August 01, 2009

Transitioning from Male to Female is/has an exciting and very pleasurable sensation.  Discussions by and with members of Trans-e-motion can be found on our blog:  http://blog.trans-e-motion.org
Set Up:  For our Secretary/Librarian, Ms. Rachel Joy Bowman, the initial discovery was around 8 years old.  The actual beginning of my transition was much, much later – when American Society has had a little relaxing of discrimination, bigotry, and hatred.  I was in adamant denial.  About 5 or so years ago, my mom (at age 92) and I had a conversation about her knowing about me even before I was born, but terrified of the hate and violence that would be launched against me.  But now it was time I faced my true inside self.  It took all of about 4 days for me to change from the world of a male to the world of a female.
I started with going to some adult novelty stores where I found a reference to “Only For You” – a gay boutique on Maroa off Shields.  There I met and eventually befriended one of the owners, Shannon Smith.  I found the local gay newspaper, “The News Link”.  I noticed the adds for some of the bars and tried out the “Red Lantern”.  There I met a person that introduced herself as Karina Lujan.  I eventually took her up on her suggestion to car pool with her and her friend to visit with Dr. John O’Day, Endrocronoligist, of L. A.
First Medical Doctor:  The Doctor is a specialist, not a general practitioner.  He took us in as patients.  I was impressed by his initial interview appointment.  He specializes in using pellets that are implanted (in one’s rear).  They deliver more of the hormones, more efficiently, directly,and completely to the bodies cells.
Start:  After he was finished explaining about starting out, comprehending the Harry Benjamin rules, and what could be accomplished, I jumped at the chance to “try it out”.  I started with 6 pellets (to see how my body responded).  Each pellet was $60.00.  They are supplemented with a booster shot every other week.  The next appointment comes after 4 months.  A cocktail of hormones is given at that appointment (Depovera).  I was hooked.
I went to 12 pellets every 4 months.  There are several pellet sizes and provide different time releases.  I also opted for double booster shots every 2 weeks.  The doctor’s office supplies an envelope with the shots pre-packed.  I was doing this therapy for about 2 and ½ years.  Each appointment cost me $1,425.00.  I decided this was what I was supposed to be doing.  All the appointments were met at the right times and I actually had the cash for each appointment.
Second Medical Doctor:  In January of 2007, Dr. Jennifer A. Burnett, M. D. arrived in the Fresno area from Portland, Oregon.  A former protégé of a well known Trans Doctor.  Dr. Jen is an assistant clinical professor at the University of California, San Francisco.  Dr. Jen is working at the Adventist Health Selma Family Clinic.  You start at the Tuesday special clinic for intake.  The clinic is listed on the services/referrals page of this web site.  It takes 20 minutes at 60 miles per hour to commute to Selma.  Dr. Jen is a general family practitioner and is my own personal physician.  Dr. Jen specialized in the skin during schooling.  You will find out that she is one of us.
Prescription:  The ESTRADIOL VALERATE hormone is obtained with a prescription from Dr. Jen or other clinic.  The prescription is for 40 MG/ML in mineral oil.  It comes in a 10ML vial for injection in the rear end; alternate cheeks, every other week.  The cost is $29.00 plus $8.00 shipping.  $37.00 total.  The prescription comes from AnazaoHealth, Corp., 6630 W. Arby Ave., Ste. 102, Las Vegas, NV 89118-4663.  Phone (702) 873-8455 or 1-800-723-7455.  More than one individual prescription can be shipped to the same address in the same box.  About 12 to 14 vials can fit in the box.  AnazaoHealth will accept the single payment of the $8.00 shipping charge and a combined payment for the prescriptions as long as there is a note designating what prescriptions go in the same addressed box.
Trans Clinic:  As of July the 1^st, 2009, there is a Trans clinic at Planned Parenthood Mar Monte (also listed).  There is also a family clinic.  The Trans clinic only handles hormones, testing, and follow up.  The family clinic does other concerns like ear aches and other minor medical needs.
Mothers Milk Tea:  For encouraging breast health.  I buy a discounted case of “Mother’s Milk” herbal tea (by Tradional Medicinals) from Julie at Tower Health (listed on the services/referrals page of this web site.)  I usually buy 12 boxes of 16 tea bags each (192 total tea bags = about .30 cents each) at a time.  $57.43.  You can get a deal at the Traditional Medicinals website, but not as local or as good a deal.  Sometimes shipping is free.  Please consider sticking with Tower Health.
I brew the tea as recommended.  I also boil filtered water in a stainless steel sauce pan with 6 tea bags, let steep 15 minutes (with a glass lid), put about 20 or so ice cubes in, and pour into a two (2) quart glass pitcher for iced tea I keep in the refrigerator.  I fill up the pitcher with the filtered water first, up to almost the top.  I consider the vaporizing of some of the water after a roiling boil and then the additional water put in by the ice cubes.  The ice cubes cool the tea enough to put into the glass pitcher (so it doesn’t break) and then into the refrigerator.  I love the taste of the licorice flavor of the anise.  There is no caffeine and no tanic acid so I can drink a lot and frequently – about 4 or 5 liquid cups.  I use a 2 liquid cup cup with a big handle (for my big fingers).
