Quote from: tinkerbell on July 23, 2006, 07:02:29 PM

Thank you so much for answering my question, Robyn.  It doesn't sound that bad after all.  Now I know what I should expect after surgery...it is just a matter of getting used to the new equipment, I would imagine..

Thank you again Robyn


tinkerbell   the one with an "i"

It depends upon your bone structure as well when you are post op.  I met a gal when I was recovering from GRS/SRS who could not use the larger stents because of a small pelvic arch.  Funny - turns out I couldn't use the two larger ones (known as "Omigawd"  and "You ain't putting that in me, honey") either for a similar reason (small hips). It was uncomfortable and a bit painful, but not bad, for the first couple of weeks for me.

You do have to use them at least once a week for life or until the doc says stop in order to prevent adhesions and closing of the neo-vagina.

Anybody got a pic of what these "things" sorry for the description look like?

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Melissa

WOW!

Looks like fun! 😉

Sorry

^*shrug* Fact of life for some is all.

Melissa, those almost look like mine. Mine are all the same length, just they have three different widths.  I bought mine from the doctor, he said I could use candles if I wanted to, with a condom on them of course.
Sheila

Didn't you go to Dr. Preecha Sheila?  That's the site that those pictures are from.

Melissa

Hmm, they looked awfully familiar. Maybe its the way the picture is cause mine are all the same length. They come in a blue pouch. It was funny the customs guy at San Francisco pulled them out to see what they were and held them up and asked me. Well I told him what they were and I wasn't shy about it either. I wonder what he thought I was going to do with them,stab someone?
Sheila

So in other words, you told them where to stick it Sheila?

Melissa

No, I told them what I did with them. He got kind of flustered and put them back into my suitcase. I was leaving and another guy came by and he laughed at that guy. Everyone was looking. Pat got embarressed too. She told me I shouldn't have done that. Oh well. I just got off an airplane after 12 hours non-stop from Japan and not more than 7 days ago I had surgery, I won't say where as I guess its controversial.
Sheila

Much the same as Elizabeth I never cared too much about my appearance when I was trying to be a male, though I knew I had to 'pass'. Even though there's much work in being beautiful especially while fighting your hormones (since I'm not HRT) I feel it's really worth it and I do take a lot of pride in my appearance. I do once in a while joke with my wife that when I get to Heaven I'm gonna talk to God about inventing a maint free body for females!!lol

Even though I'm not full time yet (I'll be going full time Janaury 1, 2007) I can agree alot with what is being said here. I've been going to a gender friendly nightclub for a few hours  on Friday nights and it takes me a half hour to shave and do my makeup and then to get dressed and to just get everything to look right. When I'm in DRAB, things don't matter as much, but I find that it takes on a totally different context when I'm a woman.

Hey Melissa, I don't shave my legs every day either, but like yourself, I tend to wear jeans a lot so I'm not showing off my legs that much either. When the summer months roll around, I'll be shaving them everyday again. I've always enjoyed wearing pantyhose or kneehighs. My thighs are pretty thick, and I find that I get chaffing a lot, and I find that the pantyhose helps stop the chaffing.  🙂 Now I've tried the Lycra pantyhose, but found that they were like a second pair of skin, so I just stick with basic 100% nylon pantyhose.

Gina

Apart from the pressure to look good at all times, the more insidious and difficult things for me are dealing with some of my colleagues, suppliers and reps who automatically assume that because you're a woman, you have no idea what you're talking about, particularly when the subject strays into technical matters.

This can be especially galling when you are the only person in the conversation who seems to know what they're talking about. To me, being patronised is the ugly same side of the coin as having doors held open for you. Learning how to be assertive without coming across as shrill or demanding is also a knack that takes a while to get the hang of.

Quote from: gina_taylor on December 07, 2006, 05:46:34 AM
Even though I'm not full time yet (I'll be going full time Janaury 1, 2007) I can agree alot with what is being said here. I've been going to a gender friendly nightclub for a few hours  on Friday nights and it takes me a half hour to shave and do my makeup and then to get dressed and to just get everything to look right.

I've found after enough practice, you can get fairly quick.  For instance, I woke up really late today, since I kind of messed up the alarm clock in the middle of the night and I was able to get completely ready in about 10 minutes including taking HRT meds, getting dressed, makeup and hair.  That's probably only 5 minutes more (maybe not even that much) than it would have taken as a guy, so I'm not too worried about all the stuff.  It's become a normal and routine part of life.

Melissa