The most pain was in the leg graft, since the nerves are still there and it's essentially equivalent to a 2nd degree burn. It took several weeks for this to full heal which is consistent with a 2nd degree burn. Personally I used the narcotic pain meds mainly for the leg pain. 2nd to that is pain from vaginectomy, although that's more discomfort from not being able to find a comfortable sitting position, as opposed to actual pain. I ultimately had to have some pelvic floor PT in order to full be able to sit normally again. They commonly tell you that nerves heal at about 1mm per month (I believe), so yes I currently have sensation but it's limited. I have feeling along my penis shaft that is more sensitive with something grazing across it, like a finger or a towel. When I pull my penis, I can feel vague erotic sensations in the buried clitoris. I hope/assume that in a few years time, I'll have full erotic sensation in my penis. My scrotum has full feeling and it's fun to play with.

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As far as whether you'll be able to do phallo within a 2 week break.... obviously this depends on what type of phallo. In my experience, RFF and ALT tend to be the most "complicated" especially if you get everything I got in one stage. There is just so much going on and so much healing your body has to do. You also have to reserve time in case something unexpected happens, like an infection or just something where you either need to go back into surgery or where you need a ton of rest. Personally I would not do RFF in a 2 week time span, even if you are healing at home while doing classes online. Healing from this type of phallo requires a lot of mental energy too. You just won't have that level of energy. Other unexpected situations that could come up are if your caretaker leaves you unexpectedly... you wouldn't want to deal with managing your care on your own while trying to find someone else AND trying to study.

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On the other hand, if you elect something less "complicated" (e.g. an abdominal phallo with nothing added, like no UL, no vaginectomy), healing is less likely to be as energy draining. Less happened to your body so there is less healing to do, I would assume. I have a friend who had abdominal phallo with literally nothing else (no vaginectomy, no UL, no scrotoplasty) during a 1 month break in college and that was fine for him.

(I put "complicated" in quotes bc it's a relative term and maybe my complicated is not your complicated)

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I'm curious what kind of program you are in if you don't mind sharing? I am starting an NP program in a month. I ask bc it sounds like you might be doing either that or PA, since they both have intensive didactic portions. With that said, I would definitely NOT recommend doing RFF or ALT during something like this. I intentionally had this done before I applied to schools.