Anyone seeing Chet in September? I'm trying to decide where to stay... the cottage's look nice.
this is a description of both hotels:
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,190621.msg1698761.html#msg1698761
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,181338.msg1617764.html
here is a hint to a guide:
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,185600.msg1655205.html#msg1655205
this might help concerning a list for packing:
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,190515.msg1697107.html#msg1697107
some people reported some problems with adhesions with Chettawut...
even if its only a small percentage...
maybe this could be talked through with him before an operation...
I personally would talk about a minimum depth even if there are risks...
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,190787.msg1699717.html#msg1699717
Thanks for the links :)
Deposit paid, surgery date sorted. Flights organised... Doesn't even feel real.
Quote from: Isabelle on August 05, 2015, 09:46:05 PM
Deposit paid, surgery date sorted. Flights organised... Doesn't even feel real.
Which place did you decide to stay, and are you going alone ?
hugs
Staying in the cottage, yup alone :)
Quote from: Isabelle on August 06, 2015, 05:38:25 AM
Staying in the cottage, yup alone :)
ok then... some said the dusit has one advantage if you are alone... they might be a bit pricier but the personnel speaks a bit better english and they might be a bit more helpful...
in the cottages you might have a bit more of a possibility to make some company... you might use that in the first days, so you have someone in case...
and there were descriptions of others to stock on food... where to buy, and what to stock on... so you have everything ready after the op...
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,180463.msg1595988.html#msg1595988
Apparently there's a supermarket across the street from the cottages now. My plan is to spend a day or so cooking and storing meals and snacks to eat when I'm discharged from hospital.
Did bloods and chest X-ray today.. hospital was weirded out by the chest xray cause apparently its unusual for someone young to need a chest X-ray prior to surgery.. apparently they only do for 60+ people in my country....
total price of recommendation letters, lab work and xray? $0:00
Got passport, plane tickets, paid deposit. just have to wait for labs result and forward them through...
everything happening super quick :)
congrats girl. Keep us posted. I will be there after you leave. My surgery is oct. 9.
Ohhh, bugger. Would have been nice to meet you. Never mind, good luck with all your bits and bobs. What are you having done?
I'm doing srs and breast augmentationQuote from: Isabelle on August 07, 2015, 02:57:54 AM
Ohhh, bugger. Would have been nice to meet you. Never mind, good luck with all your bits and bobs. What are you having done?
12 days to go..
Congratulations and best wishes! :)
As you exit the hotel grounds, turn RIGHT and go about 4 blocks down. There will be a large pedestrian bridge. You have to climb stairs, cross the street, and descend. There is a Tesco Lotus on the other side of that bridge, and I would best describe it like Walmart or Target. There are groceries, clothes, just about anything you could need. It might pay to take a taxi back to the hotel if you buy a lot in one trip, depending on your cash situation. To/from Tesco was about 45 Baht each way (call it $1.50 or so) and we'd always round up to 60 or 70 Baht as tip to the driver.
The restaurant at the Bangkok Rama has excellent food and is inexpensive compared to some restaurants out around town. I ate more than my share of chef's salads, or the fried pork and spaghetti with marinara sauce. :)
There is a Seven Eleven just about 1 block to the right as you leave the hotel grounds too, for quicker access for minor items.
The hotel grounds are large and you may walk a long way to reach the front. Best that you be as prepared as possible before surgery, because afterwards you will want to minimize walking and will be tired a lot.
Good luck! I'm leaving for home tonight and have been completely satisfied thus far with my surgery and results from Dr. Chettawut.
Thanks so much for that :) I hope your flight back is ok :)
Wow Liz Marie! Seems like you just got there. I'm happy that your procedure went well and you are pleased with the results. Will save your tips as I prepare for my "journey" Still looking at Jan. 21.
All the best Isabelle. Keep us posted honey x
I'm currently sitting in my little cottage in Thailand. I come from a pretty cold part of the world, I'm not cut out for this weather... The aircon is my deity now.
Least the rain will cool you. Thailand at this time of the year is a mix of amazing sun and outrageously heavy rain.
Hope all is going well otherwise though. Shame you'll have left when I arrive but I'll follow your thread :)
Hugs
Sorcha ;D
Quote from: Isabelle on August 28, 2015, 03:06:08 AM
I'm currently sitting in my little cottage in Thailand. I come from a pretty cold part of the world, I'm not cut out for this weather... The aircon is my deity now.
Well you might keep to shaded places... and drink enough water :)
Is there a pool nearby, maybe for putting the feet in ?
hugs
I'm getting a bit more used to the heat now :) Bangkok is petty amazing. I've never seen such incredible juxtaposition. I'm particularly fond of the powerlines. Amazing. They have to be seen to be believed.
