Day 9

Today I'm feeling worse than ever, especially as I expected to be feeling fine by now. Or at least able to walk.
I can confirm that messing with my stitches was a BAD IDEA. I thought I'd left most of them in, just trimmed the sticking out ends. Apparently not. After a sleepless night I woke up bloodstained and sore. Both sides had bled near the bottom and (urgh) the blood had crusted both sides together. Going to the toilet was very painful. Having a bath was very painful. Life is currently painful!
Dissolvable stitches are meant to dissolve on their own, I knew this, I trimmed them anyway. I'm an idiot!

If I hadn't had such patience/ good light/ a steady hand, I dread to think how much worse I could have made it still. From now on, no sharp objects are going near the area. Even if it drives me crazy with itching!

I honestly thought the wounds had healed enough to have the stitches out completely. I was so wrong.
Forgive me for thinking that though...the hospital gave me FIVE DAYS off work and so I expected to be better after 5 days. It's day 9 - they lied.

Aside from constantly having to prise my bloody labia apart, other exciting developments include discharge and (still) itching. My knees hurt from lack of walking and from sitting in odd positions. My back hurts from lack of sleep/sleeping funny.
Ouch.
I'm losing my patience. Perhaps you would too, if your labia looked like sad, wrinkled toothless (and now BLEEDING) gums.