Jump to content
  • Welcome to the TransPulse Forums!

    We offer a safe, inclusive community for transgender and gender non-conforming folks, as well as their loved ones, to find support and information.  Join today!

24 Hours...here it goes! GCS Thread


Kylie

Recommended Posts

  • Forum Moderator

I am so happy about your progress and you wise planning. Anyone under your care as a nurse is lucky. Matty is meowing and waiting for mommy

Link to comment
  • Replies 202
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

  • Kylie

    75

  • Jackie C.

    28

  • Heather Shay

    23

  • Susan R

    16

Top Posters In This Topic

Posted Images

Day 10-

 

I am EXHAUSTED and sore. Over the past few days I’ve developed a routine that has helped make my dilating sessions a little easier to endure. Still no real pain when doing dilation, just generalized soreness. I’ve had the normal bleeding, which at first made me nervous, but now I am learning to deal with. Just routinely changing pads and keeping clean. Nothing really big to report. Sort of only thing is just the routine. Everything seems to be healing well, I’ve noticed some sutures have already dissolved. So crazy that I see where I am healing at the incision lines and how clean it looks. 
 

Kylie

Link to comment
  • Forum Moderator

You have an incredible nurse taking care of you - YOU. So you should feel happy and re-assured. Most of us will never know the comfort of having such a beautiful and talented nurse take care of us. I am so happy for you I am almost busting. So is Mattie, I'm sure.

Link to comment

Sometimes it is hard even as a Nurse. I really don’t know how to handle the ‘wound’ because everything I’m so used to doing for a wound, such as promoting closure is different with this! So having to relearn is difficult. Trying to keep the exterior clean and dry is a lot of work because of I don’t feel much yet so I look every hour or so and make sure it sill isnt saturated and such. Hoping the next few months can continue such as these past two weeks have, with no big issues. 
 

I am getting excited that Tuesday is almost here, means I get to fly home!

Link to comment
  • Forum Moderator

Still - you sound like a nurse and that is good.

 

Fly high FREEBIRD....?

Link to comment

Few words...the nerves waking back up. 
 

Not painful, but talk about discomfort! 

Link to comment
  • Forum Moderator

This to shall pass and you are nearly at the finish line.

Link to comment

Today is the day!

 

Post-Op appointment at 9:45am and then headed to the air port. Hoping everything goes well at the appointment and nothing looks off to my Surgeon that would be of concern. 
 

Lots of prayers and good vibes ❤️

Link to comment
  • Forum Moderator

It will and I wish I could see the wonderful job you do on your make. 

Congratulations....you are almost home...

Link to comment
  • Forum Moderator
58 minutes ago, Kylie said:

Today is the day!

 

Post-Op appointment at 9:45am and then headed to the air port. Hoping everything goes well at the appointment and nothing looks off to my Surgeon that would be of concern. 
 

Lots of prayers and good vibes ❤️

 

Good luck! Honestly, for me this session was pretty brief. The surgeon removed the catheter and the packing, showed me where everything was and sent me on my way. Then I got back to the hotel and had a shower. I really, really needed a shower.

 

Hugs!

Link to comment

Ah. I had my packing and catheter removed at my last appointment @Jackie C.  I think this one is to make sure I’m healing good still. Ready to get it over with so I can get the all clear to fly

home!

 

@Shay if I remember I’ll take a photo of myself today! Had a bit of a morning in the shower, felt woozy - but for our immediately and laid down. Pretty sure I just over done it yesterday with packing and getting things ready to go home. I feel much better now. Ready to get this day started and OVER. 

Link to comment
  • Forum Moderator

You got to walk around AND you get two sessions with the doctor? I'm jealous. ❤️

 

You were also smart enough to fly home. Double jealous. ?

 

Hugs!

Link to comment

Well I was scheduled 3 sessions for post-op. My surgeon however said she almost always lets her patients go home at the second post-op visit. 
 

I am going first-class too! No better way to celebrate the new me by flying comfortably! I flew to Austin First too. It was the first time in many years I didn’t fly economy. I think I’m spoiled now!

 

 

Link to comment
  • Forum Moderator

I am glad you took it easy when you got woozy. I know you will be fine and I can't wait to hear about Mattie's reaction.

