Post-Op Update: 21 Weeks (Or So)

October 26, 2006 on 9:46 pm | In General |

Three bits of news then: 1) AgNO3 and 2) Meeting up with an old friend and 3) Adoption.

The chemically minded among you may know that AgNO3 is the formula for silver nitrate, the molecule used to chemically burn away granulation. Nice eh? So I went for my post-op check-up a few weeks ago, complaining of what we called “smelly cat”. Sure enough, I had some granulation that was producing a rather foul smell. Even better eh? Thankfully, it hasn’t come back as far as I can tell. The bleeding took a while to stop, but now I finally no longer have to wear pads. Hooray!

I met up with an old friend, his wife, and two of their friends last weekend. Although I didn’t know, I probably would have guessed that all of said folk, not just my friend and his wife, knew I’m trans and such. But I honestly didn’t really think about it. When said friend’s wife brought it up, it felt a bit shocking and a little annoying at first. I remember thinking, “Aw crap, do we have to deal with this now? I was having a really good time.” I ended up joke about it, trying to treat the subject light-heartedly. In hindsight, Gwyneth’s fragments from a rant drives the point home. You never stop being who you are. It’s only really the fact that we don’t like certain aspects of what we are that stings.

Along these same lines, Auntie and I needed to come out to a social worker when we went to an introductory session on adoption. We would both love a family. If anyone knows of a trans couple who have adopted, please let us know. I am hoping, though, that all the people we will need to work with to do this will have a child’s best interest at heart, rather than our past.

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  1. saw the link from your blog… had no idea you were still reading. hi there :-)

    alison had granulation as well… pretty sizable, actually. we did the silver nitrate thing, and indeed, ’twas icky but effective. it’s very good to hear see that you seem to be doing quite well. three cheers for a Good Result :-)

    also glad you appreciated my words on the subject at hand, and that they reflected some of your own understanding.

    do me a small favor? the link you have on your blog roll goes to my LJ, which i almost never update. couldja, y’know… direct it to the domain? ‘ta.

    cheers!

    Comment by gwyneth — October 27, 2006 #

  2. Ew, yeah, sorry about that…I take full responsibility. In months previous philosophical conversations I’d mentioned that I had a friend in England going through such, and two-and-two together…and Susan may have mentioned it as well.

    Not that it makes up for it, but Anne made a comment afterwards that if she hadn’t known, she’s never have *known*, if you know what I mean (far too many “knows” in that)…and she’s a nurse with 15 years of experience.

    One final thing…I’m *proud* of you. You’re successfully following a hard road to be who and where you want to be, both physically and mentally. I know lots of people who don’t have the fortitude to do the same. Be PROUD of who and what you are. And what that is a wonderful person. Period.

    You have my sincere apologies if we caused you any pain or grief.

    *hugs*

    …Xoff

    Comment by xoff — October 29, 2006 #

  3. Don’t worry about it, Xoff. If anything, I should be apologizing to you and Susan. The fact that you all are so comfortable talking about your “friend in England” makes a big difference in the world, at least in mine. You and Susan didn’t do a thing wrong.

    That’s the thing about being a gender Jedi; it’s not an easy path, though mine has been much easier than most. But thank you for your kind words.

    And stop apologizing. :-)

    Hugs,
    w3bgrl

    Comment by w3bgrl — October 31, 2006 #

  4. Hi, I’m glad you are well and congratulations on your surgery.

    I’m post op 16 weeks myself and everything is fine.

    I haven’t been around for a while so I think I will do some reading.

    It is nice to see that you two are still together and happy.

    Comment by Lolo — November 26, 2006 #

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