Soul source sells two different types of dilators.

Straight dilators are for the CIS vagina. Curved are for the trans vagina.

Please verify you have the correct dilator's. The trans dilator needs to get past the pelvic bone. Straight dilators are much more difficult and can hurt.

Quote from: Rachel on August 26, 2018, 07:04:49 PM
Soul source sells two different types of dilators.

Straight dilators are for the CIS vagina. Curved are for the trans vagina.

Please verify you have the correct dilator's. The trans dilator needs to get past the pelvic bone. Straight dilators are much more difficult and can hurt.

I don't really understand this. All the dilators in Thailand are straight and no one ever reports problems with them. The only advantage I've heard of the soul source is that one of them is larger in diameter than the Thai dilators. The disadvantage is they are not suitable for dynamic dilation.

Here's my set. I am currently on the Violet with 3 dots in, but only after starting for a few minutes with Orange. I stay sore down there and walking is sometimes difficult, but I am trying to do my part towards good depth.

I am finding the depth to be harder to achieve than the diameter. I put as much in until I feel pain. Then I maintain light pressure. My position is on my back on the floor (carpeted!) with my legs bent at 45°. To pass the time away I often watch Hell's Kitchen on Youtube 

Dollar Tree Puppy Pads make for a nice disposable dilation! 

Looking forward to my first Vibrator session

Quote from: AnonyMs on August 26, 2018, 09:17:50 PM
I don't really understand this. All the dilators in Thailand are straight and no one ever reports problems with them. The only advantage I've heard of the soul source is that one of them is larger in diameter than the Thai dilators. The disadvantage is they are not suitable for dynamic dilation.

Quote from: AnonyMs on August 26, 2018, 09:17:50 PM
I don't really understand this. All the dilators in Thailand are straight and no one ever reports problems with them. The only advantage I've heard of the soul source is that one of them is larger in diameter than the Thai dilators. The disadvantage is they are not suitable for dynamic dilation.

As for me, I have always needed to twist the dilators for reaching full depth. Incidentally this is what I was instructed to do by the nurses when I started dilation. I definitely would not be able to twist the dilator as I do if it were bent. This is an issue for that matter as I'd wish to get a straight and long enough dilator larger than the biggest one (32 mm diameter) I have been provided by the clinic, but I have failed to find one so far. For the record, I am a 9 months post op Chett girl (with 7 inches depth).

You can still wiggle the curved ones back and forth to help.

Twisting combined with wiggling helps a lot to make a thin layer of lubricant around the dilator and especially near its tip. My experience is that wiggling alone is not sufficient for bringing enough lubricant at the end of my vagina.

I would be so happy with 7"! Currently I am around 4".

Quote from: Lucie on August 27, 2018, 04:55:07 AM
As for me, I have always needed to twist the dilators for reaching full depth. Incidentally this is what I was instructed to do by the nurses when I started dilation. I definitely would not be able to twist the dilator as I do if it were bent. This is an issue for that matter as I'd wish to get a straight and long enough dilator larger than the biggest one (32 mm diameter) I have been provided by the clinic, but I have failed to find one so far. For the record, I am a 9 months post op Chett girl (with 7 inches depth).

Absolutely Yes! I wiggle mine slightly both going in and coming out. Getting past the PC muscle is what is currently limiting me. At a certain depth of dilation my urethra starts slightly burning. Kind of like a urinary tract infection feeling. It's fine as long as I don't try to go too deep.

Quote from: Colleen_definitely on August 27, 2018, 08:07:43 AM
You can still wiggle the curved ones back and forth to help.

Quote from: Violet on August 27, 2018, 01:09:52 PM
I would be so happy with 7"! Currently I am around 4".

Yes I am totally delighted with having 7", even if it makes dilation trickier.

You're post gote researching  the surgery even more, and the technique of my surgeon. As its completly different to others. He also said that in the 28 years of preforming srs he developed his own technique and learnd alot and does things different to before.
Aparently there are different ways of seperating the pelvic muscle to create space. ( Im not a doctor i cant explain it,) but he said the way he does it its easyer to dilate.

