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Things to take with you/consider buying
prior to Sex Reassignment Surgery
Transgender Zone Team
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Things to take with
you/consider buying prior to Sex Reassignment Surgery
* Items the team have found most needed
- Outdoor clothing for
just a couple of days (don’t pack loads as I did, I only wore full clothing
the day of admission and the day of discharge)
- A few vest tops and some
pyjama bottoms for the first and last couple of nights when you can shower
and take off your hospital gown) *
- Cotton knickers (10 days
supply) *
- Slippers
- Dressing gown
- Face and bath towel *
- A bottle of pure Vitamin
E oil (to apply to external incisions to minimise scarring) *
- Always Ultra sanitary
pads with wings (at least 30; 3 packs of 10) *
- Baby wipes (these are
non-flushable but can be used for cleaning yourself after dilating) *
- Feminine wipes (these
are flushable, esp. comfortable for when given a laxative the day before
surgery and/or whenever you have a bowel movement) *
- Antibacterial hand wash
(to wash hands prior to dilating) * - Purell for example.
- Stool softener such as
Senokot (if going to the loo after surgery proves difficult)
- Smallish self-standing
mirror (to see where you’re going and what you’re doing when dilating) *
- Toiletries (I bought
miniature travel size face wash, shampoo, conditioner, etc.) *
- Magazines/puzzle books
(for when you’re climbing the walls with boredom!) *
- Decent razor to shave
surgery site with some form of lubricant (i.e. hair conditioner, shaving
gel) *
- Inflatable travel air
cushion (if sitting down on journey home/after surgery proves to be too
uncomfortable; can be concealed in cushion cover)
Optional items
- Betadine
solution/TCP/tea tree oil, etc. (to add to the bath water to make it
antibacterial while bathing)
- Antibacterial wipes
- Scented nappy bags
(handy for disposing of used non-flushable wipes/sanitary pads)
- Travel clock
- Plastic box to store
dilators in (they come in boxes to start with but at home in the longer-term
I would say an old ice cream container or such is better)
- Make-up (if you wish to
use, towards the end of your stay)
- Cranberry juice (good
for aiding recovery of the urethra/waterworks)
- Pineapple juice (can
help to reduce post-operative swelling)
- Arnica tablets and/or
ointment (reduces post-operative swelling and bruising)
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