Gina,
I phoned Brassard's office about the UTI late on a Friday afternoon, well past his working hours, but he got back to me within an hour and reccommended an antibiotic and analgesic for me to take. My UK doctor hummed and harred about the high doseage Brassard was recommending but conceded ... but only prescribed for 5 days instead of the 10 days Brassard was advising (it turned out to be enough).
During the phone call Brassard said that about 5 - 10% of his patients developed UTIs in the first month and that it was nothing to worry about. He gave the usual advice about drinking plenty of water and peeing frequently.
As I said my major UTI was I think caused by difficulty in keeping things clean and infrequent urination on a long day's air (2 flights) and car journey home .... and I've just had a really mild episode - a single re-occurance in the following 10 months.
As to urethral placement, I think its about anatomically right, and considering the "three dimensional plane" on which Brassard works its where it needs to be, and no different from most good SRS surgeons.
The redness is urethal mucosa that lines the clitoral hood and extends down to the urethra.
For me it was never "angry red" and at 10 months looks a really natural pink exactly like a natal woman's inner labia. And most importantly it lubricates really well keeping my very sensitive clitoris permanently moist, just as when it was the tip of my uncircumcised penis.
Without the lubrication I could only imagine major pain until the clitoral tissue desensitises, in the way I guess it does for circumsised guys who lose their protective and lubricating foreskin ....
.... if you're lucky enough to be uncircumsised then Brassard's technique of utilising urethral mucosa is essential (never mind the extra depth that the additional inch of penile skin gives you).
Laura x
