LOL so I was reading the checklist to get for home used after SRS and two topics that caught my attention was..

15 tubes of KY gelly
1 pack of sanitary pads (maxi pads)

How many of post op people actually got all 15 tubes one shot, and how many preop going for surgery got the 15 tubes lol?? I would be embarrased in getting all 15.

However, one thing that is my kryptonite is maxi pads. I tried to shop for them i believed was yesterday and I bailed from the isle as a woman approached the isle..

I went through my entire transition from going shopping as a young guy kid for womens clothes and trying them on.. to the complete transition and being very social and not being afraid but maxi pads scare the heck out of me!!

I don't blame you. Those things are scary  lol

I would like to go in and buy that many tubes of KY. I would smile and say "they help me get into my jeans....."

Quote from: Nicky on May 23, 2010, 09:37:50 PM
I don't blame you. Those things are scary  lol

I would like to go in and buy that many tubes of KY. I would smile and say "they help me get into my jeans....."

Yea well I feel I will be able to make a joke out of it, but im so scared getting pads I don't know what's about them that make me nervous!

Perhaps you need to build up to it, start with barely there panty liners and go from there....

Being seen socially as a guy, that area was always taboo. It is hard to get over that sort of conditioning.

I don't need to buy any, but I like looking at all the colorful packaging and reading the labels, it will get easier... just take that first step.

Quote from: Nicky on May 23, 2010, 09:48:00 PM
Perhaps you need to build up to it, start with barely there panty liners and go from there....

Being seen socially as a guy, that area was always taboo. It is hard to get over that sort of conditioning.

Although im  beyond female presentable, it's the fact that it always made me nervous to get them.. I have to go one day before work, super early in the morning.. (being in that isle is what makes me nervous) weither or not its panty liners or pads or tampons!

I know what you mean. I remember buying them for a girlfriend. I felt like dieing. But really it was ok. Nobody minds. It is just stuff you buy. It will be ok SaraR,

mm you could always buy them online...

Quote from: Nicky on May 23, 2010, 09:53:57 PM
I know what you mean. I remember buying them for a girlfriend. I felt like dieing. But really it was ok. Nobody minds. It is just stuff you buy. It will be ok SaraR,

mm you could always buy them online...

lol I know i could buy them online but ill get them in the store ill just be embarrassed a lil, i used to get them for my ex too, and I was not fully transitioned and i didnt care them but... ya... anyhow Ill get them early in the morning like I said.

I did a video shoot once where they needed 5lbs of KY and fifty feet of surgical tubing (they needed a lot of stuff, that's just what they forgot so they sent me out to get it).  The woman chosen (condemned) to drive me kept on pleading with me not to embarrass her.  So I went through the store, filling up one of those basket deals with KY and surgical tubing and I was all nice and polite and I didn't embarrass her at all and everything went well right up until the checker was finished packing the bags and I look at her and ask "So, are there any pet stores nearby?"

Quote from: tekla on May 23, 2010, 10:00:21 PM
I did a video shoot once where they needed 5lbs of KY and fifty feet of surgical tubing (they needed a lot of stuff, that's just what they forgot so they sent me out to get it).  The woman chosen (condemned) to drive me kept on pleading with me not to embarrass her.  So I went through the store, filling up one of those basket deals with KY and surgical tubing and I was all nice and polite and I didn't embarrass her at all and everything went well right up until the checker was finished packing the bags and I look at her and ask "So, are there any pet stores nearby?"

*screensplat*

Dammit Kat!  Warn a girl before you tell a story like that!  I gotta clean my screen now!!!

-Sandy(did I get any on me?)

That is one of the advantages of having been married.  Pads no longer scare me.  15 tubes of KY would be a stretch.

my instructions say to use baby oil or mineral oil gel instead of K-Y because K-Y leaves behind "gummy deposits", whatever that means.   In any case buying a gallon of baby oil is probably just as bad lol

Being married pretty much got me over worrying about buying pads, too. But I think it will be interesting buying them for myself this time...

I have.  No big deal.  Does help in the passing department for all those newbies.

Quote from: SaraR on May 23, 2010, 09:33:48 PM
How many of post op people actually got all 15 tubes one shot, and how many preop going for surgery got the 15 tubes lol?? I would be embarrased in getting all 15.

which is why I love the internet (for buying in bulk).


edit: forgot I put the dvd in there
*looks at it*

mineral oil comes in 1 quart bottles and has uses other than that lube

yes I can think of at least one other good use for it lol

When I was at walmart in the lube isle they had boxes and boxes full of it.

The stacks seemed endless... I guess us canadians are very sexual <_<    >_> im just saying.

Quote from: SaraR on May 23, 2010, 09:33:48 PM
How many of post op people actually got all 15 tubes one shot, and how many preop going for surgery got the 15 tubes lol?? I would be embarrased in getting all 15.

However, one thing that is my kryptonite is maxi pads. I tried to shop for them i believed was yesterday and I bailed from the isle as a woman approached the isle..

Well almost 15, I got a case of 12 (plus 1 add'l) before surgery and I'm glad I did.  I used it probably within the first 1-2 months and was glad I went through the legwork before surgery.  As for the maxi-pads, I only needed them right after surgery, but pantyliners were a better choice for when I arrived home.  It's weird, I also had some anxiety in the feminine hygiene procurement.  Of course it's all in the mind, it's really no biggie. 

Surgilube is my lube of choice, available for about $3/tube on the Internet and at your local medical supply store.  Better than KY, imho.

       

I will definitely shop for all that I need.

I seen these colorful maxipads I wanna get, (color wrappers are like green/blue/pink) etc.. Everything they want me to bring to Montreal seems like I need a huge suitcase.. this will be horrid on my trip back! They better not loose my luggage or I will be seriously pissed.

I laughed pretty good when I read this.   When I was still in Thailand, I had ran through my maxi pad supply, (and using quite a bit each day!), and went to the local grocery store.   Hell, I was post op, but I timidly approached the feminine products aisle, never having been in one before.  Another woman came into the aisle, and I bolted!!!   I have no idea why.  Subsequent trips are much more comfortable, lol.   They better be, I buy the 48 packs when they're on sale, and I go through them in about 3 weeks.

For the lube, you may looksee to see if you have a medical supply house in your city.   I goto one here in Toronto, and buy medical grade lubricating jelly for $2.40 CA$ for each 5 oz tube.  So much cheaper then the stuff you buy at the drug store or walmart.   I buy them in 10-pack boxes.   I'm just finishing box #3.  Yes, that's some serious amount of lube

Melan

Very strange... I have bought pads all my life. Ok they aren't usually maxi  more like the ultra slim ones but I have bought them.

Due to a minor congenital problem I have needed them from time to time too, even before mt original SRS, although that has now thankfully stopped at last since my revision surgery.

The KY would have seriously freaked me though!