Have been bribing people with chocolate and making friends in the cottages :) met a very lovely Australian family, and a lady from France. Wonderful. On a totally liquid diet since yesterday, which kinda sucks cause I'm surrounded by delicious food but, I'm looking forward to shedding a little of my winter weight (it's winter where I'm from)
It's getting closer now :) Chocolate is a good way to make friends. Soon you'll be able to eat all you can get your hands on :)
Hope all goes well with bowel cleansing
Hugs
Sorcha ;D
Yeah.... The "apoocolypse" begins in a a couple of hours... Then onto the "acockalyps" :p
Bon Voyage Isabelle!
Wish you luck and a speedy recovery :)
The cats will probably be waiting for you :)
Am alive and well. A bit sore but all good.
Wow congratulations :)
Are you eating soup already ? :)
hugs
Soy milk, miso etc... They're taking such wonderful care of me. I feel well looked after :)
Congratulations and welcome to Dr Chetts Posties Club :) Som says everyone that chooses Chett to perform their SRS becomes part of the family so I guess we're related :)
Glad it all went well and I hope you enjoy yje next few weeks being pampered while you recover :)
Hugs
Sorcha ;D
Congratz! Welcome to your new world!
Hugz!
congrats!! Yay u made it. Please keep us posted!! :)
Yup... To be honest I think I was a little silly getting getting my boobs and box done at the same
time, it's very hard to move. And I'm here on my own so, being back at the hotel will be tough. I'm very lucky to have made friends with some lovely people right next to me who've offered to help me if I need it. I'm very very very thankful for the kindness of strangers.
Quote from: Isabelle on September 03, 2015, 07:13:24 AM
Yup... To be honest I think I was a little silly getting getting my boobs and box done at the same
time, it's very hard to move. And I'm here on my own so, being back at the hotel will be tough. I'm very lucky to have made friends with some lovely people right next to me who've offered to help me if I need it. I'm very very very thankful for the kindness of strangers.
Wish you a speedy recovery...
just ask for some help... it will relieve you, especially in the first days...
and you can look forward to some breast massage :)
Congratulations Isabelle: wonderful news!
x
Wham, Bham thank you Ma'am! Back to the hotel in the morning. All the drains out. Bandage taken off my tits, which now feel a zillion times better. Looking forward to the next few hurdles and ultimately, getting back to my home country. I have several ps4 titles waiting... (Incidentally it sucks the Morpheus isn't out yet... I imagine that'll be a hit with the trans* crowd...)
Hey there :)) I'm staying at the Rama too haha. Going for surgery tomorrow so maybe I might catch you after I've returned back to the hotel. Do you need anything? I might be heading to Tesco later for some last minute supplies.
Hi there! Will pm you x
Hope the trip back to the hotel went well and you're now back safe and well :)
Day off tomorrow and then Sri comes and with luck in a few days no packing or catheter and the joys of learning to pee and dilation :) Oh yeah a shower :)
Hugs
Sorcha ;D
Am looking forward to it!
Congratulations, Isabelle!
Once the drains were out having the BA and SRS at the same time wasn't such a big deal. I tended to do my breast massage routine in the shower room because of the nice hard walls, towels immediately handy for cushioning things, and the AC wasn't blowing on my naked butt when I did it.
You may find it handy to create a paper towel shroud with tape and tuck it in where the control panel snaps down onto the AC unit above the bathroom door. That can reroute air flow if the direct air flow on you is too chilly. If not, then no need.
Welcome to the club! Next time you see Som tell her Cara Ramsey says hello. :)
Yeah the breast pain was the only thing that bothered me out of everything so far. And I even that was manageable. A few days later and they're fine. Just feel a bit bruised is all. I'm totally capable of shuffling about the room and making stuff for myself, and my lovely lovely neighbour does little tesco runs every other day and grabs me anything I need. Packing out in a day or so, catheter out in a few more.... Looking forward to getting on the plane. I miss my dog.
Dressing comes off, and packing comes out today,
I'm not going to miss the giant surgery diaper!
Quote from: Isabelle on September 07, 2015, 06:04:33 PM
Dressing comes off, and packing comes out today,
I'm not going to miss the giant surgery diaper!
Well keep us posted :)
What kind of dog do you have :) ?
He's a little medium sized mongrel from the shelter. We got him when he was tiny. Hes still young. Very quiet, soft. gentle character.
Quote from: Isabelle on September 07, 2015, 06:29:05 PM
He's a little medium sized mongrel from the shelter. We got him when he was tiny. Hes still young. Very quiet, soft. gentle character.
