#dr garramone

Recently got a new chest piece and I'm v proud of it! May the new year bring new tattoos!

-6.5 years on T

Hi all, long time, no type.

I'm now 3 years 2 months post top surgery! Not much has changed besides the scars continuing to fade. Still a little redness in one place, but mostly now the scars just appear a little darker than the rest of my skin.

Meta!

After 2+ years of nightmare world with Dr. Meltzer's clinic, the conclusion is that I am now getting surgery with Dr. Esmonde, who was trained by Meltzer, and is located in Portland. I was handed over to him, unbeknownst to both of us (I thought my surgery was completely cancelled and he and I both found out only about a month ago that I was given to him), and I was able to keep my previously rescheduled date of July 20th! So I'm having surgery in 1 month and 15 days! I had given up and had accepted that I would have had to start the process all over again, but it's been a really nice surprise to have the surgery back on, and coming up so soon. I'm honestly really excited about it. I can't wait to get the v-nectomy, as that's my main source of dysphoria. I can't wait to have a perineum. I can't wait to stp. I can't wait to be totally comfortable having sex and not having to worry about people taking advantage of me. I just can't wait.

Does anyone else feel like being trans has been extra tiring lately or is that just a me thing?

Recently, I’ve been having some complicated thoughts about my transition and all that comes with it. On the one hand, I love educating others about my experiences. On the other hand, being open and vulnerable so often is exhausting.

I’ve had many, many candid conversations about my transition over the past few months. A lot of people have been curious and asking questions about my “journey.” As always, I’ve answered them to the best of my ability. The word “journey” is doing its best to describe my transness because I’ve hit a point where I no longer feel like I’m on a journey. I’m just living my life, and try very hard to make sure that being queer and trans does not become my defining personality trait.

It’s all been very difficult to manage lately, on top of everything else going on in this chaotic world.

Hey all who still follow my account lol. My last update was around January earlier this year, at one year ten months post-op. I'm now two years six months post-op, but at this point I don't really pay attention to the time that has passed in that way, which is a luxury. I have moved to Portland with my family, still getting settled. As for bottom surgery, I was able to get a consultation with Dr. Meltzer himself last month, so I finally got to meet him. The current plan/schedule is to have surgery in the beginning of March next year. We'll see how well that holds up, based on the clinic's track record 🙄 anyway, I was also recommended by Meltzer to pump to increase my size before the surgery to get the best results, so I have been doing that every day, with random off days when I either forget or am too tired to do so.

I just took this picture of myself tonight, and I'm actually pretty happy with it, considering where I came from. I have a beard, although not filling in on the cheeks yet, haha. Working on the mustache lol. Peep the shoulder vein, who knows where that came from cuz I haven't been working out, haha. But anyway. I feel like I've come a long way, and I'm pretty proud of it. Thanks for tagging along on my journey, no matter when you arrived :)