Everything you described also happened to me. Granulation stayed for 4 months but it's gone now. I still have scary moments, like a small prolapse. My dilation routine is 1 hour x3 a day. I have a sigmoid colon graft, which seems to need a lot more maintenance.
@@TylwythTeg_NZ Thank you for sharing. Sorry you’ve run into some complications too. How is the colon lubrication? A part of me really wanted this procedure. My dilation sessions last about 30 minutes. Are one hour dilations standard for this procedure or are you concerned about losing depth? I apologize if any of these questions are intrusive.
No problem, I don't know anyone in my little community who had the same procedure and they're not great at sharing anyway. So, it is great to see people share in social media. The self lubrication is hard to tell during the heavy dilation routine because I need lots of lubricant and I need big pads to catch it all coming out. At times when I've missed dilation there is some leaking, which needs a thin pad. But it isn't enough for sex aparently, so you still need lubricant for that (although I haven't tried that yet). There may be enough for self-cleaning but dilation is also part of that regime. I'm not worried about losing depth -- I have 7 inches and the neo vagina is aparently 9 inches long. If I leave dilation for too long (very naughty of me), it gets tighter - but depth hasn't changed. Post op, the depth was 6 inches. The nurses said 8 inches was possible over time, but the supplied dilators are exactly 8 inches in total length --- they're only designed to go in 7 inches maximum. The granulation around the urethra worried me for a while, but then it just vanished. It was painful (and sometimes a little messy) to pee, but it healed naturally. I have more complications around digestion because of the shorter bowel and the long healing time. But I think none of these issues are 'complications' as such because they mostly righted themselves. I do wish the surgeons would provide more detailed information on what to expect though. Gosh I hope this isn't too detailed for RUclips 😂
@@TylwythTeg_NZ Wow! I love this response. I don't think it is too long at all. I know many people are interested in this procedure. 🙂 Wishing you lasting wellness.
My first time seeing one of your videos. I think that to be using the green dilator so soon is quite an accomplishment. I had my GRS done in Thailand just over a year ago and after one or two set backs have just got back to the fourth dilator in the set. I have to say that granulation was a big thing in my recovery but I did find a sexual health doctor here in Australia who was able to treat me with Silver Nitrate. It took around six months but is good now. I shall subscribe to your channel for more updates.
Hello. Thank you for the comment and welcome to the channel. I'm guessing my surgeon will need to use a little silver nitrate on the 25th of September. Stay tuned for an update video. Most girls I've talked to about this mention that things looked and felt pretty good by six months. 🥰
You seem so so so so happy and relaxed in many ways! Perhaps it's just my perceptions but your affect seems brighter than in times past. You also addressed a few questions that had been rolling around in my head - I'd actually been wondering a bit about your creative work, and whether that was still ongoing - I am heartened to see that it is, and that you have persisted with these creative pursuits. I think it is important to do the kind of work you describe, "No matter what happens, I must do _____________" In my own experience I have too much made the things I wanted to do contingent upon external conditions that are not actual conditions that affect whether I can make good on my plans. This seldom helps even if I was able to convince myself that there was something artful about adding layers of significance to particular external conditions. From that perspective, I don't see my experience as a big mistake symptomatic of pathological thinking as much as I see it as a creative exercise that did not quite work out as I'd hoped. 🤫 💞💌
Thanks for the update! Good to hear you're healing well! I'm curious as to your dilation requirements as I was told to start with three times per day and keep that up until the first post-op consultation, then reduce to twice a day, and thereafter use my judgement to reduce them about every two months to once a day, once every other day, twice a week, and eventually once a week after a year, and I'm now down to once a day. it was clearly enough as I haven't lost any depth and my consultant told me that I've done well with dilating. I already feel like I could drop to once every two days without problems right now, but I have granulation tissue deep inside me that has nearly fully healed but still needs me to insert a sugar cube every day. Was your requirement a special case due to complications?
Hello. 🙂 I am following the regular dilation schedule used by Kaiser. I've noticed a lot of variation in schedules even locally. Now I'm curious as to whether there is actually any literature on the evidence base behind these different schedules. I suppose that might be a good video! P.S. Hoping your granulation tissue heals soon. Ouchie!
@@DrJamieTalks Thanks! It's not causing me any pain actually but it does mean a new period pad every day. (I could stretch that, but eww.) It would indeed be interesting to see how dilation schedules compare and the success or otherwise of each; I think my consultant has said in a video somewhere that most of us lose 1-2cm in depth but I don't know if that loss happened to people who didn't keep to the schedule. I think I've only missed one (they said missing the occasional one was okay).