Well young means usually playful... given to play with balls etc :)
Good luck with the packing, By now you'll know your depth so I hope everything is how you wanted it :)
Only 4 weeks till I get to be there again and I'm really looking forward to it
Hugs
Sorcha ;D
Ya, pretty normal depth of 6" Sooooo relieved to get the dressings off!! Gigantic surgery diaper was NOT fun! Nurses say everything healing well. Have to do booby massage now. Never think a BA is a small operation! It's high maintenance and and very painful for the first little while. The nurse told me BA is one of the most painful cosmetic surgeries you can have. Nexr little step is the catheter out... Not going to miss that thing!
Have they let you have shower? They say no shower until the catheter is out but Sri told me to shower as soon as she'd measured my depth so I started worrying I must have stunk or something ;D
Glad you have got a good depth and the relief of no packing. Next stop dilation :)
Hugs
Sorcha ;D
Congrats Isabelle, glad it all went well. So much freedom having the catheter out
congrats!!! :) only 4 more weeks then Sarah and I will be there!! :)
Awesome :) you're going to love it :)
still no freedom from the catheter. I've managed to stay pretty stoic through this how thing so far but, not gonna lie, dilating with the catheter in.... Wowsers.. Do not want.
hopefully you don't have to do that to many more times
Sigh.... Still have the catheter. No idea why. The nurses are lovely but occasionally they're a little light on details. I leave in 10 days. Looking forward to seeing my partner, my dog, my bed, my house...
Quote from: LizMarie on September 06, 2015, 11:35:54 AM
Congratulations, Isabelle!
Once the drains were out having the BA and SRS at the same time wasn't such a big deal. I tended to do my breast massage routine in the shower room because of the nice hard walls...
Hey, did you find one of your boobies softened faster than the other? I massage them both a lot, probably more than the recommended minimum, I'm just finding the left side won't soften like the right... Chets massage schedule is pretty rigorous too... I've been looking up other surgeons and the amount they recommend varies wildly from none, to 5 mins, right up to chet at 2 hours....
And let's be honest "massage" is playing pretty loose with english... "Crush" would be more accurate lol.
seems a very long time for the catheter, guess someone who went to chet can chime in. They gotta make sure you can pee ok.
Quote from: Serenation on September 16, 2015, 07:30:46 AM
seems a very long time for the catheter, guess someone who went to chet can chime in. They gotta make sure you can pee ok.
My catheter came out 9 days post op if you're not counting the day of the surgery. Obviously nobody but Sri can say why it hasn't come out yet but there must be a reason. If you cannot see anything in the little mirror you could ask Noi to take a photo using your phone which you can then zoom in on and maybe you'll see what they can.
Quote from: Isabelle on September 16, 2015, 06:15:16 AM
Sigh.... Still have the catheter. No idea why. The nurses are lovely but occasionally they're a little light on details. I leave in 10 days. Looking forward to seeing my partner, my dog, my bed, my house...
Well one way or another you will find out soon as Chett will be inviting you in for a post op consultation and as Serenation said they need to give you time to learn how to pee.
Quote from: Isabelle on September 16, 2015, 06:35:18 AM
And let's be honest "massage" is playing pretty loose with english... "Crush" would be more accurate lol.
There was a girl there when I had my SRS who also had a BA and she showed me what Chetts massage routine was like :) I'd agree crush is a better description ;D When I was in college learning massage I'd have been thrown off the course for being that rough ;D
Hope it all gets better for you really soon and you are safely on your way home
Hugs
Sorcha ;D
Although 9 to 10 days seem like a long time, I'm sure they are just being cautious. What you didn't mention though is whether or not still having the catheter in is painful or just annoying. ??
Would appreciate your input on another issue. I would like to be able to communicate to the outside world while I am in recovery. I don't have a laptop, Ipad or a smart phone. What would you suggest is the best device to have?
Get well soon!
Hugz,
Joi
Personally, I brought my iPhone, iPad, and a laptop. Laptop for work (studying a new software package while I'm layed up) IPad for watching films online, phone for messaging... You could get away with just an iPad though with your iMessage acount set up for free texting other iPhone users, messenger/skype/etc installed for anyone else.
The catheter makes dilating quite rough. I found pushing passed my prostate to be intensely painful, and holding it in causes it to burn... Other girls here I've spoken to don't seem to have the same issue so, maybe it's just me being pussy. Almost 5 years on E, I'm surprised my prostate is big enough to even feel.. Today Sri said something about the skin graft needing to heal more before the catheter comes out... I dont know. It's really not so bad anymore. To start with I couldn't dialate for more than a few minutes without a break. Now I can go for as long as I like with no problem. Having said that, I'm still only on the #1 stent.
