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Community Conversation => Transsexual talk => Post operative life => Topic started by: juliemac on June 24, 2011, 04:37:10 AM

Title: Well I wanted to be a woman....
Post by: juliemac on June 24, 2011, 04:37:10 AM
The diagnosis for my discomfort? A prolapse.
Ok. not one but 2. Both urethral AND vaginal.
It is fairly common amongst women that have several children  :)

It is surgically correctable AND  insurance might pay for it all.
Hospitalization and anesthetics (sp?), the surgeons bill would be refundable after surgery.
Phew.
Title: Re: Well I wanted to be a woman....
Post by: Renate on June 24, 2011, 05:23:29 AM
Wow, I've never heard of that in the case of a neo-vagina.
Have you gotten any input from your original surgeon?
Title: Re: Well I wanted to be a woman....
Post by: Debra on June 24, 2011, 12:14:28 PM
omg wow, thats supposed to be really rare. Hope everything goes well with fixing it up
Title: Re: Well I wanted to be a woman....
Post by: juliemac on June 24, 2011, 08:15:01 PM
The doctor said it was fairly common. I am happy to have a diagnosis and cant wait to get it fixed.

Just thought it was funny. After all the wishing I get this  :)
Whats next? Periods?
Hehehe
Title: Re: Well I wanted to be a woman....
Post by: mm on June 24, 2011, 08:43:50 PM
This type of prolapse is common in women who have had vaginal births but not in trans women.  I don't think you need to be concerned about getting periods whoever.
Title: Re: Well I wanted to be a woman....
Post by: spacial on June 25, 2011, 04:40:59 AM
A prolapse is just another name for a hernia. As the Dr says, they happen.

It is true, a uterial hernia is much more common in women after child birth. But that is irrelevant really. Perhaps the only rerason we even think about it is because we call one a prolapse, the rest hernias.

It might be unusual for it to happen in a post op woman. Perhaps a comparison would be, a car fan belt breaking, just after you've had it serviced. But these things do happen.

Repair of a hernia/prolapse is routine. Just don't go thinking of moving any furnature around, or carrying any heavy shopping for a while. :D
Title: Re: Well I wanted to be a woman....
Post by: juliemac on July 07, 2011, 05:27:21 AM
Whelp, the insurance company will cover a total of $1250 of the nearly $6000.
Sigh....
What to cut from the budget, what can I sell. This really is uncomfortable and I am really tired of it.

Any one got winning lotto numbers I can have?
Title: Re: Well I wanted to be a woman....
Post by: bojangles on July 07, 2011, 11:11:44 AM
36 24 39 24 7  ;D

Wishing you well.