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!

  • serenissi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    2 days ago

    Congrats!!

    Questions:

    • how long it has been since you made your mind for the op?
    • does the public healthcare/private insurance cover the surgery and post op care?
    • how do you plan to celebrate this awesome life milestone with your friends?

    lots of love, girl :)

    • dandelion (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
      9·
      2 days ago

      how long it has been since you made your mind for the op?

      I was pretty sure I wouldn’t want a vaginoplasty when I socially transitioned in August 2023, but I knew I wanted an orchi.

      It was probably around 6 months on estrogen when I realized I needed a vaginoplasty as well, so that was around a year before the surgery - maybe June 2024 (I started HRT in Dec. 2023).

      does the public healthcare/private insurance cover the surgery and post op care?

      I have insurance through my employer. The total cost of the surgery is $135,000 and insurance is paying for all but $1,400 of it which I have to pay.

      how do you plan to celebrate this awesome life milestone with your friends?

      I guess I haven’t thought of this at all, tbh - I’ll be moving in a few weeks to another state, so I won’t have time to celebrate (let alone recover!) so my life is just too busy for fun stuff 😅 Also, not sure most of my friends really grok the whole trans thing, so even if I had the time for it, I’m not sure what I would do to celebrate with them.

      It’s a good idea, though - I’ll have to ponder this some more ❤️