SESSION 3
Well folks, while I cannot attest to the final results yet, I have to say that I am very impressed, once again, by the professionalism and genuine caring for patients of Dr Luis
Casavantes, Wade Zobel and Mel.
Today I went in for a full corrective session and had a long talk with all three of them regarding what was done, what problems arose and what could be done to address the issues.
CORRECTIVE MEASURES
Give the many imponderables, and the difficulty in isolating the factor(s) which resulted in irregular collagen formation, Dr C chose to eliminate every potential cause which could be acted upon:
- I wondered if it might be due to the pressure of swelling, which went rather wild, so Dr C first checked for its safety and then agreed to double my cortisone injection. Mel was kind enough to give me the two shots in the buttocks since the last one was noticed by a girlfriend who is a nurse, this way it is more discrete.
- I also wondered if I might not have had an adverse reaction with my metabolism attacking the carrier substance in which Metacryl is suspended. It is a different carrier in New Plastic recently renamed Linnea. Although costing more it seemed worthwhile to remove this risk by going back to the New Plastic with which I had great success in my first session.
- Finally, I was worried (although it seems unlikely) that issues might mixing or diluting the original factory packaged product sold in either 10% or in 30% concentration, so Dr C injected me with 10 CC\'s of 10% Linnea to fill and unify the surface of my unit and with 7 CC\'s of 30% Linnea to make the base the same
Girth or wider than the shaft. Each vial was removed from its box before me and used in its original syringes furnished by the factory.
Regarding my issues, Dr C and Wade carefully inspected the trouble spots they had already taken note of in photos I had emailed to them. They discussed options and then agreed on the best way to proceed. Here is what was done:
- the semi-circular ring under the glans to the left side had already been softened enough by my applications of 10% hydrocortizone cream along with DMSO cream (applied sparingly in small quantity only a for a few days) that Dr C decided that a cortizone or
Kenalog injection was not necessary. So he simply broke it up using a canula. This is done by punching holes in it to weaken the structure of the clumped material so that it collapses instead of standing up rigidly. Checking it out only a few hours after the session it now feels soft and natural and not at all like before.
- the thick clumped areas with clustered
PMMA were similarly broken down until they became spongy and easy to integrate to the new material to permeate the area and englobe them. I hope this works as well as it seems to right after the intervention.
Injections were made through 4 entry points near the top of the shaft and the usual 2 entry points near the base. Wade took his time to show me in detail how to massage, and this might also be one of the reasons why I had bad results as I probably started too late and then used way too much force to smash material as well as my unit, likely contributing to the complications. He also agreed that since I was going to the hotel next door, it was best to not wrap it at all as I would just be unwrapping it minutes later.
As it turns out one sort of sculpts it as if it were made of wet clay (those who have done ceramics will know what I mean). You simply gently stroke the surface to ensure it is perfectly smooth, and very softly repeatedly with only a tiny amount of pressure rock the bumps back and forth until it smooths out on its own. This must be done in the initial period when the material sets. The border can take a long time to cross, and for this reason I recommend staying in Tijuana as I did, the Marriott is right nearby.
INITIAL CONCLUSIONS
It was only a few short hours ago but I must share my temporary conclusions.
My unit has not at all reacted in the same way as before. It could be because I took 4 daily doses of homeopathic arnica montana in intakes spaced 6 hours instead of 24 hours apart. It could also be because I rubbed Arnican cream many times on my unit in the 12 hours preceding the session. It could also be due to having a double dose of cortisone injection. Or it might be because I avoided an adverse reaction to the Metacryl carrier (do I have an allergy?) by Dr C\'s use of \"Linnea/New Plastic\" instead.
Also for some reason the product seems to be hardening more gradually and more slowly than the 2nd session\'s Metacryl did. Could this have to do with the solution it is suspended in or might it be that my body reacts differently to the two products? In any case I am able to intervene on the lumps forming which wasn\'t the case last time, as they were lost and buried under thick masses of fluid from swelling. This time around it is only slightly swollen six hours later and I can still intervene - this was not at all the case last time. Go figure, as my case seems different than most.
Tomorrow morning I am scheduled for inspection by Dr C and Wade and they will still be able to intervene should anything be an issue. I am not only very reassured but once again pleased with having chosen the
PMMA path for
Phalloplasty. I have high hopes for the results of this session which so far seems both corrective and enhancing. Thus far the shape is perfectly tubular, I took photos I shall post the day that this re-becomes possible here. It looks quite natural and pleasantly proportioned. I will keep you posted on the progress as it unfolds.
Cheers,
Hunk Chunk
