Quote from: archlord on September 25, 2016, 10:35:32 AM
I am having my consultation with brassard on oct 18th ( couldnt get appointment earlier because my 1 year date is on oct 8 th) .  Im happy for you congratz.  It'll be my turn  in 2017

ill be at the recovery centre on october 18th... i leave the centre october 20th maybe ill see you there...

I found this page... i think it's a good read and i found one useful advise...

http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/TS/SRS/Zen/Postop%20Maintenance.html

I bought a re-useable vaginal cream applicator... ill use this when im dilating to put lube inside the vagina...

ill ask the docotr as well if betadine is good to use when douching... and if antibacterial oitment are good to use for the surgical sites...

I hope your feeling better about your decision. Just remember this is major surgery, its not for the faint of heart.

I knew this going in, but I'm even struggling with my recovery at times. I'm doing a little better now. But just the other day I had the feeling of not knowing what I was. I'm definitely not male down there, but I'm not feeling too female either. I've only had a few days where I can actually feel good about what I have now, and marvel over how normal everything is now. Today is one of the good days, I'm hoping it just gets better.

I don't regret nothing! I'm just not feeling like I thought I would. I do realize though that there's an end to the rainbow, I will get there sooner or later.

As far as the Betadine, I've been using it only once per day right after my morning dilation. It seems to help if I don't do it with the evening dilation. My concerns are a little different though, I may have an allergic reaction to it. Supposedly since I am allergic to shell fish, the same goes with iodine. I don't think this is the case but it has helped my recovery since only douching once a day with it.

I hope your thoughts are in a better place I only thought about what I was doing when I got on the airplane....oh and when I watched The Danish Girl on the plane. Not a good idea LOL

When I laid on the operating table I was very nervous, not so much for what I was about to do, more so for hoping the surgery would go ok and I would live. When I woke up in recovery I thanked God so much that I was alive, I then thanked him for what was done lol

Good luck girl

Brassard actually requires antibiotic ointment on the incisions, but he has his own specific douche recommendations (it was vinegar when I was there, but I hear it's saline now).

Quote from: Jenna Marie on September 26, 2016, 01:02:12 PM
Brassard actually requires antibiotic ointment on the incisions, but he has his own specific douche recommendations (it was vinegar when I was there, but I hear it's saline now).

thnx... vinegar and fish do go together heheheeh

Quote from: shellsters on September 26, 2016, 11:45:13 AM
I hope your feeling better about your decision. Just remember this is major surgery, its not for the faint of heart.

I knew this going in, but I'm even struggling with my recovery at times. I'm doing a little better now. But just the other day I had the feeling of not knowing what I was. I'm definitely not male down there, but I'm not feeling too female either. I've only had a few days where I can actually feel good about what I have now, and marvel over how normal everything is now. Today is one of the good days, I'm hoping it just gets better.

I don't regret nothing! I'm just not feeling like I thought I would. I do realize though that there's an end to the rainbow, I will get there sooner or later.

As far as the Betadine, I've been using it only once per day right after my morning dilation. It seems to help if I don't do it with the evening dilation. My concerns are a little different though, I may have an allergic reaction to it. Supposedly since I am allergic to shell fish, the same goes with iodine. I don't think this is the case but it has helped my recovery since only douching once a day with it.

I hope your thoughts are in a better place I only thought about what I was doing when I got on the airplane....oh and when I watched The Danish Girl on the plane. Not a good idea LOL

When I laid on the operating table I was very nervous, not so much for what I was about to do, more so for hoping the surgery would go ok and I would live. When I woke up in recovery I thanked God so much that I was alive, I then thanked him for what was done lol

Good luck girl

i am feeling a bit better today... thank you for this wonderful response...it made me feel im not alone to feel this way...

Your not alone! I'll be here for you whenever you need.

I'm feeling the same way now, kind of alone. It seems no one really wants to talk about the recovery process. I don't know what's normal or what's not. Hell I don't even know what my vagina is suppose to look like. Am I having more pain than I'm suppose too? Idk? I've never had this operation before, and I've never had a vagina. I've tried to reach out with some personally but it seems there doing fine, or just don't want to talk about it.

I feel like things are progressing like they should be, but would be nice to have some reassurance. I can reach out to PAI, but they just give more technical info. I don't put any blame on them for anything, if anything is even wrong. It's very similar to the other time I had major surgery. Once they send you home, your basically on your own. Doesn't mean they won't be there for you, it's just they won't hold your hand. With this surgery though a little hand holding would be nice lol

Hit me up with anything girl! 😀

Ha! You joke, but to this day I flinch a little when I smell vinegar salad dressing.

Shellsters, that's one reason why I try to stick around and answer questions, even though I'm fairly long post-op by now. I ended up being really grateful that Brassard had the week in the recovery residence, because that was prime time for questions like "what the hell is it SUPPOSED to look like?!"

