Originally Posted by
robertlouis
I mentioned the NHS provision in the first place and my evidence, such as it is, comes from friends - not sexual partners - who have undergone SRS under the auspices of the NHS, so there's no reason for them to tell me anything other than the truth. Bear in mind that individual circumstances have an impact on the relative success of the procedure too, in that the best results tend in the main to come for those who are younger and less hormone-impacted in terms of their penis length and therefore the surgeon's ability to provide them with suitable vaginal length and that essential ingredient, clitoral sensitivity.
And as I said, the NHS' criteria for providing the treatment are primarily about the individual's gender dysphoria and not about their cosmetic desire - for a publicly-funded service that is entirely appropriate. The only opposition or negativity that my friends experienced was at the initial GP consultation level. Once in the specialist area they usually met with understanding and empathy.
My girlfriend, who is from Singapore and is with me right now (hooray!), is post-op and had her SRS in Singapore. She is professional - a high-flying accountant in a big four firm - and has never escorted, so her surgery was self-funded, and she, and I, for what it's worth, are more than satisfied with the results. I've asked her if I can post about her experience, and she's agreed.
She always knew she was a girl in a boy's body and had to fight hard against a very traditional Malaysian-Chinese background, but began living as a girl from her early teens, was on hormones from age 17 and completed her transition at age 24 via the best available surgeon in Singapore. We met some years ago while we were working the opposite ends of a merger between a UK and a Singapore business. She didn't tell me about her status until the first time we slept together; by that time it didn't matter, I was smitten. The sex was, and is, great. Being with a girl who has wanted all her life to be the woman she knows herself to be makes the sex mutually pretty wonderful. The fact that I'm not enormously endowed probably helps too. Our lives had to be mutually exclusive for a while but we stayed in touch and rekindled the relationship when I stopped over in Singapore on my Australian trip earlier this year. Bit of a risk, but it's worked out even better than I could have dreamed. Where we'll end up is anyone's guess - Singapore, the UK, Australia, possibly the US, but it doesn't matter. We're all loved up lol.
She's busy in the kitchen while I type this, she loves my cat (phew!) and we're packing for a trip over to Brittany where I've got a number of gigs. I'm a lucky, and very happy, guy.
So, if that helps anyone wondering about the mechanics and also the aesthetics of post-operational sex and relationships, we're very happy to share it with you.