Flat 2 Fem: I found out about Lucille Sorella’s flat2fem herbal program about 2 years ago.  I have found her breast cream recommendations work very well for me.  I have improved my bust by a cup size, so far, after about 3 to 4 months.  I buy the herbal blend extract from greenbush.net. Lucille Sorella’s herbal treatment program is a good supplement to/for transitioning.  I have been on the breast cream routine for about 6 to 8 months (part of the routine is to stop for a few weeks) and I have gained a cup and a half in my breast size.  Before I started, I had stalled in the breast growth area.
Be sure and sign up for her free e-zine.  They are pages from her program (last I saw was $77.00).  I will gladly share a copy at one of the Trans-e-motion social networking meetings.
Breast Cream:  For the breast cream, I use it in the morning after washing (or shower).  I do all this in our apartments main bathroom.  I take about an hour.  I use a cut glass pudding cup (good for ice cream, too), and a ½ teaspoon measure (25ml).  FILL up the ½ teaspoon measure with your favorite body lotion – use a thick cream.  I like to use Avena palm.  It has NO alcohol!  Put the cream in the cup.  Fill the ½ teaspoon to about ¾ full of the blend extract.  I have used a bottle of each of the 3 separate extracts.  Mix all very well with the measure.  Use your finger(s) to clean the measure and to apply the cream to each of the breasts.  This cream is to be absorbed through the skin.  It works better than taking internally.  Rub the cream in for 360 revolutions of massage.  The right side clockwise, the left side counter-clockwise.  Reverse.  Change hands (cross arms).  I count 1 to 100, 3 times, then to 60.  This way I am not so liable to lose count (although it matters not) and my arms don’t get too tired.  Then, I wipe my hands on my bare behind and legs.  I don’t like wasting the cream.  Clean the measure and the cup (rinse) under hot running water for next time.
Place a piece of cloth or plastic over the breasts (I use a plastic grocery bag).  Place a "set to high", preheated heating pad (I bought one a Walmart), on top of the cloth or plastic protector.  I use an old elastic 3” wide belt to hold the pad against my chest.  Turn the pad down to medium and set a timer for 20 minutes.  I set my timer (a cheapie from Walmart) to 21 or 22 minutes.  You can use the wait time to do your hair, makeup, jewelry, ect., that is why I use an elastic belt to hold the pad in place to free up my arms and hands.
When the timer goes off, I pull the pad plug from the wall, take off the elastic belt (hold the pad with an arm), then place my heating pad and elastic belt in a canvass beach bag for storage.  I have the bag hanging by a strap from one end of my towel rack.
Take the protector off and discard.  I fold the plastic inward and trash it.  I then use a washcloth I started with.  It is still wet and now chilled.  Wipe the excess off your breasts.  I like the way the plastic protector keeps the cream in and heats the skin absorption.  The coolness of the wash cloth closes the pores.  You will notice a smell like pancake syrup.  I find it stimulating for before breakfast mealtime.  I have had no real notice of any strong smell.  Lucille Sorella recommends using the cream both morning and night.  I have just been using the cream in the morning.
Vitamins:  I like to take a vitamin.  I am presently taking Hair, Skin & Nails by One Source.  Any brand will do.  My hair and nails do seem to benefit.  One capsule in the morning and one capsule in the evening.  I buy them at “The Grocery Outlet” in Fresno, CA, U.S.A.
Herbs:  For Women’s herbal health enhancement, GreenBush Co. has some selected fresh, dried, and extract herbs.  Go to the magazine page and check to see if there is free shipping available.  www.greenbush.net
Another web site to check out is Real Age.  It is a dietary reference site for foods benefitting a healthy Male and Female of all ages.  www.realage.com
Hair:  For my hair, I have been using Baume Hair Shampoo by Verseo and the Baume Hair Conditioner by Verseo.  I buy them together through the Harriet Carter mail order catalogue.  They list for $19.98 each or both shampoo and conditioner for $38.50.  The shipping is $8.98.  The price has not changed for the last year.  I am going to try the “Grow Fast” shampoo and conditioner found in the “Healthy Living” mail order catalogue.  Listed for $14.99 each or both shampoo and conditioner for $24.99.  Shipping is free.  $1.25 for lost/damage charge.  www.amerimark.com
Sun Screen:  I also use NO AD Sport 50 sun screen/blocker.  It has NO ALCOHOL!
Dental:  I use the Crest Pro-Health toothpaste with whitener.
Soy Protein:  The human breast cells need building material.  I am not full of very much fat.  I make up a drink of Soy Protein 95 Muscle builder.  The soy I get at the bulk foods area of Winco Foods grocery store.  1/3^rd cup of soy in a glass that holds at least 8 oz.  The recommended mix is 6 oz. of liquid.  I pour in some Cranberry juice cocktail, some homestyle orange juice, and about 3 or 4 tablespoons of Shasta brand ZAZZ (grapefruit soda) with a large ice cube.  Mix well.  By the way, I store all of the ingredients in the refrigerator.

