Well if you want to have all the joy (and mess) of menstruation, have SRS.
You'll have all the periods of your life all in three or four months.
Just following surgery, I had huge gauze packs that were changed twice a day. Following my release from the hospital, I wore heavy post-pregnancy pads for the first few days. I would have to change them at least 2 or three times per day.
Following that for the following couple of weeks I wore super absorbent over-night pads. The thick pads provided clothing protection and a really needed cushion for my aching bum. My doughnut pillow was my other constant companion.
In the following weeks to months I was able to switch to heavy day pads and only wear the over-nights, er, over-night.
After about 2-1/2 months I could switch to lighter pads and even just panti-liners during the day. Once or twice I'd not wear the heavier pads at night and my sheets and pj's paid the price for it.
After three months or so, I would wear panti-liners just for mental security, just in case. I'd still have the odd drip every now and then, so I needed it.
After four months I had gone at least two weeks without any noticeable blood, except after dilating, and felt confident enough to stop wearing even the panti-liners.
Haven't had to since, and I don't really miss it.
I felt like a right stupid dork standing in the "feminine hygiene" aisle reading the packages of pads trying to find what I needed. Most women have figured out what they want and just go and pick up their particular brand that they felt most comfortable with.
Oh, and never Never NEVER use a tampon!!!!
Early on, while I was still visiting my surgeon for the post-operative follow up visits, she noticed I was having a little heavier flow and obligingly put some gauze in my vagina to help with absorbing the blood. Well a few hours after that the gauze was saturated and instead of putting more gauze in, I used a tampon.
Bad move.
The tampon did it's job and promptly absorbed the blood and also swelled in size, as it's supposed to, keeping anything from leaking out. When I tried to remove it a few hours later I found that the plug was almost immovable! It had swelled so much that I couldn't budge it. I was tempted to tie the string around a door knob and slam it.
After a lot of poking and prodding I managed to get the thing out of me (a tamponectomy?) Also since my internal tissues had not had a chance to completely bind to their new location, I also traumatized the lining of my vagina as well. Dr. McGinn was none too pleased by my action.
So just stick to the pads.
-Sandy
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