Kicking off this thread about my upcoming Facial Feminization Surgery (FFS) by going into my last facial electrolysis session until May ๐Ÿคญ.

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T-minus 7 days till FFS.

Theoretically* this time next week Iโ€™ll be in a hospital checking in to have my face peeled off (FFS).

*I find out the exact arrival time, but considering my FFS is planned for 8-9 hours, was told pretty much to expect a 6am arrival time.

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Surgery day.

At the hospital already. Hopefully all goes well ๐Ÿคž

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See you all on the other side.
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Things seem to be going okay.

I was sent home Wednesday morning. Wednesday and Thursday mainly spent resting and taking meds.

Swelling has gotten worse over the last 2 days, but my spouse said it looks better this morning.

Just got done with a morning shower, resting in bed for a bit before I attempt clothing and breakfast.

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Showers are both fucking incredible yet so fucking exhausting ๐Ÿฅฑ
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Got the spoons earlier today to check out a souvenir from my surgery.

Yes. Thatโ€™s a 3D printed model of my skull. It was used in my surgery as a reference for the work that was done.

Pretty fucking amazing.
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This morning I am now experiencing things from prior surgeries I forgotten about such as:

-The joys of finding dried blood in random spots ๐Ÿคฃ
-Glue residue that wonโ€™t come off.
-Being exhausted and my metabolism being in overdrive but not being hungry (PSA: After a major surgery you may need 15-20 calories per pound per day).
-Fighting the feelings of failure and being worthless due to not being productive (to myself: bitch, your face was peeled off and bones removed, your job is to lay on couches / bed and rest!)

Doing okay this morning. Slow start with breakfast in bed (thanks spouse!) and a assisted shower. Pain is more of a general discomfort now.

Maybe will post a selfie later.

Still trying to work through my masto backlog ๐Ÿคฃ

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@Reborn_Cat_Mom_V2 i feel all of this so hard! ๐Ÿคฃ
@miriamrobern I almost forgot having one arm being a black/blue/yellow mess from what appears to be 3 IV pokes, only 1 I was awake for (thankfully).
@Reborn_Cat_Mom_V2 THIS IS SO COOL YOURE AWESOME
@Reborn_Cat_Mom_V2 whoa thatโ€™s awesome. Now I know when I get a consult to ask about the 3D model!

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Oh! i've been so out of touch lately i didn't realize this was happening. Congratulations! Someone i know locally got ffs done just in February and she recovered pretty quickly, so i'm sure you will too.

@Reborn_Cat_Mom_V2 So glad youโ€™re getting the rest you need right now. Canโ€™t wait to see the final result! ๐Ÿ’œ

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Girl, I hate that I missed these posts. I've been out of sorts lately and not on here much.

So glad you made out the other side and hope you have a quick and speedy recovery.

@Reborn_Cat_Mom_V2 Yay! Welcome to the other side! ๐ŸŽ‰ ๐Ÿ’œ
@Reborn_Cat_Mom_V2 happy to see you again! Congrats!!
@Reborn_Cat_Mom_V2 Congratulations, Samantha! Hope everything went well. ๐Ÿ’œ

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Wishing you healthy healing.

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Yay! ๐ŸŽ‰

Wishing you speedy recovery.

@Reborn_Cat_Mom_V2 woohoo! Hope everything went well! ๐Ÿ’œ
@Reborn_Cat_Mom_V2 Good morning! Glad to see you are done and recovering. ๐Ÿ’œ
@Reborn_Cat_Mom_V2 welcome back! Wishing you a swift recovery, those first few days can be rough ๐Ÿซ‚๐Ÿ’œ
@Reborn_Cat_Mom_V2 congratulations โค๏ธ
@Reborn_Cat_Mom_V2 hooray! may your recovery be quick and easy!

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Sending positive healing vibes your way!

@Reborn_Cat_Mom_V2 yay, congrats! Iโ€™m glad it went well, and hope you heal quickly and easily ๐Ÿ˜Š

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Best wishes for a speedy recovery...๐Ÿ˜Š

@Reborn_Cat_Mom_V2 Not much, sup with you? Any big changes lately?  

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Good luck. Sending positive vibes your way!

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Best wishes and good luck! ๐Ÿคž

@Reborn_Cat_Mom_V2 Good luck, hope everything goes well ๐Ÿ’œ
@Reborn_Cat_Mom_V2 Best luck! I wish you a quick recovery โ€‹โ€‹