Quote from: shellsters on September 26, 2016, 07:16:34 PM
Your not alone! I'll be here for you whenever you need.

I'm feeling the same way now, kind of alone. It seems no one really wants to talk about the recovery process. I don't know what's normal or what's not. Hell I don't even know what my vagina is suppose to look like. Am I having more pain than I'm suppose too? Idk? I've never had this operation before, and I've never had a vagina. I've tried to reach out with some personally but it seems there doing fine, or just don't want to talk about it.

I feel like things are progressing like they should be, but would be nice to have some reassurance. I can reach out to PAI, but they just give more technical info. I don't put any blame on them for anything, if anything is even wrong. It's very similar to the other time I had major surgery. Once they send you home, your basically on your own. Doesn't mean they won't be there for you, it's just they won't hold your hand. With this surgery though a little hand holding would be nice lol

Hit me up with anything girl! 😀

thanks shell... how are you feeling by the way... are you still in pain? any swelling? are you on anti biotic still?  are you doing sitz bath... for brassard girls... i think we do sitz baths once a day for a month i think... ill bug you with questions once im post... ill have tons of questions

Quote from: Jenna Marie on September 26, 2016, 10:31:51 PM
Ha! You joke, but to this day I flinch a little when I smell vinegar salad dressing.

Shellsters, that's one reason why I try to stick around and answer questions, even though I'm fairly long post-op by now. I ended up being really grateful that Brassard had the week in the recovery residence, because that was prime time for questions like "what the hell is it SUPPOSED to look like?!"

it's awesome how we get to stay at the recovery centre 6 days after the surgery... 2 nights at the BnB 2 nights at the hospital and 6 days in the recovery thank you to Canadian Health Care

Sitz baths are twice a day, I think... maybe three.

That's weird; I had 7 days in recovery, and so did my other friend who went last month. Maybe it depends on what day the surgery is. Six days is still plenty, anyway. I'm glad the Canadian healthcare will pay for recovery too, though. She and I both had to pay cash for Brassard, since we're not Canadian...

Quote from: jujubes1986 on September 27, 2016, 08:08:57 AM
thanks shell... how are you feeling by the way... are you still in pain? any swelling? are you on anti biotic still?  are you doing sitz bath... for brassard girls... i think we do sitz baths once a day for a month i think... ill bug you with questions once im post... ill have tons of questions

I'm still in pain 😕 Not sure if it's more or less than I should be. I'm still swollen, though not as much. My mound goe back and forth of projecting out then looking half normal. It's frustrating. I wish it could just go down. Everything is looking better and more normal, still concerned about how wide my vaginal opening is, but I'll give it time. Yes I'm doing sitz baths! They are the best! Always in the morning and at night if not feeling the best.

I'm writing more in my post if you want to read.

Sounds like you've done your homework. Good for you, just understand it will all still be so weird and uncommon once out of surgery. But because you have read up and studied, when the questionable moments happen you'll be like " aw that's what they were talking about" lol 😉

Quote from: Jenna Marie on September 27, 2016, 09:40:30 AM
Sitz baths are twice a day, I think... maybe three.

That's weird; I had 7 days in recovery, and so did my other friend who went last month. Maybe it depends on what day the surgery is. Six days is still plenty, anyway. I'm glad the Canadian healthcare will pay for recovery too, though. She and I both had to pay cash for Brassard, since we're not Canadian...

they shortened it... my friend told me they had 7 days as well at the recovery centre... only 10 days stay in MTL in total now

im planning on putting a tatoo over the scar... most of my friends tattooed over their scar.. it loks pretty

Quote from: jujubes1986 on September 28, 2016, 08:01:01 PM
im planning on putting a tatoo over the scar... most of my friends tattooed over their scar.. it loks pretty

That's a pretty cool idea, I like it!

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Quote from: MamonoQueen on September 28, 2016, 08:02:33 PM
That's a pretty cool idea, I like it!

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are you excited.... you leaving in 11 days for MTL... OMG i get to meet you

Quote from: jujubes1986 on September 28, 2016, 08:04:10 PM
are you excited.... you leaving in 11 days for MTL... OMG i get to meet you

Yeah I'm actually finally getting really excited! Still haven't heard back if my tests were okay though lol -_-

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Quote from: MamonoQueen on September 28, 2016, 08:06:11 PM
Yeah I'm actually finally getting really excited! Still haven't heard back if my tests were okay though lol -_-

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im sure it's ok... its a week and a half before the surgery... they would have said something by now if the test werent ok

Everything's all booked and planned out finally. Still doesn't feel real, I can't wrap my head around the idea that this is actually happening!

Quote from: MamonoQueen on September 29, 2016, 07:26:06 PM
Everything's all booked and planned out finally. Still doesn't feel real, I can't wrap my head around the idea that this is actually happening!

yea i booked my flight home too... make sure you ask for wheelchair assistant both in montreal and toronto... how are you getting there? BF is driving me...