My period pains have almost stopped now and the bleeding has become much lighter as well. I'm feeling a lot happier in general. I went back to work today and was told I look/seem a lot better! I've continued using tampons, and haven't had any problems with them. It's actually more comfortable to wear (plain, cotton) underwear with them, otherwise the string annoys me. This is funny, but I actually used to tuck the string in on one side, between my outer and inner labia. Now my inner labia are too small to hold it in place! I'm not complaining.
My friend left today so I have more space and time to myself. I checked with a mirror to see how everything's looking, and I can see some of the stitches coming to the surface. My skin seems to be pushing them out, now the wound has healed together. They're easy to see as they're white. I used a cotton bud to clean them with hot water as I'm concerned the baths I'm having aren't doing a great job; the water is always so soapy, even though I'm not really supposed to get soap in this area as it might irritate. Anyway when I was poking around with the cotton bud, I discovered that not only did the stitches not hurt when I dabbed them, but some broke away completely, and when I picked them up they disintegrated in my fingers! That was strange.
I'm going to carry on cleaning my labia (and getting rid of loose stitches) every night, as they seem to be appearing gradually. I want them all out really! The bobbly appearance of the edges of my labia is because of the stitches, and I'm hoping when they're gone, it will all smooth out and look less jagged. I mentioned about a week ago that the edges look like teeth (!) but now the swelling's gone, so the edge of each labia tapers down in a more natural way, rather that ending bluntly.
I can now sleep and walk fine. I just took a shower for the first time since the op (the nurses said take 2 baths a day - but they didn't say for HOW LONG!) and that seemed to be fine. I didn't have the water too hot, or aim it directly at my vagina, just to be safe.
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ReplyDeleteHow are you doing now?
SO much better thanks, will update soon! Sorry it's been so long
ReplyDeleteThat's good to hear :) I have mine booked for in 3 to 4 weeks time - eek!
ReplyDeleteI just had the procedure done 8 days ago. How did it go from 18 days on? I'm really interested to see how everything turned out.
ReplyDeleteI had this surgery 6 days ago and am wondering if it's normal that my swelling hasn't gone down yet. If anything it might be slightly worse. Any pressure (underwear, ice, etc) is painful. When I apply ointment that is okay. I'm a bit concerned & wonder if it's normal. I am trying to get in tomorrow to see my ob gyn who did the procedure to make sure it's okay. I thought a week off work was enough but now I'm thinking I need 2 weeks. Any input you can give might help me feel better in knowing this might be the usual scenerio. Thx
ReplyDeleteI'm going to post soon to tell you about the 3rd/4th weeks and how things are going 3 months on, sorry I've left it so long!
ReplyDeleteJamie - I was in exactly the same position after 6 days, I thought I'd be nearly healed, but things were still getting worse (before they got better after about 2 weeks) I certainly needed 2 weeks of work, though I was only advised one. I couldn't sit/walk! But I can tell you 3 months on that everything's great, and I was back to normal after 3-4 weeks. You should be feeling a lot better by now in fact (sorry it took so long to reply), let us know how your doing x
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