooner you get everything ready, the better! Congratulations! :)

Your ticker:  ;D


*hugs*

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Congrats, Girl.
And I am so jealous.  ;)
Time will fly.
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Janet

Way to go Pia! 

Just think, in only a few months, your inside and outside will be completely congruent.   How awesome tht will be.  So happy to hear your news.

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congrats! :)

ya congrats! ;)

I'm going on the 15 on September! :) Surgery's on the 20 & I can't talk about it without turning into a wreck! Too anxious and scared but do know I'm very happy for you Pia. Great news! I know how you feel!

congrats!

Thank you for the good wishes & the ticker.  Valentina, if you dont mind, Id like to keep in touch to discuss Thailand & thanks to you for the good wishes too.  Have a good trip & dont fret, youll do fine :)

yay for Pia, Valentina, Kunaporn, and, well, Phuket.

Accept my congrats Pia, you too, Valentina.  I've got a few friends that have gone to Thailand for their GRS and they are quite happy with what their surgeons achieved for them.  Enjoy Thailand both of you! :)

Quote from: Pia on August 22, 2008, 12:37:33 PM
Valentina, if you dont mind, Id like to keep in touch to discuss Thailand & thanks to you for the good wishes too.  Have a good trip & dont fret, youll do fine :)

I'd like that a lot.  I'm going to Email you & stay in touch that way :)

Congrats Pia and Valentina!

A special thanks to Valentina. For her emails & the information she kindly shared with me about Phuket.  Im all packed up for Thailand. Leaving tomorrow & solid as a rock :laugh: Thank you all!

I'm thrilled for you! I hope all goes well. Be sure to tell us all about it. Who knows, if you bring back a good reposts I may consider going there for mine.

take care and have a great time.

-Cami

The very best to you, Pia!  Please keep us informed.

I'm so excited.

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Best wishs Pia and yes please let us know how your doing.  But when your able.    Enjoy your womanhood,  Ah and the bowel prep too ;-)  A rite of passage for sure

Beni

Quote from: Pia on November 27, 2008, 01:48:36 PM
Im all packed up for Thailand. Leaving tomorrow & solid as a rock :laugh: Thank you all!

whacha going to do in thailand? haha! good luck to ya!

W00t what a marvelous experience you're going to have! Best wishes Pia!

The best of luck to you dear! My most sincere wishes for a very speedy recovery.  Enjoy Thailand, heal well and see you when you get back! :icon_hug:

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Pia,

Even though you will be added the my list,  I wish you all the best and a fast recovery. ;D

Janet

Quote from: Pia on November 27, 2008, 01:48:36 PM
A special thanks to Valentina. For her emails & the information she kindly shared with me about Phuket.  Im all packed up for Thailand. Leaving tomorrow & solid as a rock :laugh: Thank you all!

Wow, you're quite welcome Pia.  It was my pleasure to help you.  How are you?  Are you back from Thailand yet?  Wasn't Kulap a sweet soul?

Thank you to everyone for your kindness!

Quote from: Valentina on December 22, 2008, 06:55:47 PM

Quote from: Pia on November 27, 2008, 01:48:36 PM
A special thanks to Valentina. For her emails & the information she kindly shared with me about Phuket.  Im all packed up for Thailand. Leaving tomorrow & solid as a rock :laugh: Thank you all!

Wow, youre quite welcome Pia.  It was my pleasure to help you.  How are you?  Are you back from Thailand yet?  Wasnt Kulap a sweet soul?

I was back 2 weeks ago.  Im good.  Only trying to keep up with dilation.  I despise it but I understand its something weve got to do.  Its just time-consuming & bothersome not to mention messy but Im happy for the first time in my life so Ill stop whining. Kulap is an angel.  Thats all I can say about her.  Sanguan and all Thailand are very lucky to have her. :)

Quote from: Pia on January 12, 2009, 04:31:41 PM
Im good.  Only trying to keep up with dilation.  I despise it but I understand its something weve got to do.  Its just time-consuming & bothersome not to mention messy..

Lol :laugh: not to mention the icky moist feeling that stays with you. I've gone thru some embarrassing silly moments when dilating but I'm getting better.  Wish I could talk about it here but don't think it's allowed.

Quote from: Valentina on January 13, 2009, 03:32:50 PM

Quote from: Pia on January 12, 2009, 04:31:41 PM
Im good.  Only trying to keep up with dilation.  I despise it but I understand its something weve got to do.  Its just time-consuming & bothersome not to mention messy..

Lol :laugh: not to mention the icky moist feeling that stays with you. I've gone thru some embarrassing silly moments when dilating but I'm getting better.  Wish I could talk about it here but don't think it's allowed.

Well, there have been discussions about trying not to cough or sneeze while dilating.  :D

And then there was the whole olympic event about dilator ejection if that occurred.  You know, distance, style, depth at which it is embedded in the wall, that sort of thing.  :D :D :D

And Pia, a belated welcome back and congratulations on your transition!

-Sandy

Quote from: Valentina on January 13, 2009, 03:32:50 PM

Quote from: Pia on January 12, 2009, 04:31:41 PM
Im good.  Only trying to keep up with dilation.  I despise it but I understand its something weve got to do.  Its just time-consuming & bothersome not to mention messy..

Lol :laugh: not to mention the icky moist feeling that stays with you. I've gone thru some embarrassing silly moments when dilating but I'm getting better.  Wish I could talk about it here but don't think it's allowed.

Well, for educational purposes, you could talk about those instances if you wish, Valentina.  Start a new thread on post-operative life and fire away.  It is not prohibited, and I am sure some of us will identify with what you have to say.  ;D

Aside from what Sandy has described, there is also this thread titled "Dilating no-hands", and even though it doesn't contain personal experiences, the name of it and the ideas that people suggested are just way too funny.

This reminds me of a newly post-op girl about two years ago ;) who did her very best to follow her surgeon's instructions on how to dilate and douche diligently.  She was doing wonderfully well, until one day she started feeling an excruciating, almost painful, burning sensation down there that tended to increase when she urinated.  She grabbed a mirror, looked at it and noticed that there was soreness, redness, inflammation and even some swelling and other stuff.  Being newly post-op and not having experienced this sort of thing in her life before, she literally went insane, started crying and such because she thought she had injured her neo-vagina during dilation.  She couldn't call her mom as mom was out of the country; hence, she called the emergency room and demanded to be seen immediately.  Oh, she was seen that same day alright, but there was nothing really wrong with her new equipment.  As a matter of fact, what she was experiencing was/is considered very "normal" among natal females and happens all the time.  Yeah, she wasn't even prescribed a single pill, nothing.  All they told her was to go to the pharmacy or her local Walgreens and get an OTC ointment *sighs* ...just memories from the past that bring a smile to my face.  Talk about embarrassing and silly.

But seriously, as I have said before, this is a major, major, major surgery that changes your life in countless ways.  Dilation is indeed a major event at first (i.e, the lubricant, the towels, the pillows, finding the right position, etc), but we do get used to it and then it becomes routine and eventually some of us don't even have to do it ourselves LOL  >:-) I couldn't resist, sorry.  Talk about "Dilating with no hands", eh?


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Does falling sleep with the dilator 'in place' count as 'embarrassing & silly'? :laugh:

Quote from: Jeannette on January 17, 2009, 11:47:36 AM
Does falling sleep with the dilator 'in place' count as 'embarrassing & silly'? :laugh:

Well that's how I do it, sometimes.

I mean, I dilate at night when I get ready for bed and I... *snore*  ...wake up two hours later.

-Sandy(ooohhh, vapor lock!!!)