June 19, 2026 → Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Three days that have at once felt like 3 minutes and like three weeks... Tuesday, June 16 The cab pulled up to the clinic near the city jail on the island of Montréal's n...
June 16, 2026 → I'm empty, I'm shaved, I'm disinfected. Because of this, I'm hungry, itchy, and dry. I'm also excited and just waiting to call the cab to bring me to the clinic. I'd be lying if I said that there wasn...
Montréal Adventures & Time to Prepare
June 15, 2026 → When I was given my surgery date (first June 1, then settling on June 16), knowing that it is a Big Deal™, Kathleen and I quickly agreed that it would be best if we were to leave a few days early so t...
Compliance Anxiety (Nerves of Jell-O)
June 11, 2026 → The closer I get the surgery, the more frequently I am asked if I'm nervous about it. It makes sense that I would be: it's a major surgery to undergo and the recovery time is substantial. There is a r...
June 9, 2026 → There are many signs that tourism season if picking up: aside from there just being more people out and about (many of them eyes-very-much peeled), tour buses with tour groups (often with matching t-s...
June 8, 2026 → It turns out that, notwithstanding feeling stuffed more frequently as of late, that hasn't even translated to maintaining, let alone gaining, a little weight. After this afternoon's electro appointmen...
June 7, 2026 → While Kathleen and I were watching Halt and Catch Fire last night (an all-time favourite of ours), I received this push notification from the popular travel website I used to book our hotel in Montréa...
June 5, 2026 → Today was my last day at work until I return on September 8, just after Labour Day. Now I have thirteen weeks to focus on getting to Montréal, preparing for bottom surgery, and - the majority of my ti...
June 3, 2026 → One more thing in advance of surgery was that they requested I increase my protein intake two weeks before and after. It's supposed to help with healing. I've never been one to keep track of the macro...
June 2, 2026 → I don't think I have ever had such a great night's sleep! While I was surprised about the speed at which stopping HRT had an impact on my mood, sleep, temperature regulation, headaches, and overall em...