After months of planning for this moment. I have ultimately scheduled my GRS for May 19, 2009 in the States with Dr. Marci Bowers. It would appear that every time I get to America is to have some major procedure done. ~laugh~ Thank you very kindly to all of you, to this site. Your experiences have been an inspiration to me. Now the clock's ticking...
Congrates in getting a date for SRS Leslie.
Alice
Congratulations, Leslie! :) I'm so happy for you.!
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Congrats! ;D
you chose the best of the best. you know who i am, don't cha? ;) grats!
O fantastic! Congratulations Leslie! I will have my GRS with Dr. Bowers in three months too. Checking your profile I see you're Danish? I'm Swiss but I'd travel to the end of the world for a surgeon like Dr. Bowers. I don't care how much she charges. She's brilliant & very compassionate. I'm delighted for you.
Congratulations! ;D
congrats. :)
congrats to you both Blanche and Leslie ;D
Congrats, and good luck!
We should rename this topic to "Bowers girls" Congrats Leslie & Blanche. I'm a Bowers girl myself, Class of 2005 & also European. How about that?
Marvelous news Leslie. Quite happy for you. :) Mine is September 20 with Dr. Sanguan. Tee-hee ^-^
Thank you all very much. ~smile~
Quote from: Blanche on March 23, 2008, 11:41:16 PM
Checking your profile I see you're Danish? I'm Swiss but I'd travel to the end of the world for a surgeon like Dr. Bowers. I don't care how much she charges. Her reputation is unflawed. She's brilliant, compassionate & very knowledgeable about what she does. I'm delighted for you.
I'm Dutch but I reside in Denmark. That's where my job is. It gets quite lonely here sometimes but the family get togethers are marvelous.
Quote from: Natasha on March 17, 2008, 03:35:54 PM
you know who i am, don't cha? ;) grats!
~laugh~ it wasn't hard to guess. Your avatar gave you away. Welcome back hun! I know I chose the best of the best. Exactly why I'm travelling thousands and thousands of miles to see her. :)
Quote from: Leslie on March 16, 2008, 05:14:43 AM
After months of planning for this moment. I have ultimately scheduled my GRS for May 19, 2009 in the States with Dr. Marci Bowers. It would appear that every time I get to America is to have some major procedure done. ~laugh~ Thank you very kindly to all of you, to this site. Your experiences have been an inspiration to me. Now the clock's ticking...
Pm sent, thank you so much for being a friend. I'm so happy for you. Good luck to you and may the next year go by fast for you.
Can't believe it's been more than a year since I posted this. It's been a marvelous journey with every feeling combined, but the moment of truth's arrived & I'm ecstatic. No words can describe how happy I'm to know that after the 19th, I'll finally be complete. I'm leaving for the States Monday morning. I want to get familiar with the area & the facilities before my big day. The boyfriend's coming with me so no worries, I won't be alone. Thank you kindly for your messages & moral support.
Congratulations!
Good luck Leslie, have a wonderful trip.
Tick tock, tick tock. ;D
Janet
W00t You'll love Trinidad Leslie. Highway 12 will get you where you want to go! :laugh: The staff at Mount San Rafael Hospital's top notch & Marci's the most caring doctor you'll ever meet. Congrats!
Congrats Leslie... best of luck to you.
Thought about you today. Hope you liked Trinidad. I did. It was a marvelous experience. Happy birthday hun! :icon_hug:
Congrats. It's a very good time of the year to be in Colorado. It will be warm and no snow. That IS fantastic news. Your good fortune just made my day. Thankyou. Hugs,Gen
haha you've arrived girl! hooray!
Congrats, Leslie! Take it easy :)
Lia
Congratulations Leslie!
Come back soon.
Thank you very kindly for all your support. I'm finally home. We arrived yesterday. The op went well & I'm happy. Everybody was so nice whilst I was in Mt. San Raphael Hospital, the nurses, Marci. They treated me like royalty. Now I'm home & feel depressed. I dunno if it's the 8-hr flight or what but I'm in a lot of pain at this very instant. Wish I could keep myself in a sitting position for longer periods of time but I can't. It hurts, it hurts a lot, the pain can be too much at times. And the post-operative care, the dilation regimen is making me mad. I've been quite emotional lately so I'm sorry for being such a wimp :'(. I was asking a friend: now that everything is over, what happens next? can anybody tell me?
Quote from: Leslie on June 13, 2009, 03:51:09 PM
Thank you very kindly for all your support. I'm finally home. We arrived yesterday. The op went well & I'm happy. Everybody was so nice whilst I was in Mt. San Raphael Hospital, the nurses, Marci. They treated me like royalty. Now I'm home & feel depressed. I dunno if it's the 8-hr flight or what but I'm in a lot of pain at this very instant. Wish I could keep myself in a sitting position for longer periods of time but I can't. It hurts, it hurts a lot, the pain can be too much at times. And the post-operative care, the dilation regimen is making me mad. I've been quite emotional lately so I'm sorry for being such a wimp :'(. I was asking a friend: now that everything is over, what happens next? can anybody tell me?
Hi Leslie. I experienced some pretty serious depression after my top surgery. People say it's from the anesthesia and the healing process. I;m okay now. I think my body has calmed down. may be the reason. But I'm really happy now! I don't know what happens next after vaginoplasty; normal life finally perhaps? :)
Quote from: Leslie on June 13, 2009, 03:51:09 PM
I was asking a friend: now that everything is over, what happens next? can anybody tell me?
What's next? Life I would imagine! I'm very happy to hear that your operation was successful. As you know, your fight is not over yet! Maintaining your new organ is definitely an adventure in itself. I wish you a speedy recovery free of complication.
But, you aren't alone in wondering "What's next?". Though SRS doesn't change everything, it is a goal in itself that does change many things. I myself would struggle for years to put together money, and it almost damaged my academics (I'm a college student) just in the process leading up to SRS! Imagining life without the goal of SRS seems like it would be such a less stressful concept- but one of the huge goals in our lives has been completed when it is all over and we might feel bored and drained. I hope you get used to it and find passion and drive in your life- Smile, you're all finished kid. =)
Quote from: Leslie on June 13, 2009, 03:51:09 PM
Thank you very kindly for all your support. I'm finally home. We arrived yesterday. The op went well & I'm happy. Everybody was so nice whilst I was in Mt. San Raphael Hospital, the nurses, Marci. They treated me like royalty. Now I'm home & feel depressed. I dunno if it's the 8-hr flight or what but I'm in a lot of pain at this very instant. Wish I could keep myself in a sitting position for longer periods of time but I can't. It hurts, it hurts a lot, the pain can be too much at times. And the post-operative care, the dilation regimen is making me mad. I've been quite emotional lately so I'm sorry for being such a wimp :'(. I was asking a friend: now that everything is over, what happens next? can anybody tell me?
Heya hun! Don't fret. You'll be ok in no time. Get plenty of rest & tell us all about it when you're up to it. :icon_hug: Missed you.
Hey, Leslie, you're not a wimp.
Recuperation is almost a full-time job.
Just keep your eye on that and forget about the future for a while.
Take it one day at a time.
Hey Leslie,
You just had major surgery and it takes time for the body to overcome that shock. I have had major surgery in the past, and sometimes I thought that I would never get through it. But I did. You will too, Hon.
The future will wait, just take it one day at a time. Each day will get better. And you are home now which helps too. Familiar surroundings.
Blessed Be.
Janet