Thank you all so much for your concern and responses!
I will continue with some updates. Much of my reluctance to post any further updates was due to lack of interest. It did seem that since I hadn't had too much drama or problems with my trip or surgery, most didn't care. But I won't deny some PO depression. Manly from lack of any hormones in my body.
Ok, now the update 😀
I do have to admit all hasn't been good, but I'm not one to complain much, or I should say worry too much. I did push things too much after surgery. I probably walked more after then before. This is not a good thing to do, you need to stay rested. I ended up having more swelling because of this. At one point my pubis mound was starting to go down a bit, but after any type sitting or waking too much it started to swell. It is best to just lay in bed on the donut as much as you can.
Now I am home but in almost worse shape. Some of this I could of prevented, but most wasn't preventable. I should have used the dr letter at airports, I could of then used wheelchair. I ended up doing way too much walking. Things I couldn't prevent were the constant sitting for the long airplane ride. This just added to the swelling. Thank goodness I did at least have the donut!
In my circumstances the swelling not only causes much discomfort, but it is limiting my ability to urinate. When I first got on the plane for the long part of the trip I was in the bathroom for about 15 minutes and still unable to pee. I was really starting to worry and it was causing even more discomfort. I eventually used some breathing techniques to get a small amount out. I continued to go to the bathroom as much as needed. I eventually was able to release most out of badder, little by little!😕
This same thing started to happen again once I made it to my destination airport. I was forced to walk and stsnd in lines so much that when I was able to use a bathroom, it took a couple times again to release most of urine.
Urinating has probably given me the most complications. I was worried pre surgery that afterwards, the surgery may limit my ability to hold my even more than I already had. Accidents were quite common pre op. I now was worried it was going to be worse. I can so far that is not the problem, the problem is not being able to go ugh!! Like I said before, I think much of this is caused from the swelling, and that can be prevented by not walking as much. Peeing in itself is another thing I've had to get use too. It is very much different. When I am so swelled up from inflammation and my bladder, I want to just reach in somewhere and release it. I had a few moments of thinking ohbifvi just had something to funnel this out....like a penis lol I surly don't miss that part but at times like that I started too s bit.
The plane ride and all the walking has also caused my feet to swell. I have never had this happen to me before ever!! I am somewhat concerned, but will wait and see. The surgical site itself....vagina and vulva seem to be healing acceptable. I do have one area that had some narcoses, but new skin is coming in. It does cause some pain as well. I am ensuring that I use my batadine solution after every dilation. I also put on a dry powder version. The Dr said this was just as important, if not more. The powder will work on the moist areas better. I have had more pain today then probably ever. But I also had only 3 hours sleep in the last 3 days. I did take some aleve, this has seemed to help some. For the entire surgery proccess I was only on Tylenol except for the first 2 days after surgery. The pains can be quit sharp at times. But nothing unmanageable. The swelling seems to be harder to manage.
At times nothing feels different down there, other times it does. And then many times it feels like everything was just pushed in under my pubis mound! This happens when j am more swelled.
All in all things have been ok. I do worry somewhat about po depression. Right now I'm in ok spirits, as well as one could be after such s long trip back and very little sleep.
I will try and continue with some more updates soon 😀😀
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