(Less than) 12 hours 'til surgery! - Pre-op appointment updates + pre-op photos

Today I arrived in San Mateo with my partner, and we went to my pre-op appointment with Dr. Bowers. There were two doctors shadowing Dr. Bowers - apparently they are training under her. I was a bit surprised by this, but I'm all for educating others so I agreed to them being in the room for the talking part and the pantsless part.

Dr. Bowers started by asking me why I want simple metoidioplasty. I reminded her of our phone conversation a few months ago, when we discussed my desire to carry babies and how I don't want any surgery that will compromise that. She remembered our conversation, and reassured me again that she won't make the front hole any smaller. I also talked about wanting this surgery to alleviate dysphoria.

She bragged a bit about this surgery exceeding most of her patients' expectations; she's done about 150 simple meta surgeries over the years. She developed the technique and apparently her style for doing the surgery is unlike any other doctor. One thing I appreciated about Dr. Bowers' bedside manner is that she put me at ease by being personable and having a sense of humor. She also consistently referred to my junk as a "phallus," which is a much more accurate term than "clitoris." Sure, I used to have what would medically be called a clitoris, but testosterone has grown that little fucker into a 2-inch cock. God bless hormones!

The doctors left the room and I undressed - when they came back, I had 3 surgeons looking at my junk. It was quite the ego stroke to hear them say that I've had good growth on T, and that my results will be favorable. She described what they'll do while I'm under anesthesia tomorrow: release the clitoral chordee underneath my cock, cut and release the inner labia, and "bulk up" the freed penis by wrapping the inner labia around my penis (or T-enhanced clitoris). Basically I will have a small penis that is free from my body and higher up than it is now, getting rid of the inner labia that holds it in and down now.

We also talked about my interest in potentially having urethral lengthening somewhere down the road after pregnancy. Dr. Bowers said that it will likely be possible to do this later on, but that they would have to open up my new dick from underneath and make a urethra. Apparently she is working with the Serbia team to advance new technology and make this a reality. Someday, I might consider it - right now, the complication rate with any lower surgery that involves messing with the urethra is just not worth the risk for me.

And now, a few pre-op photos for your viewing pleasure:

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Pre-op, 3.5 yrs. on T, flaccid from front

Pre-op, 3.5 yrs. on T, flaccid from side

Pre-op, 3.5 yrs. on T, Erect!

Pre-op, 3.5 yrs. on T, erect from front

Pre-op, 3.5 years on T, flaccid while standing - about 2 inches long