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My Pre-Op Appointment

I thought I’d share what happened at my pre-op to give others an idea of what to expect.

For the last few weeks Wife and I have both been adding to a list of questions we had to ask today. We’ve both done research on our own, but we had some questions still. Most of them were just answered during the course of the appointment, but it was good to go in with a list. We use a family organizing app…

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It's Getting Real

It’s Getting Real

Today was the next big milestone towards my top surgery: my pre-op appointment. I also paid my remaining balance.

It still doesn’t really feel real. I’m not good at imagining the future though, especially when I have no idea what to expect. I’ve never had ANY kind of surgery (or major injury) so really have no idea what to expect from the day of or the recovery. That makes it hard for me to…

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Whoooaaaaa

Firstly, deep and sincere apologies for the radio silence around here. There just hasn’t been much to report. My weight loss has been lame the last few months (I had McDonald’s for dinner tonight, so that explains that), and nothing has been happening in the way of my transition. Life has been life.

BUT now there’s news!

You may remember that a couple of months ago I put down the deposit for my…

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Holy Shit

So, something kind of big happened today. And by “kind of big” I mean seriously fucking huge.

Thanks to the generosity of an incredible (and undisclosed) benefactor, I now have to raise $2500 less for my surgery. That means I have to come up with $5000…

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