I was thinking... If I had been told to dilate as much as you've been told, I probably would have opted for the aesthetic "shallow depth" option because I was already seriously considering that, and that may not have ultimately been the best decision for me, so I think it's a seriously useful area to research.
It's been two months already?! This next month is where it starts to feel a lot better, be less of a goo factory. I found some granulations got fixed but I was helping them by bathing and air drying and some of that was some very awkward drying poses (that healed my fourchette!) The #4 orange - in Montreal, you get that right away but it's still nicer even in a single session to start off with a few minutes of #3. Glad things are going okay so far!
"Goo factory" LMAO 😂 It is sort of like that, isn't it? When I move to big orange (nicknamed Chuck), I will definitely start with a few minutes of the green #3. Looking forward to further healing. ☺
@@DrJamieTalks When you don't need to worry about your underwear when you're out and about, that's freedom :) Chuck just looks like a big bent carrot someone is preparing to turn into a flute :) It gets strange after a while; you just do not notice your new anatomy for vast tracts of the day, and then sometime days at a time. Brain just says "yup, that's what I needed!" and I am intrigued how it senses that! Wishing you recovery and comfort!
It's so nice to see you back to yourself. You are right when you have to be present when you are with family. I have a very close army buddy(brother), that I spent some long needed time with this weekend. The last time I saw him I was way to focused coming out to him and and his kids. I could tell he was a put out. This time I gave all my time and e energy to him and where able to really connect again. We both shed a few tear when t the end of our time together. I also found out I'm going to be a great aunt at around Christmas time. So yes family deserves our full attention.
Some people take more time than others to understand our need to transition. Once they see our joy, their concerns and reservations typically fall away.
I am so happy to see that you're doing well. You had a rough time right after the surgery. WOW, ten patients a day! How can you dilate four times a day? I can hardly find time to brush my teeth! LOL. Of course I'm eighty yrs old and am happy that I still CAN brush my teeth !! I'm still just as Trans as I ever was though. I love your videos. All the best to you !!
@@CindyHolinstof-cv8jo Thank you! I love reading your comments. I hope I’m still brushing my teeth at 80 too. 😁 Working from home has really helped with the dilation schedule. When I go back to the office, I’ll be down to 3X/Day. Yay!
My surgeon says not every one uses the orange one. I suppose my only concern about using it next month is that it would aggravate my granulation tissue and prevent it from healing. I'll add this to my surgeon follow-up question list.
The first week or so it kinda hurts. I think this is because everything is so swollen and hurts in general. I know some girls never go on to “Big Orange” 😅 I’m going to ask my surgeon about what he thinks. The thing I’ve noticed with dilation is that it takes a few minutes to get it to depth, so that adds some extra time to the process. I’m moving down to 3 dilations a day starting today 🥳 Overall, the pain and time is worth the reward imo
@@DrJamieTalks thanks Dr Jamie glad you're doing great you look vengeful happier the sergery must have agreed with you it's all down hill from her good luck and God bless Jennifer B still pre op trans
Everything you described also happened to me. Granulation stayed for 4 months but it's gone now. I still have scary moments, like a small prolapse. My dilation routine is 1 hour x3 a day. I have a sigmoid colon graft, which seems to need a lot more maintenance.
@@TylwythTeg_NZ Thank you for sharing. Sorry you’ve run into some complications too. How is the colon lubrication? A part of me really wanted this procedure. My dilation sessions last about 30 minutes. Are one hour dilations standard for this procedure or are you concerned about losing depth? I apologize if any of these questions are intrusive.
No problem, I don't know anyone in my little community who had the same procedure and they're not great at sharing anyway. So, it is great to see people share in social media. The self lubrication is hard to tell during the heavy dilation routine because I need lots of lubricant and I need big pads to catch it all coming out. At times when I've missed dilation there is some leaking, which needs a thin pad. But it isn't enough for sex aparently, so you still need lubricant for that (although I haven't tried that yet). There may be enough for self-cleaning but dilation is also part of that regime.
I'm not worried about losing depth -- I have 7 inches and the neo vagina is aparently 9 inches long. If I leave dilation for too long (very naughty of me), it gets tighter - but depth hasn't changed. Post op, the depth was 6 inches. The nurses said 8 inches was possible over time, but the supplied dilators are exactly 8 inches in total length --- they're only designed to go in 7 inches maximum.
