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<h1>Zk | Untitled Surgery Novel</h1>
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<p><span class="tag">writing</span> <span class="tag">fiction</span> <span class="tag">novel</span> <span class="tag">gender</span></p>
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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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<blockquote>
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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>
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<p>Justice - trans woman getting GRS
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Matthew - husband</p>
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<li>Start with letters fiasco</li>
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<li>flashback to:<ul>
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<li>Decisions<ul>
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<li>Deciding on surgery</li>
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<li>Deciding on a surgeon</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>First round prep<ul>
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<li>Getting letters (part 1)</li>
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<li>Getting the consult</li>
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<li>The consult</li>
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</ul>
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<li>The problem of hair<ul>
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<li>Laser</li>
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<li>Electrolysis</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>Leading up to surgery<ul>
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<li>Getting letters (part 2)</li>
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<li>The pre-op appointments<ul>
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<li>General medical</li>
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<li>Surgeon</li>
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<li>PT</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>Trans woman murdered in town a week before</li>
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<li>Bowel prep</li>
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<li>Driving and the night before</li>
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</ul>
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<li>Surgery<ul>
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<li>The morning of</li>
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<li>Waking up and the first night</li>
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</ul>
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<li>The hospital stay<ul>
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<li>The bed</li>
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<li>Bed rest</li>
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<li>Bowel movements</li>
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<li>Breathing and fever - incentive spirometer</li>
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<li>The dressing<ul>
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<li>The first sight</li>
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<li>Nerves mapping</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>Anxiety and pain</li>
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<li>Medications<ul>
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<li>timing</li>
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<li>Oxy/tylenol</li>
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<li>Cephelaxin and the smell</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>The packing<ul>
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<li>The drains</li>
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<li>The catheter</li>
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<li>The packing itself</li>
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</ul>
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<li>Peeing and showering</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>The post-op stay<ul>
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<li>The drive to the Airbnb</li>
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<li>Getting partner</li>
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<li>Drainage</li>
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<li>Showering and company</li>
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<li>Bacitracin</li>
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<li>Getting off oxy</li>
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<li>Getting comfortable</li>
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<li>Walking with cane</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>Post-op visit<ul>
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<li>Leaving Airbnb</li>
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<li>Powell’s</li>
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<li>Getting there early</li>
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<li>Kat Campos and getting dilators</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>Home<ul>
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<li>The drive home</li>
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<li>Seeing dogs</li>
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<li>Dilating</li>
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<li>Shopping</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>Healing<ul>
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<li>Dilating and increasing size</li>
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<li>PT<ul>
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<li>Lifting</li>
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<li>Walking</li>
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<li>Breathing</li>
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<li>Tensing/muscle control/kegels</li>
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<li>Healing well</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<li>End with the concert?</li>
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</ul>
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<p>Page generated on 2023-05-10</p>
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