Here are some basic facts:
- method was penile inversion
- I opted for full-depth rather than a vulvoplasty
- surgery took 3 hours, though recovery took another hour
- I went under general anaesthesia and had to be intubated and put on a ventilator
- I’m currently admitted in the hospital and bed bound, discharge is scheduled for Friday
- so far pain is between 1 and 3 for me, most of the time it’s between a 0 and 1.
Ask me anything!
This surgeon seems pretty decent on all three measures, aesthetic seems ideal as well as function and sensitivity.
Here are some photos of the surgeon’s work:
NSFW
3 month post-op:
different person, 1 year post-op (this one is shallow-depth / vulvoplasty):
same vulvoplasty person but 6 months post-op:
a different person 4 days post-op:
and yeah, joy is the end-goal I guess, for me it’s more like harm reduction driving things than joy, but I’m happily surprised when the joy comes anyway, lol
I have a hard time connecting with my feelings around dysphoria, I’ve coped really well and part of the way I cope is by dismissing and ignoring my feelings around gender.