I hape ur pm will loosen up a bit so ur dilation is more comfortable. Ive got my surgery in 4 weeks. I cant wait to get that out of the way x 

Is it indiscreet if I ask who is your surgeon?

Its dr oliver fenton here in England

Oh, I don't know him. It would be interesting to know how his own technique differs from the ones of other main surgeons.

He explained it all to me, he is the only surgeon in the uk that comes from a plastic surgeon background, the others are urological backgrounds. He created his own technique over 28 years. For example that u dont start dilation untill week 4 etc. He uses a cathedral stich its callee, in wich case he never had prolapse in his patients . He uses penile and scrotal skin wich is nothing new but the way he seperates the pc muscle and he does a wider opening u wont need dilation  for 3-4 weeks, untill the swelling has gone down more and it had time to heal without distubance. He said you wont loose depth with the way he stiched the inside of the vagina to somewhere in the inside. Cant remember where actually.  Width can be trained so u start with a dilator that is as small as the smallest  soul source one. of what i read most girls were at the 3.5cm with dilator in 6-7 weeks after starting to dilate.  Think i explained it right

Thank you for that clarification. That surgeon's technique sounds indeed quite original. Anyway the fact he is a plastic surgeon is a good point. Most (if not all) of the major surgeons who do MtF SRS are plastic surgeons.

Oh really? Here in england he is the only one, the other 4-5 surgeons are urologists.
 

Quote from: isa86 on August 29, 2018, 05:40:11 AM
Oh really? Here in england he is the only one, the other 4-5 surgeons are urologists.

In France too. But IMO those are not major surgeons in the field of MtF SRS. I would not want that my SRS be done by an urologist, under no circumstances.

Here in england no one wants a plastic surgeon ( 70%)  its rather have the plastic surgeon. He knows how to make it function, as he learned it from a urologist. But also has an eye for aesthetic.
He never gives false hope. He also said he does not create a labia minora ( inside lips?) As some cis woman dont develop them  labia majora is more important. He does say if a patient has extra skin he wull try and create it. But he rather focus on skin fir depth and most important features.
He showed me cis woman with xxl inside lips hanging out. And a pic of cis woman with no visible inside lips and that one looked alot neater. So im personally happy with that. And i rather him focust on depth and then aesthetics 

Hi, your dilators look the same as soul source for trans woman with the exception of the colors and the size is 1/8 of an 1nch smaller in diameter.  So #1 is the small and #4 is the largest. You are on #2. You can order the #4 from soul source and it will be 1.5 inches in diameter.

I use prescription hydroquarterzone cream as a first layer for dilation then water based lube. This is at the advise of my doctor. The hydroquarterzone cream will help the scar tissue (if you have any) stretch. I have been using it since before my revision surgery. I also had granular tissue and was injected 3 times after my revision surgery. The last Doctor inspection I did not require any injections for granular tissue.

We need to dilate with conviction and purpose in order to achieve the optimum results. Some trans woman are lucky and have little effort in achieving their goals. I an not lucky in that department. I am on #4 dilator (1.5 inched diameter) and at 4 inches inside the canal with 1.5 inches of vagina in addition.

I  was going to use Super Numb topical lidocaine if the vaginal pain returned after my revision. You might want to check with your doctor to see it that is allowed. I never did use the numbing cream but it would have helped heaps after my initial GCS when part of my graft died and a large amount of scar tissue formed and then shrank.

Congrats! I am now 7 weeks post op and my only pain is from dilating. Seems that my PC muscle is very resilient, but I figure that in the long run it will be good to have that kind of control, especially for sex! Right now though I feel like I have been fisted!  ♥

Quote from: isa86 on August 28, 2018, 02:10:12 PM
You're post gote researching  the surgery even more, and the technique of my surgeon. As its completly different to others. He also said that in the 28 years of preforming srs he developed his own technique and learnd alot and does things different to before.
Aparently there are different ways of seperating the pelvic muscle to create space. ( Im not a doctor i cant explain it,) but he said the way he does it its easyer to dilate.

I hape ur pm will loosen up a bit so ur dilation is more comfortable. Ive got my surgery in 4 weeks. I cant wait to get that out of the way x