Hello, I was instructed to start using the largest dilator in the set within 7 days of 'the unpacking'.  I was able to meet the schedule but dropped down a size after some bleeding.  I stayed with that size for 2 weeks and then made another attempt at the largest dilator.  This time around I experienced no problems.  Stuck with a 3 time a day scheduled even though my doctor instructed 4 times a day.  I dropped down to twice a day around 5 weeks.

I can now get away with once a day using the recently acquired Soul Source Orange dilator.  I pretty much stop at the top dot and then move on with my day or evening. I am 80 days postoperative.

Since I plan to try out the new body soon, it might make good sense to dilate twice a day.  I'll start today!

Thank you,
Anne

I can attest to being able to stretch out things. I was just less than 6 inches when I was first measured. A week post op I was maybe 6.25 inches and Sri was pretty firm in telling me no more depth 

Hugs

Sorcha 

lovelessheart, I don't think anyone can say if you should do more than what you're, although I imagine it can't hurt if you do it responsibly. I feel like surgeons know exactly what they did in there, so they should be the ones we follow. Clearly many surgeons have great outcomes and ask for 3 dilations/day. I think I mostly followed the McGinn regime so that I would know that I've done all I can on my end for a successful outcome.

I was measured at between 6 and 7 inches depth at unpacking by my nurse. Surgery was with Dr. Chettawut.

I still have exactly that same amount of depth 3 weeks later. Dr. Chettawut has his own dilator set, that corresponds to the first 4 dilators in the Sole Source set. I am currently on #2 and will move to #3 next week then #4 on week 9. I plan to buy the two largest Sole Source dilators and add them each after 4-6 additional weeks eventually reaching "Mr. Orange" by December this year. I plan to always start with #1 until I am certain I won't be losing depth.

I get somewhere between the 2nd and third from the last dot. This is pretty
Much where it was after my surgery with Dr Brassard, there is no way I could get to the last dot.

Dr McGinn did my surgery in June and I was measured as having a 5" depth on my first visit. On the violet #1 dilator, I was able to get to the third dot. (The one in the middle) On the #2 blue one, I can't get in as far, only to the second dot but I was told as I stretch it wider, I'll temporarily lose in depth. Guess that makes sense. The #3 green one I can just make it to the first dot.

I always use the #1 dilator to keep my depth and the others to widen the enterance.

Dr. McGinn's schedule in 5x a day for the first 9 weeks, 3x a day up to 24 weeks, then 1x a day until 52 weeks then 2x a week after that.

The 5x a day was murder but I figure the doctor knows best. :-)

Love,
Clare

I had my GRS with Dr. Bowers about a week ago, and I can get in just to the level of the last dot. At this point, so long as I can keep doing that, it's all good. Dr. Bowers pointed out when I asked her that most cisgender women only have 5 or 5-1/2 inches of vaginal depth, so deeper doesn't necessarily matter. (Granted, cisgender vaginal tissue tends to be stretchier than ours,  so a bit of extra depth is probably good for comfort.)

Tammy


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I use the Amielle Comfort dilator set and I have only ever used the 25mm, 30mm and 35mm dilators. The ones I have used are approx. 4.5 inches in length, 5.5 inches and 6.5 inches respectively.

When i started dilating I could get the 25mm / 4.5" dilator all the way in, but the next size up stopped with about an inch sticking out. Now, 6 weeks later that dilator (30mm / 5.5") goes all the way in and the 6.5" has about an inch sticking out but it is obvious to me that it is going further in as well.

I think it is a combination of swelling decreasing and stretching.

Updating my response from September 12, I am getting to the 2nd to the last dot now, so a little improvement.😎😎

Oh dear,dot envy

Quote from: vickym on November 23, 2015, 03:34:38 PM
Oh dear,dot envy

You could try to dilate with estrogen cream from time to time...

and even cis girls don't all can accomodate over 4 in...
there are quite a few...

in many magazines there are articles about positions where guys cannot enter too deeply...
they are there for a reason...


hugs

Thanks Laura.It's just a bit depressing when everyone is going on about how they can accommodate an arm all the way up to the elbow!!

Quote from: vickym on November 24, 2015, 05:19:52 AM
Thanks Laura.It's just a bit depressing when everyone is going on about how they can accommodate an arm all the way up to the elbow!!

No, only to the top dot. 

Quote from: vickym on November 24, 2015, 05:19:52 AM
Thanks Laura.It's just a bit depressing when everyone is going on about how they can accommodate an arm all the way up to the elbow!!

There are many who say its pleasurable if the guy bottoms out.. maybe like an internal wave effect...

and the guy has something to brag about 


hugs

For what it's worth, Dr. Bowers told me after my GRS (5 weeks ago) that the average cis woman's vagina is only 5 to 5-1/2 inches deep anyway. She said we need a bit more depth because our vaginal tissue is less stretchy than that of a cis woman, but there's no reason to fret not being able to bury a whole arm in there or whatever.  ;-)


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As a followup to my earlier post, let me add that I did buy the green and orange dilators from the Sole Source set to add to the 4 dilators from Dr. Chet.

At the current time, right now today, I've been using the orange for almost 3 weeks. The green goes in easily past the last dot. The orange stops between the last and next to the last dot but that's slowly increasing. When I started three weeks ago with the orange, it would stop with 3 dots still exposed.

My current dilation schedule is twice a day, for an hour or more (usually more). I use Dr. Chet's #1 for 10 minutes, #2 for 10 minutes, #3 for 10 minutes. I skip #4 entirely and go straight to Mr. Green in the Sole Source set for 10 more minutes. Then I go to Mr. Orange for 20 minutes or more (depending on what I'm watching on my laptop).

I've frequently gone 50 minutes on the orange dilator, after the 40 minutes on the other 4, just watching TV or a movie. That's in my evening session. Morning sessions are almost always just an hour.

I am pleased with my progress and see zero loss of depth from immediately after surgery. The #1 from Dr. Chet's set still goes in over 6.5 inches.