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< p > I had my own surgery in 2018, and my therapist suggested I write about my experience anonymously so that she could share it with one of her other clients who was looking at going through a similar process. That she did so a year before I started writing this is neither here nor there.< / p >
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< p > Either way, While Justice’ s story closely follows my own in a lot of respects, it isn’ t 100% the same. It’ s the type of thing I’ d like to be readable without losing any of the informative aspects. A lot of the process of going through surgery is incredibly recondite and awkward, and there’ s no escaping that. The goal of this project is, first and foremost, to tell a story, but a close second is to provide an example of what one can expect in going through this process. To that end, I hope it helps.< / p >
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< p > To my mom, who changed my birthday to my surgery date.< / p >
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< h2 id = "outline" > Outline< / h2 >
< p > Justice - trans woman getting GRS
Matthew - husband< / p >
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< li > Start with letters fiasco< / li >
< li > flashback to:< ul >
< li > Decisions< ul >
< li > Deciding on surgery< / li >
< li > Deciding on a surgeon< / li >
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< li > First round prep< ul >
< li > Getting letters (part 1)< / li >
< li > Getting the consult< / li >
< li > The consult< / li >
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< li > The problem of hair< ul >
< li > Laser< / li >
< li > Electrolysis< / li >
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< li > Leading up to surgery< ul >
< li > Getting letters (part 2)< / li >
< li > The pre-op appointments< ul >
< li > General medical< / li >
< li > Surgeon< / li >
< li > PT< / li >
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< li > Trans woman murdered in town a week before< / li >
< li > Bowel prep< / li >
< li > Driving and the night before< / li >
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< li > Surgery< ul >
< li > The morning of< / li >
< li > Waking up and the first night< / li >
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< li > The hospital stay< ul >
< li > The bed< / li >
< li > Bed rest< / li >
< li > Bowel movements< / li >
< li > Breathing and fever - incentive spirometer< / li >
< li > The dressing< ul >
< li > The first sight< / li >
< li > Nerves mapping< / li >
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< li > Anxiety and pain< / li >
< li > Medications< ul >
< li > timing< / li >
< li > Oxy/tylenol< / li >
< li > Cephelaxin and the smell< / li >
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< li > The packing< ul >
< li > The drains< / li >
< li > The catheter< / li >
< li > The packing itself< / li >
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< li > Peeing and showering< / li >
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< li > The post-op stay< ul >
< li > The drive to the Airbnb< / li >
< li > Getting partner< / li >
< li > Drainage< / li >
< li > Showering and company< / li >
< li > Bacitracin< / li >
< li > Getting off oxy< / li >
< li > Getting comfortable< / li >
< li > Walking with cane< / li >
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< li > Post-op visit< ul >
< li > Leaving Airbnb< / li >
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< li > Powell’ s< / li >
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< li > Getting there early< / li >
< li > Kat Campos and getting dilators< / li >
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< li > Home< ul >
< li > The drive home< / li >
< li > Seeing dogs< / li >
< li > Dilating< / li >
< li > Shopping< / li >
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< li > Healing< ul >
< li > Dilating and increasing size< / li >
< li > PT< ul >
< li > Lifting< / li >
< li > Walking< / li >
< li > Breathing< / li >
< li > Tensing/muscle control/kegels< / li >
< li > Healing well< / li >
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< li > End with the concert?< / li >
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