Yesterday, on Valentine's day, I finally had my SRS procedure! Feeling pretty sore, of course, but all went well. Still in the hospital until the 19th. Then comes 5 weeks of rest and recovery, staying with a relative who lives close to the hospital. All told, three months to get fully back to speed.
Very tired now, but a very happy girl!
And it amuses me to no end that my hospital recovery room is in the 'Mother Baby Unit' of the hospital. Guess I did just give birth to a 'new girl'!
Hi Ceera,
Congratulations! May you have a quick recovery.
Marion
Congratulations, Ceera! Best wishes for a quick and complete recovery!
Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Congrats! Have a quick and pain free recovery! Gentle hugs! Lana Mae
Life is worth living!
"Foxy lady! You look so good!!" Jimi Hendrix
Congratulations Ceera. Wishing you the best. It?s been almost a year, shy a few days, when you last updated us with your transition. I?m hoping that you have a speedy recovery. Consider all of us your family in here. You need someone to talk to, reach out. We all all here for you.
Congrats Ceera! I am so happy for you!
Crissy
Glad things went well and hope you have an easy recovery
Great news hun...
Get better soon..
Escapism isn't necessarily bad, but is definitely unhealthy in the long term. While helpful in the short term, things will degrade over time. At some point, the escapee will have to face the issue. Things simply blowing over isn't really going to happen in many situations.
Congratulations. Hope you have a smooth, quick recovery.
Jenn A --- nothing fancy, just me.
Hoping that you find all of the happiness that you are looking for. Speedy and uneventful recovery.
Just and older girl trying to experience all that life can bring.
"Life is not a dress rehearsal"
Congratulations. That is wonderful news. I hope the recovery goes well!
Yesterday they discharged me from the hospital. But I couldn't pee freely enough to even come close to emptying my bladder. So they had to insert a new catheter before my release. No matter where in the world you live, if you heard a faint scream of pain in the distance at about 5pm pacific time yesterday, that might have been me. Only slightly exaggerating. OMG... they had put in the earlier catheter while I was out cold. The replacement went in while I was wide awake, and... well, even trying to stay as quiet as I could, the other ladies in the whole 'Mother Baby Unit' must have thought I was performing natural childbirth in my room, without anesthesia! Pain spiked from zero to 9 in less than a second, then slowly back down to a 5.
By the time my family picked me up, pain was a manageable 2. I'm in my 27-foot camping trailer now, with my kitty for company. It's parked just outside my sister in law's home, where my daughter is staying during my recovery. I'm comfortable, safe, well-attended, and have my first follow-up exam and first dilation session this afternoon.
Anyone who thinks we undergo transition on a whim is outa their minds. The results will be worth the pain and the 2-3 months of careful recovery. But full medical transition is no joking matter. We pay a high price to be reborn!
Last edited by Ceera; 02-20-2024 at 11:56 AM.
Heal, Baby, heal! Hugs Lana Mae
Life is worth living!
"Foxy lady! You look so good!!" Jimi Hendrix
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