Finally! - Ablation Day

I woke up about 7AM with Susan sitting in the chair next to me and the transport guy rolling a bed into my room. It was time!

Shedding my clothes and putting on a fresh gown, I hopped on the bed and was taken out into the hallway, down to the elevator and floor L1. Then I was maneuvered through a series of twisting halls to disorient me and then to the hallway outside the mysterious room with the machine that goes "BIIIIING"!

There, I met the Anesthesiologist and her team who told me what was going to be happening. I talked briefly with Dr. Taylor who was performing the procedure along with Dr. Byazrova. At that point, I signed something...perhaps a waiver to all my rights and belongings.

I kissed Susan good-bye and they rolled me into the mysterious room with the machine that goes "BIIIIING"!

All these people in masks introduced themselves and I asked my standard operating room question, "Does anybody here think they are here for Gender Reassignment Surgery?", to lighten the mood.

There was no need to lighten the mood as they were all in great spirits. They were showing me the giant TV screen (the machine that goes BIIIIING!) where they would monitor all my vitals as well as watch what they were doing via x-ray or some miracle form of picture of my innards.

It wasn't long before they were administering the general anesthetic and off I went.

I woke up with a sore throat and a major burning sensation in my groinal area. That turned out to be a catheter they placed and not too well.

The deal now was four hours of non moving bed rest to allow the wounds in my leg veins to heal.

The catheter stayed in that whole time and was definitely the worst part of the whole ordeal.

No! The worst part of the whole ordeal is when the catheter came out. That was a hell of a burning sensation.

Susan left a while ago and I am settling down for the evening. I feel fine except when it comes time to pee. The initial sensation as urine exits my body is a tremendous burning, with 95 needles poking at the very tip of my penis. The good thing is that the burning subsides to about 17 needles and isn't quite so intense as I continue to empty my bladder.

All in all, a fabulous experience that I cannot recommend highly enough.