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The QUILTBAG Club (formerly the LGBT club)
Congrats! I hope all goes well. If you don't mind me asking; do you know who your surgeon will be? I'm curious if gendercare on the NHS sources all its surgeons in London or elsewhere. -
The QUILTBAG Club (formerly the LGBT club)
Thanks, guys, I really appreciate it. This surgery really took a lot out of me. I don't think I fully anticipated how difficult it would be. My lack of independence at the moment is making me feel very anxious and vulnerable, but I'm slowly getting there. My physiotherapist was very helpful... -
The QUILTBAG Club (formerly the LGBT club)
Posting from hospital right now. Surgery went well. Holy shit, the first four days were really brutal though. I've never been through anything like this. Made the other surgery seem like a cakewalk. So sore. Would never recommend this operation except as a last resort for really severe... -
The QUILTBAG Club (formerly the LGBT club)
Posting this from a London hotel right now. I'm going to be admitted into hospital tonight at 6, and having surgery the next morning. I don't think I'll be able to post an update for a couple of days, since I need to keep my left arm elevated for at least 48 hours and I'll probably be in... -
The QUILTBAG Club (formerly the LGBT club)
Thanks for the well wishes, guys! Unfortunately, my surgery date had to be changed from the 5th to the 25th of Feb. Kinda annoying but unavoidable. On the plus side, I have figured out how to make posts from my android phone (before that, it was stuffing up on me for some reason), so I should be... -
The QUILTBAG Club (formerly the LGBT club)
I got a date for my phalloplasty surgery on the 5th of February. I'm still kind of in shock about it, because it just felt like one of those far off pipe dreams. But yeah, I'm really nervous and excited. I'm glad I went on tumblr, because there seem to be a lot of trans men in their early... -
The QUILTBAG Club (formerly the LGBT club)
Yeah, I think the minimum length of time between major surgeries is a year. Blogging about my surgery is a pretty nerve-racking thought, but the misconceptions about phalloplasty cause me no end of frustration. Particularly when most of the people insulting it don't have genital dysphoria in... -
The QUILTBAG Club (formerly the LGBT club)
I got a date (17th sep) from the London hospital for a physical assessment for phalloplasty. I'm really excited about this, it's one of those things you just never think is going to actually happen. I also went to a hospital appointment for getting electrolysis on my arm (since they use the... -
The QUILTBAG Club (formerly the LGBT club)
Eh, try not to be so hard on yourself. It's a really long journey that tends to happen very slowly. If it helps, try keeping track of your progress and concentrate on all the positive steps you've achieved. I kept something like that for a while, but I got sorta lazy with it, and I'm kinda... -
The QUILTBAG Club (formerly the LGBT club)
Uh, I think I mentioned awhile back I was gonna post photos of my top surgery results, so here they are. Taken on a camera phone so the quality isn't so great, but my flashy, high-tech camera seems to have died for good. BLAH. Standing up Close up So yeah, no scarring, and I'm really pleased... -
The QUILTBAG Club (formerly the LGBT club)
MORE CONGRATS. :D It probably all still feels surreal to you, especially since you were waiting so long. You'll probably get more excited when it all sinks in. -
The QUILTBAG Club (formerly the LGBT club)
I'm not sure, maybe you could ask your G.P. I get my own bloodwork done at my local G.P, but that's with hormones that have been prescribed to me by my doctor and therapist. I don't know where you're getting your hormones, but it would probably be worthwhile looking into the legality of this... -
The QUILTBAG Club (formerly the LGBT club)
Is there any chance you can ask your doctor about having some blood checks? I hate to sound like a pest 'cause I know how awesome it feels to finally get hormones, but. It's just I've spoken to people who've self-medicated in the past and it didn't go well to say the least. In the past I felt so... -
The QUILTBAG Club (formerly the LGBT club)
Grimdour, congrats on coming out and I hope everything works well. However, I really really recommend against self-medicating; it can be extremely dangerous and have a lot of negative long-term effects. It might be a bit different with estrogen, but with my own experience, you need regular... -
The QUILTBAG Club (formerly the LGBT club)
Soooo... I thought this might be of interest to the LGB folks - a children's movie called Paranorman features a gay character. From what I've read, it's actually done pretty well. It's not made a big deal of or anything, it's just a throwaway line. He's not a sterotype and he's not portrayed as... -
The QUILTBAG Club (formerly the LGBT club)
Miles Berry of Cosmetic surgery Partners. Gotta say, he's a pretty awesome guy that really knows his stuff. Got a lot of good recommendations for him and his team. I'm really pleased with the results, and I can't wait until I can take this vest up for good. I was worried I might get unlucky... -
The QUILTBAG Club (formerly the LGBT club)
For the first 4 days or so I was a bit sore and just wanted to take it easy. My mum had to help me out during that time. I was surprised by how quickly I began to feel better though, and after about 6 days I was almost back to normal. I can walk around just fine and make tea and do other light... -
The QUILTBAG Club (formerly the LGBT club)
Hi TCOD. I had my top surgery on Tuesday. =] Everything went fine; I only had to keep the drains in for a day, and stayed overnight in the hospital after the surgery. I stayed an extra day in the hotel to rest, then flew out the next day. I'm still bandaged up pretty heavily right now, but the... -
The QUILTBAG Club (formerly the LGBT club)
Wow, congrats! When did you come to terms with being MTF? -
The QUILTBAG Club (formerly the LGBT club)
Cirrus, thanks for elaborating. I completely understand that this needs to be taken seriously, but I don't think this knee-jerk reaction is the way to go, and people are flying into this thing with pure emotion and little logic. It's completely unsourced hearsay from a random transphobe on...