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31/5/2018 0 Comments Podcast Are Go!My friend Alice and I finally have a test episode of our podcast up! Hopefully we will get a full episode going soon!
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31/5/2018 0 Comments Surgery TalkLast night I went to a talk and Q&A given by Dr. Kim. Dr. Kim is the surgeon that has started doing gender confirmation surgeries at the University of Minnesota.
He had a long presentation on the various surgeries that are currently being done and those that will be added as time goes by. It was pretty interesting and at times pretty gruesome. At the end he took some questions. I asked if he would be doing "Limited Depth Vaginoplasty", since that is what I am interested in. I was disappointed in how he responded. He only had two reasons that he felt would qualify someone for the procedure, neither were my reasons. I cannot see myself doing the full depth surgery for so many reasons. Hopefully he will broaden his understanding as to why someone might want this procedure after I have my consultation on August 3rd. The group in attendance last night was very small. There were 3 people I knew for sure were trans, one that I had my suspicions about and 4-5 others that I am guessing were other health care professionals. The 3 of us that were trans were there only because I knew this talk was going to happen because my therapist told me about it and I shared the information. They need to work on their outreach. 17/5/2018 2 Comments Consultation!I now have an appointment for a consultation for vaginoplasty!
16/5/2018 0 Comments A Variety of ThingsLast Monday was kind of a bad day. I awoke from a dream in which someone dead named me over and over again. At work, after visiting the restroom, I had a bulge that was just a bit too noticeable for my liking. That set off a round of dysphoria. To try and make myself feel better, I made a run to the store for SNACKS! You know, eat my feelings, because THAT is the best way to get rid of the extra weight I am currently carrying! At the store, there were other women shopping and their much better shapes lead to my dysphoria getting worse! I know that I actually have a fine shape, but still that didn't help the feelings. Back at work, it wasn't long until I was finding myself in the throws of an anxiety/panic attack! Great! Just great! I ended up leaving work at noon, went home and after opening windows for the cats, I crawled under a blanket and slept for a good hour. When I woke up, I needed food, so I decided to bike over to Sea Salt which is a lovely little seafood joint right at the top of Minnehaha Falls. I was pretty worn out the rest of the day. This was the first really bike ride I had had since last October. Latter that night, I noticed one of my Twitter friends was in the area and I made plans to have lunch with her the next day. My friend Liz also joined us. That was a wonderful day. Wednesday, I got to see Suzanne Vega with my friend Diana! I hadn't seen Suzanne in concert since 1992. It was a really wonderful show! Here I am with Diana before the show started. And here I am with Suzanne Vega! The rest of the week was very nice. Coffee with the girls, a good Minnesota Transgender Alliance meeting followed be dinner after. I have been making a point to get out and exercise some most days, which is feeling great. Me knee has been hit or miss as to how much discomfort it gives me, but over all it does seem to be getting better. After for last night, I got together with Venus to talk about various things. I will definitely be doing some corsets for her. I am looking forward to getting back into sewing. And she will be doing some work around our house! We have a number of projects and she can use the work! And finally, just a bit ago, I shared this picture of me with Alice. After I shared it I commented with, "I feel so at home in dresses. You'd think I was a girl. Oh. Wait..."
That lead to a discussion in which we talked about being called "sissy" when we were kids. Which I followed up with, "Well, yeah. Just before getting the shit beat out of me." That brought up so many memories of my youth where I was beat up by the neighborhood kids. It was horrible. I think one of the worst parts was never actually knowing WHY I was the one being picked on. I had no understanding of myself in the world and how I didn't fit in. I had no way of knowing I was a girl at that point in my life. Anyway, now that I do know, I am so much happier! And I try to help out others in any way I can! Oh, and I am waiting for a callback from the surgeons office to schedule a consultation for vaginoplasty! 2/5/2018 0 Comments Theme SongI have been working on developing a podcast with a friend of mine. We are hoping to have an initial episode done soon. I will be certain to post the links here when it is finally out. We do have one part of the podcast done! We have our theme song! I wrote the lyrics for it many months ago and my wife worked up a basic arrangement. Initially, I was hoping to record it myself, but I can't sing and only play guitar slightly better, so I asked my friend Jessica Amelia if she would like to do it, and she said yes! Here it is! |
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