NZ GRS surgeon retired, looks back on career, new problems

[Guest Astrosmurf]

new Zealand's only GRS surgeon has retired; in this interview he talks about his experience of mtf patients and things he noticed that were generally true about all of them

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/10664572/NZs-only-sex-change-surgeon-retires

Now there's no one to take his place, so the waiting list is getting bigger and bigger, only the wealthy can afford to get it done overseas. A step backward for New Zealand, which is pretty understanding of transgender concerns politically speaking, although you wouldn't think so talking to the average Kiwi redneck!

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/67759291/sexchange-surgery-delay-hits-youth

[Guest noeleena]

Hi.

Okay so im the avg Kiwi ,i think not ,

I had corrective surgerys done in Thailand because i would never have had any in NZ or wait 14 years and go through a load of rubbish and then get told sorry you cant have it..... sod off ...... 1/3 of the price and quicker and far better and done differently than would in Kiwi land

and less botch ups ,

i wrote about this 9 years ago and no way would i have my surgerys done in Ch Ch and others i know when i saw the end result i said to my friend go to Thailand and have the surgerys redone and properly so she did and is happy with every thing and no complictions , and is normal and looks as it should be ,

The rigmorole one had to go through and the years of having to wait i by passed all that and had a fantastic time as well ,

cost 16,000 $ NZ over 9 years ago plus BA , flights acom other expences all included , In NZ the cost was over 3 times , a lot more some 16,000 and that did not include any thing other than SRS only ,

From memory it was 3 M to F and one F to M Govt funded

had i had the money i could have had my corrective surgerys done in Austraila for the same price as in NZ,

and was told the day i rang come over with in two days it would have been done ..

I paid for every thing myself ,and was done when i needed it , in Phuket -Thailand .

We have some very good surgeons here who ...could ...do the surgerys , they wont because of to much backlash and that happened in Melborne AU ,

i did not fall under the same detail as out lined in the MOH = ministry of health for trans people,

as being different , so did not have waiting times or other detail to go through .so was acted on quicker .

...noeleena...

[Charlize]

Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed and empathized with the story of Theresa the truck driver at the bottom of the article. Hopefully New Zealand will step up and care for more trans* people. I say that as i hope the US will do the same.

Hugs,

Charlize

[Guest Astrosmurf]

Hi Noeleena,

it's great to see another Kiwi on here. It's also great to hear your side of the NZ surgeon story; so sorry to hear that a lot of NZ trans* women were unhappy with thier results. Sounds like you did the best thing, going overseas and doing things on your own terms. I actually posted about surgeons in our vacinity recently, i was asking if anyone knew of surgeons that did trachea shaves or FFS in or around NZ. I've found a few online but, so far Mexico is still a cheaper option. Please let me know if you know of any who are doing FFS or cheap trachea shaves.

Nice to see you at Laura's