I have applied for my Gender Reassignment Surgery for May 17th (my birthday), 2010.  Dr. Sherman N. Leis, 19 Montgomery Ave., Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004-2601, Center for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.  (610) 667-1888.  www.thetransgendercenter.com; www.drshermanleis.com. Total cost was quoted at $20,175.00 plus round trip air fare.  I would encourage everyone to check out the entire web site www/thetransgendercenter.com.  Check out the local Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau of Pennsylvania.  Google it.  I received a free map, magazine, and other information about the area.  The plan is to leave on Saturday, May the 15th, 2010 with an owl flight.  Conntact Steve Johnson of Bulldog Travel.  I am booked for the clinic apartment on Sunday night the 16th.  I will have an appointment with Dr. Leis on Sunday afternoon.  The surgery is scheduled for Monday, May 17th, 2010 at Buck's County Hospital.  I am scheduled to stay the night of Saturday, May the 29th, 2010 at the clinic.  I fly back to Fresno, California on Sunday, May the 30th, 2010.

I AM NOW STARTING A RACHEL'S SRS FUND!  I will need $500.00 to send in the application and release form right away.  Contributions can be sent to Rachel J. Bowman, 3352 N. Marks Ave., #107, Fresno, CA 93722-4978, U.S.A. or bring any donation to the Trans-e-motion meetings.
If I am to have the GRS this year, the money will be made available.  I have FAITH.  Thank you.

Dr. Suporn Watanyusakul M.D.

www.supornclinic.com

Sex Reassignment Surgery ( SRS ) or Gender Reassignment Surgery ( GRS ) and Facial Feminizing Surgery ( FFS ) are the two major surgical operations frequently sought by male-to-female ( MtF, or M2F ) transsexual ( TS ) patients suffering from gender dysphoria. These represent key elements in their life-changing transition.

Dr Suporn Watanyusakul MD is an aesthetic plastic and reconstructive craniofacial surgeon specializing in the fields of SRS, FFS and Augmentation Mammaplasty (AM) operations, and whose Clinic is in Chonburi, Thailand. With almost 18 years' experience of sex reassignment surgery and related operations, Dr Suporn has carried out about 1800 cases of primary SRS on patients from some 40 countries. He currently carries out approximately 160 SRS operations, and 50 "full" FFS operations each year.

This is the Official Web Site of Dr Suporn's Clinic. The following pages describe the surgical procedures and methods Dr Suporn uses in his sex reassignment surgery operations. The site provides a resource for prospective patients and medical researchers alike. It includes extracts from Dr Suporn's surgical presentations to the Royal College of Surgeons of Thailand, and discusses the effectiveness of his proprietary non-penile inversion technique for SRS in detail. The single stage vaginoplasty, labiaplasty and clitoroplasty operation differs substantially from the more traditional penile inversion technique. In comparison with the traditional methods, Dr Suporn finds his methodology gives generally superior results overall in terms of depth, cosmetic appearance and sensation . Detail descriptions of his proprietary SRS or GRS technique are given, along with a downloadable copy of a formal presentation describing his methodology. His reasoning and findings - along with testimonials of many patients in support of that - are documented within these pages.

It is our role to help you. However, we would also be grateful if - for all contact with the clinic - you could help us by maintaining consistent email addresses (or advising us when your email address has changed) in order for us to keep all your correspondence together. Please do not submit email attachments or supporting documentation with initial enquiries; we use a number of proformae to maintain consistency within our records, and we will ask patients to submit detail information on an 'as-required' basis during our dialogs.  Please address all enquires regarding surgery with Dr Suporn to the following address:

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