 

AND you deserve to spoil yourself. You have done an incredibly hard thing to do. I am proud of you and hope I am be even half the woman you are and draw upon your strength to complete my journey.

 

Link to comment

I’m home. 
 

Unfortunately during my long day yesterday I lost a stitch and had wound separation at the base of my canal. While I know this is a common complication because of the tension; I have been devastated. I bled for a while. The wound dehiscence isn’t bad, just looks weird and I’m worried one wrong move will mess up my progress. The most upsetting thing is now I’m back in N.C. and my Surgeon is in Texas. I am just going to take it easy the next week an stay in bed and hope I notice improvements. My surgeon isn’t worried, I’m just disheartened this happened. 
 

Brighter note; my cat and significant other were happy to see me back. Feels good to be home! Here is to doing nothing for a week except dilation, shower, sleep and eat!

 

If anyone has had similar issues reach out, you ladies are all I know! 

Link to comment

I’m glad to hear your home. Hopefully you start healing again and have no more setbacks.

Link to comment
  • Forum Moderator

You have an excellent nurse taking care of you....namely you. I would be clueless. You know what you need to do . have faith in you and all will be good. Both kitty and significant will add the other needed love. Those ingredients will heal you faster to an even better you.

 

Forget the make up for now unless it brings you more comfort.

 

Relax trust and know all is well 

 

Link to comment

I hope all continues to go well. Thank you for sharing this part of your experience. Knowing what to expect is an important part of being comfortable with the process. You sharing this makes it easier to know the pitfalls of what dealing with long distance surgery can be. Just heal up and stay positive. 

 

~Abi~

Link to comment

sorry to hear about the small inconvenience  , but Shay is right. Thank God your a nurse...i would be freak out. Feel better..Cat's Rule

Link to comment

WEEK 3

 

Week 1 & 2 were pretty uneventful. Just basically getting the normal post-operative things in order. The struggle really started for me the past few days. I developed a wound dehiscence, which as many of us know is common - so far it isn’t too large and seems to be trying to heal. Saturday night a small part of my skin graft on my vaginal opening came off after being rejected shortly after surgery. I knew this was going to occur. But the pain that came after was unexpected! I found it impossible to dilate Saturday night, after one tear-ripped phone call to the surgeon on call he told me to sleep that night and try dilating again in the morning. Sunday morning I ended up taking some gauze and covering the left part of my vaginal opening and was able to successfully dilate, while pain was still present - it was a bit more manageable. The granulation tissue is super painful during the initial phase, but I think a lot of healing is taking place and the pain and bleeding is starting to slow down a bit. 
 

Speaking on pain - the first and second week I did pretty well on pain management with mainly Tylenol and ibuprofen, with a oxycodone two times a day typically. After the wound issues, I found myself having to take 6-8 in those 2-3 days just to keep the pain at a dull level of 5. Now, I am coming back down on them with now using CBD oil per my Surgeon recommendation.  Now, the huge struggle is the constipation that is roaring it’s ugly head and causing some additional discomfort. Started Colace for that - still no luck x3 days - gonna need to address that tomorrow on my phone call with my surgeon. 
 

The last thing, the OMG can’t believe this is definitely the smell from the slough tissue. I can not even describe the smell. Despite following everything to a strict T from my surgeon - that smell is something else. I did notice the slough tissue is trying to detach itself and is starting to dry up some, hoping sooner than later. I have to do a Summer Eve water/vinegar *cleanse* this afternoon after I dilate so I hope that speeds up the ‘let go’ of this yellow disaster. 
 

As far as dilating, I started off on blue immediately after surgery. But I am on the purple one now because of discomfort. So goal is to maintain depth, will go back to blue once I feel more comfortable with healing and pain. 
 

Tried to update some : been MIA.

 

 

 

Link to comment
  • Forum Moderator

@Kylie hang in there girl it's darkest before the dawn but it will be soon even. Hug Matty closer and we all are thinking of you and wanting you to heal.

Link to comment

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Who's Online   4 Members, 0 Anonymous, 164 Guests (See full list)

    • VickySGV
    • Susie
    • Davie
    • Betty K
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.