The granulation around the urethra worried me for a while, but then it just vanished. It was painful (and sometimes a little messy) to pee, but it healed naturally. I have more complications around digestion because of the shorter bowel and the long healing time. But I think none of these issues are 'complications' as such because they mostly righted themselves. I do wish the surgeons would provide more detailed information on what to expect though. Gosh I hope this isn't too detailed for RUclips 😂
@@TylwythTeg_NZ Wow! I love this response. I don't think it is too long at all. I know many people are interested in this procedure. 🙂 Wishing you lasting wellness.
@@DrJamieTalks Thank you ❤️
Is lubricant appropriate for dilation? I understand colon grafts, but otherwise?
wow! you are glowing! so good to see how far you’ve come in your surgical recovery 🎉
Thank You! 🤗
Good to hear from you and glad you are healing well.
Take care ❤
Thank You! 🏳⚧🙂
My first time seeing one of your videos. I think that to be using the green dilator so soon is quite an accomplishment. I had my GRS done in Thailand just over a year ago and after one or two set backs have just got back to the fourth dilator in the set. I have to say that granulation was a big thing in my recovery but I did find a sexual health doctor here in Australia who was able to treat me with Silver Nitrate. It took around six months but is good now. I shall subscribe to your channel for more updates.
Hello. Thank you for the comment and welcome to the channel. I'm guessing my surgeon will need to use a little silver nitrate on the 25th of September. Stay tuned for an update video. Most girls I've talked to about this mention that things looked and felt pretty good by six months. 🥰
You seem so so so so happy and relaxed in many ways! Perhaps it's just my perceptions but your affect seems brighter than in times past. You also addressed a few questions that had been rolling around in my head - I'd actually been wondering a bit about your creative work, and whether that was still ongoing - I am heartened to see that it is, and that you have persisted with these creative pursuits.
I think it is important to do the kind of work you describe, "No matter what happens, I must do _____________"
In my own experience I have too much made the things I wanted to do contingent upon external conditions that are not actual conditions that affect whether I can make good on my plans. This seldom helps even if I was able to convince myself that there was something artful about adding layers of significance to particular external conditions.
From that perspective, I don't see my experience as a big mistake symptomatic of pathological thinking as much as I see it as a creative exercise that did not quite work out as I'd hoped. 🤫 💞💌
I suppose each of us has developed a particular art style of procrastination. I surely have mine. 😉
Thanks for the update! Good to hear you're healing well!
I'm curious as to your dilation requirements as I was told to start with three times per day and keep that up until the first post-op consultation, then reduce to twice a day, and thereafter use my judgement to reduce them about every two months to once a day, once every other day, twice a week, and eventually once a week after a year, and I'm now down to once a day. it was clearly enough as I haven't lost any depth and my consultant told me that I've done well with dilating. I already feel like I could drop to once every two days without problems right now, but I have granulation tissue deep inside me that has nearly fully healed but still needs me to insert a sugar cube every day. Was your requirement a special case due to complications?
Hello. 🙂 I am following the regular dilation schedule used by Kaiser. I've noticed a lot of variation in schedules even locally. Now I'm curious as to whether there is actually any literature on the evidence base behind these different schedules. I suppose that might be a good video!
P.S. Hoping your granulation tissue heals soon. Ouchie!
@@DrJamieTalks Thanks! It's not causing me any pain actually but it does mean a new period pad every day. (I could stretch that, but eww.) It would indeed be interesting to see how dilation schedules compare and the success or otherwise of each; I think my consultant has said in a video somewhere that most of us lose 1-2cm in depth but I don't know if that loss happened to people who didn't keep to the schedule. I think I've only missed one (they said missing the occasional one was okay).
I was thinking... If I had been told to dilate as much as you've been told, I probably would have opted for the aesthetic "shallow depth" option because I was already seriously considering that, and that may not have ultimately been the best decision for me, so I think it's a seriously useful area to research.
It's been two months already?! This next month is where it starts to feel a lot better, be less of a goo factory. I found some granulations got fixed but I was helping them by bathing and air drying and some of that was some very awkward drying poses (that healed my fourchette!) The #4 orange - in Montreal, you get that right away but it's still nicer even in a single session to start off with a few minutes of #3.
Glad things are going okay so far!
"Goo factory" LMAO 😂 It is sort of like that, isn't it? When I move to big orange (nicknamed Chuck), I will definitely start with a few minutes of the green #3. Looking forward to further healing. ☺
@@DrJamieTalks When you don't need to worry about your underwear when you're out and about, that's freedom :)
Chuck just looks like a big bent carrot someone is preparing to turn into a flute :)
It gets strange after a while; you just do not notice your new anatomy for vast tracts of the day, and then sometime days at a time. Brain just says "yup, that's what I needed!" and I am intrigued how it senses that!
