Is the SRS hideous painfull?

[aibeecee]

Among many other things I can say that I am a little bit neurasthenic and very sensitive to pain. Is the SRS very hideous painfull? (I have never been in any kind of bigger surgery)

I had SRS 12 weeks ago and a second surgery (labiaplasty, meatoplasty) 2 weeks ago. After the first procedure pain was controlled quite well with epidural anaesthetic (Fentanyl). On the 4th day the epidural catheter was removed and I received Metamizole or Oxycodone whenever I needed it. Pain was worse during the night but worst I found having a suprapubic urinary catheter inserted for 3 weeks. I couldn't pee at the time of discharge so I had to wear the urinary catheter for longer. Shortly before my second (mandatory) surgery I had developed a meatal stricture due to scar tissue. I couldn't urinaty anymore, so I went to the ER where I a new suprapubic catheter was reinserted. This was the most painful thing I ever had in my life. I cried and my whole body shook while the nurse tried to calm me while holding my hand. Now, two weeks from the second surgery, I don't have pain anymore but I developed a hematoma in the right labia. I feel much better now and I think I can go back to my former activites in a few weeks.

Dilation once a day at the moment due to the hematoma. It doesn't hurt but I have to be extra careful because of the sutures which partially reopened already. I use the dilation set from Amielle ("Amielle Comfort"). Depth approx. 5 inch, penile inversion.

SRS is a very tough procedure. I think many people do not want to talk about the bad sides of this procedures, not to mention the minor or major complications. Everybody is different. There are people who are lucky to recover from it just fine. Although I was prepared for such things to happen the recovery really took it out of me...

[Tristan]

i also had to have the catheter put back in. so not fun. and the pain was on and off for the first 5 day. oh yeah the first month i slept do much

[mintra]

SRS was the most painful experience in my life. The first few days after surgery I couldn't eat or drink. My pee has gotten so yellow all the nurses were very concerned. The only time I drank something was when I had to take medication. The morphine drip didn't help much either and my visiting doctor told me the next step up would be to put me on anesthesia. It gets better on the 4th day or so. And then the dreaded dilation after the packing was removed was just as bad. No wonder all the doctors and nurses had that serious look on their face when they talked about dilation. The pain, however didn't last longer than 2 hours though. After the first terror, it became easier.

[Tristan]

Really? I kinda like the dilate time. Haha I know I'm gross