On Thursday morning at 9:30 I had my wisdom teeth removed. Unlike normal people I had 3 of them. Normally they come in sets of 2; so most people have either 2 or 4. I was given laughing gas and an iv. I'm not sure what was in the iv but it completely knocked me out. As they were giving me laughing gas I was listening to Six Feet Under the Stars by All Time Low. Read More »
surgeries

They Don't Just Chop it Off!
By sawaboof - Posted on May 1st, 2008
Tagged: gender
• gender dysphoria
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• stories from nursing school
• surgeries
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• vaginoplasty
• Women's Health
• Personal freedom
A million years ago, during my undergraduate years, one of my assignments was to watch a surgery (pre-op, intra-op, and post-op) and write about it.
My class mates jumped at the first appendectomies they could find, but I wanted something interesting. I asked around about upcoming events and one nurse failed to let me down.
“There’s a vaginoplasty happening in about an hour.” Read More »
How shaving your mother's head could be the hardest thing in your life you'll ever do
By hXcChic22 - Posted on September 10th, 2007
So, if you happened to have read my "You" poem, you might already have figured out that my mom has cancer. If not, well, this will be new to you. Read More »



