Comes now the last major step - to get on the airplane.

The phrase at the head or title area at the top of Susan's covers it so well:
We stand at the crossroads of gender balanced on the sharp edge of a knife.

Early Monday morning I board an airplane for Philadelphia (I haven't flown since 1972 and didn't like it then, but that's another story, and at this point, a minor hurdle). Tuesday morning, I figuratively - more-or-less - fling out my feet and fall directly, and I certainly hope precisely, onto that knife.

As I don't have a laptop, and my phone barely has e-mail, getting on Susan's is a tech issue (not to mention grogginess), and I did want not to set the stage for my surgery here then disappear for a couple of weeks, I asked Janet if she would add updates to this posting if I sent them to her. She has agreed, so that's what we will do. Isn't she such a lady, and one who's time has to be coming soon! I would be honored to return the favor.

Feel free to add comments to this - I'd like something to read when I return, hopefully on June 13.
And I might get a chance to add one or two comments before I go, but I'm mostly a responder, not a journal writer. I wish I was, but then, for 65 years I've wished to have been born with a body that matches my spirit. All that time I did not believe this could be done, at least by me. Then I was not sure I could get through it all the way. I'm not a bumper sticker type person, but one I saw years ago says it all: "Begin. Success Will Follow". Now I have followed, and there it is; success! I will be me after all! I am blessed!

We all have different situations. But if you do not begin, success will not follow!

Susan Kay
-  heading to soul birth.   

Susan,  I am more than happy to do it.  And don't worry I won't post any gibberish that you may send. 

And soon your name shall go in my list.

Best wishes, Susan! Looking forward to hearing from you again. I hope Janet posts everything, nothing better than a drugged up woman rambling away! Hugs, Tracey

Quote from: Janet Lynn on May 28, 2011, 11:42:06 AM
Susan,  I am more than happy to do it.  And don't worry I won't post any gibberish that you may send.   

Ahh, come on now; if you cut out the gibberish, you're killing half my work!

Tracy, thank you. Drugs; I wonder how long I can drag that out! 

Susan Kay

Quote from: Susan Kay on May 28, 2011, 05:30:53 PM
Ahh, come on now; if you cut out the gibberish, you're killing half my work!

Tracy, thank you. Drugs; I wonder how long I can drag that out! 

Susan Kay

Well I will at lease interpret it back to English. 

Hi Susan

I wish you all the best for your surgery and of course my thoughts will be with you.  Look after yourself and I'm sure you will finally be at peace with yourself.

Warmest regards
Sarah B

Quote from: Susan Kay received 1:45 AMJust a short message; we are leaving for the airport in a few minutes. I will send you a message when we have arrived at the clinic - perhaps 3-4 o'clock Philadelphia time. By the way, we meaning my therapist and I. My wife's health prevented her from making the trip, and my therapist said he did not want me to go alone. This is a long, very challenging journey at best; a very good therapist helps you navigate it. A great therapist goes the last mile. Again, I am blessed.

WOW. Imagine waking up and being able to talk to your therapist about it.  That is one dedicated therapist.

Good luck Hon.  Oh and .... S U S A N K A Y.   Now you are official.

Well our girl has made it to Philly and is settling in.

QuoteI've arrived in Philadelphia and am settled in at the clinic. I have met Dr Leis briefly and will have a longer session with him later tonight. I imagine part of it will be the "are you sure, maybe I can talk you out of it" talk. Fat chance of that working!  Surgery is set for first thing Tuesday, so I will send you an update, lucid or otherwise tomorrow evening or Wednesday. I met another girl, 7 days post, and we've had a nice talk already.

About my therapist: He is special. I would not be anywhere this far, maybe anywhere at all without him. He has several TG clients but no one to have surgery - Yet!

Tuesday is just a a couple away.  Keep on keeping on, Girlfriend.

So, Susan, you're in Philly?
You're probably going to sneak out Thursday to go to the big Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference?

Well, I don't know the protocol there, but you are probably doing stuff now in preparation for tomorrow.
Good luck!

Yay Susan!

Please keep us all posted the best you can, you've done it! You've reached the point we all aspire to get to.

Best of luck on Tuesday!

Congratulations, Susan!!  You're in the hands of a skilled and caring surgeon.  I'm certain your recovery and recuperation will be a wonderful experience. 

Congratulations Susan!

May you heal fast and well.  You are in very good hands!

Welcome to your new life!

-Sandy

Hi Susan, Congratulations and all the best for a speedy recovery! Kim

Our girl is done. 

Quote from: Susan Kay 06/01/2011 2:56 AM reportShe lives! Sort of at least, at 6 am Wed. Surgery at 8 am Tue, totally out of it until maybe 7 pm real spacey most of the night. IT IS DONE - the boy has been retired with honors; the girl lives with joy (and pain!)

Well Done. Sis.

Yay! Hopefully she makes a speech before the drugs wear off! Proud of you, Susan, hurry back! Hugs, Tracey

Isn't it ironic, that the things we were running from, surgeries, pain, discomfort, when suddenly doing it in the spirit of being one self, we run for it, even when it is the Sharp end of a knife
Wishing you the bestest recovery gurl, Love, Inna.

This just in .....

QuoteThe worst part is the failure to complete electrolylsis first, so I shaved Monday night, and I now have a real lady-like growth. I'm a real beauty, and I smell like it too! The really bad thing is the loss of fine motor skills - it's taken me 10 min to type this!

It's a mess, but we were cleaning me up last night and I got to look - I HAVE A VAGINA! It is now worth every single Theraphy, every single hormone pill, every single strange look, every single setback. For the first in 65 years I am ME! A groggy, dopey me, but definitely me!

She is now complete. 

I think they need to cut back on her Oxy just a bit.

Quote from: Susan Kay Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 2:29 PMas she is shocked to realise she had surgery and now it 's just Fri. It seems a month has passed.

Yeah just a bit. 

Cut back on the Oxy? This is the doped up girl I want to see! She'll be fine in a few days, then they can lower the dose. Until then, let's enjoy the show! Hurry back Susan, I miss you! Hugs, Tracey

She is so going to kill me.   

Quote from: Susan Kay Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 7:37 PMGreatings from flat-on-my-back PA. Day 4 has gotten me out of the hospital and back into the clinic. It went ok except I threw up. My lady-like demeaner just keeps breaking out! Luckily the driver had been here before, with a blanket over the seat. Unluckily, I couldn't hit a kitchen trash bag in front of my face! The car survived unfased but skirt and blouse did not!

Other then that no problems. I see the surgeon Sat at 1:00 and should get a time line. In case you wonder - would I go through this again? Yes! A 100 times if I had to! I've smiling a lot since Tue because I don't have to! I've also learned: Don't depend on a cell phone for e-mail!

Talk with you later.

Susan

Our girl is making it through.