Wishing you recovery and comfort!
@@lampjaded It is all starting to feel very natural and I love that. 🥰
It's so nice to see you back to yourself. You are right when you have to be present when you are with family. I have a very close army buddy(brother), that I spent some long needed time with this weekend.
The last time I saw him I was way to focused coming out to him and and his kids. I could tell he was a put out. This time I gave all my time and e energy to him and where able to really connect again. We both shed a few tear when t the end of our time together. I also found out I'm going to be a great aunt at around Christmas time.
So yes family deserves our full attention.
Some people take more time than others to understand our need to transition. Once they see our joy, their concerns and reservations typically fall away.
Looking great Jamie. Nice to see things are going well. You are an inspiration to all of us! ❤🌈🦎
Aw, thanks. I appreciate your support of the channel! 🏳⚧
Love seeing your face! 🥳💗 Wishing you all the best!
@@itsjustlucarifc Thank you! 😊
Hi Dr. Jamie 😊 Great to see you again; and you look so pretty ❤.
Aw, thanks! Not prettier than my viewers! ☺
I started ballet 3 month after my surgery and I hurt myself doing so. Take your time before starting intense activities.
Thanks! I'll take the advice to heart. 💜
Also, I just have to say it is frikin awesome that the first thing you decided to do after surgery was ballet!
I am so happy to see that you're doing well. You had a rough time right after the surgery. WOW, ten patients a day! How can you dilate four times a day? I can hardly find time to brush my teeth! LOL. Of course I'm eighty yrs old and am happy that I still CAN brush my teeth !! I'm still just as Trans as I ever was though. I love your videos. All the best to you !!
@@CindyHolinstof-cv8jo Thank you! I love reading your comments. I hope I’m still brushing my teeth at 80 too. 😁 Working from home has really helped with the dilation schedule. When I go back to the office, I’ll be down to 3X/Day. Yay!
it's so nice to learn more about you.
@@lspoulin Life is an adventure. 🙂
Hi doc .hope all is well with you and your enjoying your new v and had no problems good luck Jennifer B trans pre op ❤
Thank You! I hope all the transition goals to which you aspire be realized.
Wow two months already!!! 👏
@@chrishankey3396 I know, right?!?! 😅
Oh and I, love you outfit, the colour and the pattern really bring out your beautiful features
Thanks!
I had GRS 16 years ago i never used the orange one been on HRT 24 years
My surgeon says not every one uses the orange one. I suppose my only concern about using it next month is that it would aggravate my granulation tissue and prevent it from healing. I'll add this to my surgeon follow-up question list.
You look happier. Hint for diolation a trans elder gave me back in the day get a big pair of bloomers to hold it in place to free up your hands
Thanks for the tip! 😃💕
So who do need see first to get it done. I really want it done . I live in mn
You may want to start somewhere like Planned Parenthood. You can talk to someone there about gender incongruence.
Is the dilation a pain in the neck or painful your looking more and more sis darn the last one is scary big one❤ Jennifer pre op
The first week or so it kinda hurts. I think this is because everything is so swollen and hurts in general. I know some girls never go on to “Big Orange” 😅 I’m going to ask my surgeon about what he thinks. The thing I’ve noticed with dilation is that it takes a few minutes to get it to depth, so that adds some extra time to the process. I’m moving down to 3 dilations a day starting today 🥳 Overall, the pain and time is worth the reward imo
@@DrJamieTalks thanks Dr Jamie glad you're doing great you look vengeful happier the sergery must have agreed with you it's all down hill from her good luck and God bless Jennifer B still pre op trans
@@DrJamieTalks the last one is large really big I saw it was shocked ...
You are so beautiful
Thank You! ☺
@@DrJamieTalks you are so welcome my cutie pie
You looking wonderful ❤
@@bobcalderon2534 Thank You! 🏳️⚧️💕😀
Can we please get the titles and the non de plume that you used for your books.
(Rather than calling it your deadname)
@@chrishankey3396 I put links in the description to the video. 🙂
@@DrJamieTalks Thank you. Just brought the first on Audible. Have been looking for a good new series.
you are gorgeous ❤
@@lspoulin Thank You! ☺️
Wow! You are busy. I don't know how you do it, but you look great! Take good care of yourself, and thanks for the update. 🫶🏾🌻🦋
@@davefisher1840 You’re welcome. ☺️ I hope you’re doing well.