After a year from when I scheduled my initial consultation to now, it finally happened! The procedure took about 5 hours at Henry Ford doing the robot assisted hybrid PPT-PI vaginoplasty. Currently in recovery for about 6 days before I’ll hopefully be discharged to go home to continue my recovery.

The buildup and anticipation leading up to the surgery date was probably the worst part so far. My pain is currently tolerable, but we’ll see how it is once I need to start moving around more 😅

  • nikki@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    23·
    1 month ago

    yay! I’m slowly getting more antsy to get bottom surgery, its nice to hear things went well for you :)

  • Shirow@lemmy.zipEnglish
    16·
    1 month ago

    Congrats it’s always nice to see people people happy :3.

    I’m not sure if I will ever get bottom surgery. But I’m ad for you!

  • Kayday@lemmy.worldEnglish
    15·
    1 month ago

    I’m also going to Henry Ford! Mine will be next year. So happy for you, you are glowing!

    • matchaotter@lemmy.zipOPEnglish
      14·
      1 month ago

      You’re going to do great! HF has been incredible so far. Once my bandages come off and the wounds healed some, I’d be glad to share results

      • Kayday@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7·
        1 month ago

        Oh wow that is very kind! I appreciate that :) Good luck on your recovery! 🩷

  • Chr0nos1@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    1 month ago

    I have a question for you, and if it’s too personal, I apologize. I’ve known a few people who have had limbs amputated, and they have at least some “phantom limb” feeling leftover even though the limb is completely gone. Are you experiencing anything like that with the parts that were removed?

    • Ms. ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zipEnglish
      26·
      1 month ago

      Not OP but I had surgery a couple years ago. I had phantom dick for 2-3 months and it was really weird while it lasted. It wasn’t a constant sensation or anything just periodically my brain would fill in what it expected something to feel like (such as putting on undies) then there would be a moment of confusion. Sometimes it was like my balls were itchy but I had no balls.

      The real trip though has been over the last couple years my brain has been replacing memories of my previous equipment with the new gear. It’s led to some disjointed memories where I might be in a sexual experience that doesn’t work without a dick but try as I can to remember it accurately I just get a paradox.

      • Hadriscus@jlai.luEnglish
        5·
        1 month ago

        wow, that’s mad. I never thought of phantom sensitivity in this context. Phew

    • matchaotter@lemmy.zipOPEnglish
      9·
      1 month ago

      So far, I can’t say that I have. Granted, it hasn’t even been 24 hours since I came out of surgery as of right now. There was this sensation that almost felt like a had a sore penis at first, but I think that was pressure from the catheter that has subsided.