Thz Isabelle! Looks like an Ipad is in my future. My surgery with Chett. is not until late Jan. so I have time to shop for one and learn how to use it.
I detect a positive attitude RE: the catheter. That's important.
I'm sure I'll have some surprises in store for me post op as well. Although at 1st pass just the thought of having something to dilate is exiting, however that's just the "pink cloud" effect. As I have read on these boards, dilation will be challenging and sometimes uncomfortable. All the years of wanting this will soon be a memory. I will just have to focus on the end game.
I'm finally finished sending all of my docs. to Som for the final clearance. It was very extensive due to my age. Just awaiting a msg from them to fix my date firm.
Hang in there!
Hugz,
Joi
Re dilating.... My experience has been you just have to push through the pain for the first few days, eventually it becomes manageable, then it becomes easy. I can dilate now, for over an hour with no trouble, just slight discomfort.... Also, fun fact, after surgery Chet told me he thought he got about 5"... First dilation found I was 6", after a few days dilating I'm almost 7"
Wow 'Bella! Fantastic results
And your comments RE: how soon dilation gets easier is encouraging.
I know you're happy!
Hugz,
Joi
Quote from: Isabelle on September 16, 2015, 01:44:16 PM
Re dilating.... My experience has been you just have to push through the pain for the first few days, eventually it becomes manageable, then it becomes easy. I can dilate now, for over an hour with no trouble, just slight discomfort.... Also, fun fact, after surgery Chet told me he thought he got about 5"... First dilation found I was 6", after a few days dilating I'm almost 7"
That is awesome!!! Congrats!! :) only two & half weeks til I'm there. What did you have done?
Quote from: bootifulone on September 17, 2015, 01:29:28 AM
That is awesome!!! Congrats!! :) only two & half weeks til I'm there. What did you have done?
I had SRS and a BA
Ahh, cool :) you'll be a new woman :)
When do u fly back home?
Well kids, it's been educational... I leave in a couple of days. Everything went fine, no complications, great nurses, great Dr. I think I'll be back to chet in a year for some facial work, the only thing I'll change is I probably won't stay at the Rama cottages next time. The cottages are totally fit for purpose and all that but, because I came alone I was a bit dependant on the hotel room service food, which can only really be described as ghastly. Frustrating because there's lots of yummy food so close to you, but, not close enough when you're supposed to stay off your feet for so long. I'd totally recommend chet to others.
Quote from: Isabelle on September 22, 2015, 10:21:52 AM
Well kids, it's been educational... I leave in a couple of days. Everything went fine, no complications, great nurses, great Dr. I think I'll be back to chet in a year for some facial work, the only thing I'll change is I probably won't stay at the Rama cottages next time. The cottages are totally fit for purpose and all that but, because I came alone I was a bit dependant on the hotel room service food, which can only really be described as ghastly. Frustrating because there's lots of yummy food so close to you, but, not close enough when you're supposed to stay off your feet for so long. I'd totally recommend chet to others.
Thats why some people recommended the dusit for coming alone.
They are supposed to speak better english and have a larger variety.
Quote from: Laura_7 on September 22, 2015, 11:05:27 AM
Thats why some people recommended the dusit for coming alone.
They are supposed to speak better english and have a larger variety.
The Dusit is a far better quality hotel and from reports I got from Noi The Vertical Suites is a step up again and includes the amenities such as kitchen that the Rama Cottages have. My friend Dusty stayed at The Dusit (that's why I nicknamed her Dusty Princess) She told me her biggest problem was loneliness due to not seeing anybody except me and the hotel staff for weeks. In the cottages you have others close by and sneaking out into the soi is always possible even if only for 5 minutes a day. The food at The Dusit is good and the rooms are small but nicer than The Rama and the cable TV actually works! The staff are wonderful if they know you've had surgery. I ate there one night and as soon as they saw my donut I wasn't allowed to even walk for my own food at the buffet :) Great service.
Quote from: Isabelle on September 22, 2015, 10:21:52 AM
Well kids, it's been educational... I leave in a couple of days. Everything went fine, no complications, great nurses, great Dr.
I hope you have a safe trip home. I doubt it will be your most comfortable flight being so long but I hope all goes well for you :) Thanks for sharing your thoughts while you were over there, I'm sure they've helped those that are still to make that journey :)
Hugs
Sorcha ;D
Yeah, next time I'm here it'll just be for my chin and nose so, I doubt I'll here as long so spending money on a better hotel won't be that difficult. There's nothing wrong with the cottages at the Rama, just the room device food is dodgy. Makin friends though, you're right that is a huge positive. I met some truly wonderful, helpful people staying here.
Thanks for all of the tips and input regarding your experiences.
Have a safe and comfortable and problem free trip home.
Hugz,
Joi