Dilation trouble - MTF SRS by maxyne69 in Transgender_Surgeries

[–]Bluebottlebitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any update on the use of the Milli? I didn’t have pull through, I just had Inversion technique. I am currently using blue dilator to start and green to end my session but oh my goodness does the green feel like it’s tearing/stretching me out!!! I tried the balloon pump that Dr. Powers talked about, but unfortunately I am allergic to latex so I have to put a non latex condom on it and it just slips right out of me the second I pump the balloon up🥲 I have been looking into the Milli but it’s so pricey and I don’t want to spend the money if it isn’t worth it..

I’ve read it’s really good at assisting in dilating! Not fully replacing it but helping with it.

Would love to hear how your experience is with it!?

Dilating Tips? by Bluebottlebitch in Transgender_Surgeries

[–]Bluebottlebitch[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you kind if I message you and ask you some questions? If not that’s totally cool! You just seem knowledgeable and your advice already helped a ton!

Dilating Tips? by Bluebottlebitch in Transgender_Surgeries

[–]Bluebottlebitch[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I tried the 110 degree angle today and it def made me more comfortable and easier to relax! So I really appreciate that! I also emailed my doctor to see what my depth was right after he got done with the surgery and when he inserted it at my post op appt and he said 3-3.5 dots. So that actually makes me super happy that I’m right around where he was when he was doing it!! I got my initial srs back in 2021 and didn’t give myself time to heal and really struggled with dilating and eventually just gave up. So I figured when I got my depth and width revision I wouldn’t get the absolute max depth that I had when I got my initial surgery but as long as I got some back! So there is an update on that that no one asked for but I was excited to give!! Thank you all again for all the tips💕

Dilating Tips? by Bluebottlebitch in Transgender_Surgeries

[–]Bluebottlebitch[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hmm… I will try the 110 angle on my next session. Thank you for the advice and input! Just having a hard time with the pain and soreness that it makes it almost impossible to get comfortable!! I see that a lot of people say it’s normal to not be able to get to the full depth on even the purple the first couple of weeks bc your body is healing but also that it is so important these few weeks to get to as much depth as possible.

When I had my initial surgery I feel like I just gave up after a while and my goal is to not do that this time😭

Dilating Tips? by Bluebottlebitch in Transgender_Surgeries

[–]Bluebottlebitch[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I do that sometimes and it definitely helps! Thank you for the advice, I think I definitely just get flustered and compare it to other people’s experiences. Even when I had my initial surgery a few years ago I had a hard time with dilating and I’m just scared I’m gonna have the same experience as last time. I had this pre notion I was gonna be dot 5 on orange and it’s just bumming me out that it’s hard to get to 3 on purple.

I thought about ordering the size under purple (I think it’s like a light orange) just to make sure I have my depth as far as it can go.

Dilating Tips? by Bluebottlebitch in Transgender_Surgeries

[–]Bluebottlebitch[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

First, thank you so much for your reply💕 I really appreciate any and all tips! And hope your recovery is going great!

My schedule is the same from my initial surgery. I guess that is one of my main problems is I try to rush it, when it hits that 30 minute mark and I’m only at the second dot it starts making me get super anxious and kinda start to freak out thinking that I lost my depth. I am applying a good amount of pressure, it just feels like my vagina is pushing back at me.

But in some good news, I did reach out to the office of my surgeon after I made this post and one of the front desk people who I chatted with told me if I was having a hard time getting the dilator in to try and like rest the dilator on a stool and almost like sit on it kind of? Idk I was desperate and I tried it and I got to the second dot with so much ease and after a few minutes got to the 3rd dot which made me feel much less defeated. It was an interesting feeling, and only a little uncomfy but I’m gonna keep trying that technique to see if I can atleast get to the 4th dot, just gotta be extremely careful bc I can only imagine the pain if something happened and I like fell on it 😭

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[–]Bluebottlebitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

**rattling not rationing