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Community Conversation => Transitioning => Gender Correction Surgery => Topic started by: Mendi on April 05, 2018, 08:50:31 PM

Title: Coming SRS, Thailand PAI-Clinic (too soon?)
Post by: Mendi on April 05, 2018, 08:50:31 PM
Hi

So I´m about a week or two away from my SRS recommendation letter, after which I can book a definite date with PAI-clinic in Thailand. I´ve been already discussing things with the clinic and preliminary we´ve agreed September as a surgery date, might be sooner depending on my job situation...or might be much later, due to finance (bummer).

But what I´ve been thinking about is that if everything goes well and I will have SRS in September, then I´ve been on HRT for 10 months before surgery. Or if the SRS is even sooner, I´ve been on SRS for like 7 to 9 months.

Does it affect negatively to feminization, that I´m dropping out on HRT for the surgery?

Also, as I´m on cyproteronacetat, it has a slight gynecomastia effect, I´m a bit worried that after surgery I wont need cyproteronacetat and it will affect negatively to breast development. Not to mention to pause estrogen, what that will do to breast development.

Any advice, experience or ideas?
Title: Re: Coming SRS, Thailand PAI-Clinic (too soon?)
Post by: TinaVane on April 05, 2018, 09:14:26 PM
Um from what I have heard/seen once those testies go away your breast get bigger .. I'm going by what I have experienced and my surroundings(which are lbgt in this case we are speaking bout trans ) but that is anecdotal ... honey people get the op without takin hormones. You will be fine


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Title: Re: Coming SRS, Thailand PAI-Clinic (too soon?)
Post by: Kendra on April 06, 2018, 04:14:39 PM
Hi Mendi,

I had GCS/SRS 6 months after starting HRT.  Excellent results so far (2-1/2 months post-op), no complications.  Surgeon was accurately aware of my medical history.

Most (but not all) anesthesiologists and surgeons require briefly stopping HRT prior to surgery.  A week or two without HRT sounds like a long time, but the physical effects of HRT require quite a bit of time to develop - I wouldn't worry about it.

Best wishes, and looking to the future. 

Kendra
Title: Re: Coming SRS, Thailand PAI-Clinic (too soon?)
Post by: Mendi on April 06, 2018, 06:45:05 PM
Thanks all. I will go ahead with my plan and have the surgery as soon as possible.