  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      80.6k
    • Total Posts
      768k
  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      12,014
    • Most Online
      8,356

    Quillian
    Newest Member
    Quillian
    Joined
  • Today's Birthdays

    1. l.demiurge
      l.demiurge
  • Posts

    • Davie
      Except for this thung thwister: Theophilus Thistle, the successful thistle sifter, in sifting a sieve full of unsifted thistles, thrust three-thousand thistles through the thick of his thumb. Now if, Theophilus Thistle, the successful thistle sifter, in sifting a sieve full of of unsifted thistles, thrust three-thousand thistles through the thick of his thumb, how many thistles can'st thou thrust through the thick of thy thumb . . . in sifting a sieve-full of unsifted thistles? Success to the successful thistle sifter!
    • VickySGV
      You have given you and us a big clue right there.  I hope you have shared this observation with your Endocrinologist and are willing to take their advice about changing that behavior.    Non prescribed herbal or animal supplements can have a negative effect on your body's use of your available hormones.  Also, your genetics are going to be controlling what your body is going to do with your hormones, and again, that is for you to consult with your Endocrinologists.  On this site none of us are licensed medical personnel and we cannot give you advice on your health more than what your doctor can.  We have rules that we enforce against our members advising about "Folk Remedies" because we have had members who have gone that route and badly damaged their health and quality of life.  Only thing I can go anywhere on, is that maybe if you change your expectations of what should happen, you will at least not be in danger of harming yourself from anxiety.
    • Timi
      Hi @violet r!    Thank you so much for sharing. I'm so glad you found this place. I hope you find as much comfort and support here as I have.    -Timi    
    • marysssia
      Hi lovely people,   I'm a 25 yo MtF woman, and I've been suffering from low estrogen issues since October 2023. I completely lost my feminine libido, my breast completely stopped growing, my estrogen levels dropped by a lot (despite NOT decreasing my E dosage) and thus my dysphoria drastically increased. I think it is worth mentioning that, for my health issues, I had been taking ----- Lamotrigine for months & had been on ketogenic diet, and these things seem to be a culprit of my current issue. I weaned off Lamotrigine some time ago and gave up on keto diet, but it still doesn't seem to help. My estrogen is still low (44 ng/ml) and my libido hasn't come back yet. In general, I struggle with my dysphoria so much because of that and, to be honest, I don't know what to do. I've tried so many dietary supplements, yet I didn't get any effects from them. My endocrinologist didn't know how to help me. She only suggested to increase my daily estrogen dose (to 3x per day ------sublingual estrogen tablets and 3x per day ------ estrogen gel applied to armpits or thighs), which I did, without any effect.   Please, help me. Prior to keto diet & Lamotrigine treatment, I'd never had experience like that. I'm basically helpless and have no clue what to do. Having to deal with low estrogen is a horrible experience to me and it affects my life severely.   BTW, my T levels are always within female range.   Do you have any clue what exactly I should do?
    • April Marie
      I love wearing a jeans skirt!! That looks like airport carpet. Safe travels if you're flying!!
    • Maddee
      Flight faraway forthcoming Fabulous forum friends 😊😊🎸🦂
    • Maddee
    • KathyLauren
      One of our cats is polydactyl.  He has 7 toes on each front paw and 5 on each back paw, for 24 toes total.   Another one, an ex-feral who, at the time, was free to roam, climbed 50 feet up a tree without having any thought about how he was going to get down.  His pal climed down backwards, but he couldn't.  He ended up coming down by leaping from branch to branch.  Which nearly gave us heart attacks, because he only has one eye and therefore has no depth perception.   The other ex-feral (both are now indoor cats) obviously does not have those soft pads on his feet.  At night, when we are in bed, we can hear him stomping around the house.
    • Abigail Genevieve
      The two o'clock Onshoring meeting was going well.  Taylor was leading, inviting other people up to speak on their specialties. Aerial photogrammetry and surveying, including the exact boundary, were out for contract signature  Gibson had handled that - Manufacturing was supposed to, but somehow hadn't happened.  Legal issues from Legal. Accounting reported on current costs, including all upkeep, guard salaries, etc.  Manufacturing was supposed to give those numbers, but they hadn't.   The downside was the VP of Manufacturing.  He had arrived at the meeting red-faced, his tie askew, clutching a bottle. It smelled strongly of vodka. He had never done anything in his twenty years of being VP of Manufacturing, and he did not like being asked now.   "Mr. ----, do you have the inventory we asked for?" Taylor asked politely.  VP Gibson had asked him to have his people go through the plant and not only inventory but assess the operational status of every piece of equipment.  They needed to know what they had. "I'm not going to take any f---- orders from a g-d- tra---," he snarled. "God knows what kind of perverts it has dragged into our fair city and bangs every night." "That is completely out of line." That was Gibson.  Taylor controlled herself.  That was a shot at Bob, not just at Taylor.  She was glad Bob was not there to do something stupid.  Had Mrs. McCarthy been talking? What had she said?  Was she given to embellishment?  Taylor took a deep breath. "I'm not sorry.  You f--- can take this stupid onshoring --- and shove it up your -" "That is quite enough."  This was the head of HR. "You can take your sissy ways and sashay -" "You are fired." "You can't fire me." "Oh, yes I can," said the office manager.  The VP took another swig from his bottle. "Try it."  He looked uncertain. "I will have you removed.  Are you going to leave on your own?  I am calling the police to help you leave." And he dialed the number. He stomped out cursing. They heard him noisily go down the hall.  This was the front conference room.  He actually went through security and out the door, throwing his badge on the ground on his way.  The guard picked it up. They could see this through the glass wall. "Can you fire a VP?" "The Board told me that if anyone gives me problems they should be shown the door. Even a VP.  I can fire everyone here. I won't, of course. Those were problems." "Are you alright, Taylor?" She nodded.  "I've heard worse.  Shall we continue?" And they did.   The last item was that certain business people in China had been arrested, and the corporation that had been supporting them all these years had been dissolved.  They were on their own, and the Board was dead serious on straightening things out.  After this meeting, Taylor believed it.  She did not attend the meeting to discuss how to distribute the few duties the VP of Manufacturing had done.  That was ultimately up to the Board.    
    • Abigail Genevieve
      Lunch was at Cabaret, still free.  The place was quiet: it was the sort of place you took a business client to impress them, and the few other people were in business suits.  Most of the legal profession was there.   She told him of the morning's frustrations, breaking her own rule about confidentiality.  She asked Karen how the branding was going, and Karen had snapped back that she had not started on it yet - they had all these proposals.  Taylor had explained that it was important, for the two o'clock meeting, and Karen told her to do it herself.  Karen pointed out that Taylor could not touch her - her uncle was on the Board and her brother was VP of Manufacturing.  Nor would the two computer guys go out to the plant - they were playing some kind of MMORPG and simply not available. If she wanted the pictures, she should go.  Mary prayed an Ave Maria, but both she and Brenda were racing to get the proposal out. The client wanted it Friday for review.   She didn't bring up what Mrs. McCarthy had told her.  She wasn't sure how to approach it.  She thought of telling her of a 'something more comfortable' she had bought in case he ever DID show up at her door. It was in the bottom drawer of her dresser, ready to go.  Instead she talked about moving to a place with a garage.  Several of the abandoned houses had one, and they had been maintained well with China cash.   Bob had finally realized that when he was introduced as Bob, Taylor's boyfriend, that was just how things were done here. Other people had introduced each other in terms of family relationships, which were strong.  Long before you found out anything else about someone, you knew how they were related.  Family kept people from leaving Millville.    "What is the real name of this town, anyway?"   She laughed.  "I am trying to find that out.  It's 'Welcome to Millvale' when you come into town from the north, and 'Welcome to Millville' on the south.  I have counted two other variants."   "What a town. Roosevelt is like that, with the families, but there is only one spelling."  
    • Ashley0616
      Nothing wrong with that. I'm glad that you found what makes you happy! Just curious what does your wife think? If it's too personal I understand.
    • Ashley0616
    • Ashley0616
      – According to a recent survey, the most popular name for a dog is Max. Other popular names include Molly, Sam, Zach, and Maggie.
    • Ashley0616
    • Ashley0616
      Either new environment/ not potty trained
  • Upcoming Events

Contact TransPulse

TransPulse can be contacted in the following ways:

Email: Click Here.

To report an error on this page.

Legal

Your use of this site is subject to the following rules and policies, whether you have read them or not.

Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
DMCA Policy
Community Rules

Hosting

Upstream hosting for TransPulse provided by QnEZ.

Sponsorship

Special consideration for TransPulse is kindly provided by The Breast Form Store.
×
×
  • Create New...