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As a rule, yes.
Having said that, there's always an exception if you look hard enough. I know of one girl who's a theatre nurse and had hers done under a local anaesthetic!! Apparently there was a student nurse in theatre whose only job was to hold a mirror so the patient could watch the surgeon working on her!!! 
I couldn't do that, that's for certain. 
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Well initial recovery from GRS takes about 3-4 months, but the body takes about 2 years to adjust fully...especially when it comes to the brain remapping where nerve endings go!
In addition, for the first few months I'll have to spend about 4 hours a day doing "post-op maintenance" which will mean I'll have to be up at 5am in order to get it out of the way before heading off to work. That's rather daunting, but it's a small price to pay really...and it should ease off a bit by the summer.
I'll be out in Thailand for about a month (from 11th November to 12th December I believe) for the GRS op, then I'm flying back out on 18th January for my FFS.
I should be back in the UK for good in mid February, but I don't have to be back at work until the start of March.
Anna
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Yesterday was a very sad day. Last night I heard the tragic news that Debbie Fox (one of the girls I met at Trans-MISSION earlier this month) had committed suicide.
I really don't know what to say. Although I only met her once in person I could tell from that meeting and her writings on the two groups we were both members of that she was a warm, caring and understanding person and always did her best to help others.
Her loss is a horrible shock, and I know she'll be terribly missed.
My friend Carol-Nerise wrote this poem in memory of Debbie when I told her the news tonight (which was a lovely gesture considering she didn't know her).
Deep feeling, hurting like hell,
Grief that needs healing,
Tears filled the well.
Lights lit, lifting our prayer,
That she gained light and peace,
She knows we will always care.
The healing thought in all this pain
Is that in that loving light
We will meet again.
Rest in peace Debbie. You're in our prayers, and the TS Community won't ever forget you. ![Rose | [Rose]](https://codeproject.freetls.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/rose.gif)
Thank you also to those within the CP community who've sent their best wishes. I know she'd appreciate your care and compassion.
Anna
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Mind you I haven't been that drunk in quite a while!
I think in total there were 21 people there (from all around the country), some of whom I've known for a while (but not met face to face) and others who may well become new friends.
Of the lot of us, there was only one guy, so you can imagine he got wound up pretty mercillessly (and loved it!).
From the comments the day after I think I made a bit of an impression, although I'm not sure whether that's because of the rather gothic outfit I turned up in (hence the new pic), my odd sense of humour or the fact that I was briefly<super>* wandering around naked (apart from a g-string) in the morning...
<super>* No pun intended. Honest.
As virtually everyone there (bar two, I think) were transfolk and some are living "in stealth" I'm afraid I can't publish the pics, but I can tell you it was one helluva party, and it's done wonders for my self-confidence. 
Next, I'm off clubbing in London this Saturday. Woo! 
Anna
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Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote:
because of the rather gothic outfit
Maybe that is meant with the g-string... Didn't know where the 'g' came from...
Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote:
I can't publish the pics, but I can tell you it was one helluva party
... hmm, sounds intresting, pictures from a gothic string..
Olli
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Olli wrote:
Maybe that is meant with the g-string... Didn't know where the 'g' came from...
Er...no. They're panties, hun. I don't wear briefs, only g-strings.
Olli wrote:
... hmm, sounds intresting, pictures from a gothic string..
Now there's an image! 
The piccies are actually pretty tame - but I can't show them as some of those there are living "in stealth" - i.e. most of the people around them don't know they're transsexual. I always ask before uploading pics.
The ones from this weekend are a bit more fun - and I will be uploading those...as soon as I receive the other half of the pics from one of my friends.
Anna
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Right now I'm staring at the ResOrg source code trying to adjust the various bits of existing UI to handle multi-file conflict analysis.
Although the core code is done (and I'm very happy with it), fixing the bits of UI it affects is taking ages...and I'm finding my concentration lasts about as long as the time it takes to cook beans on toast. At this rate, it's going to be a while. 
Getting through transition helps hugely, but really, I know I can do better than this. If it wasn't for the amount of time it takes to do a release (help/website/article updates etc.) I'd do it in stages.
Hopefully the fog will lift a bit once the fallout from the divorce has settled in the Spring.
Now, where's my thinking head gone? 
Anna
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Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote:
Now, where's my thinking head gone?
What you need is a good nights sleep, and then a strong dosage of guarana/caffeine. You'll be producing code like crazy. 
Standard Disclaimer: Too much Guarana/Caffeine may give you a slight headache later on.
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I wish! I usually find it hard to wind down in the evening and end up going to bed between midnight and 1am. I get up about 7am, chill with coffee and toast for 15 mins or so, then rush to get ready and get into work a quarter of an hour late.
I think if I drank any more coffee than I do on weekdays I'd turn into a coffee bean. At the weekend I don't drink much coffee at all. My favourite has to be grapefruit juice - the stronger the better. 
Personally, I'm convinced the best way to be inspired and awake is to have wonderful loving sex the night before.
I'm not saying how I know that, mind. 
Anna
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I've got some kind of random freeform poetry on mine 
Maybe this should be a new competition - best use of the personal boards!
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Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!
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Maybe the worst use would be as entertaining!!
I'm cerainly no poet but I do have a good head for lyrics...which in the past has led to me being a bit of a ringleader in drunken singing competitions...
Hm...maybe a "who can post the worst drinking song?" competition??
Anna
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Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote:
How many of us have anything useful on their personal message board, I wonder
Nothing usefull on mine.. check it out.
Regards,
Brian Dela
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