It's strange reading my own post from a month ago - I was feeling like not that much has changed, but clearly it has!
The first few days back to work were iffy, but after that it was fine. I have a desk job, but even 8 hours of sitting in one place wasn't as painful as I was expecting, thanks to the doughnut pillow. I sure was glad to go home though! It also made a big difference when dilating in the evening - I was tighter and had more difficulty reaching the full depth than when I was laying around all day. That's still the case, where difficulty dilating is directly proportional to the amount of movement / sitting / walking I've done since the last session.
With #2 (and #1 and #0) I can get 6 1/2" of depth fairly easily, but #3, started two weeks ago, will only go in just over 6". Slowly improving, both getting less painful and adding a few mm of depth with #3 each day. #1 and #2 are easy now, and I've stopped using #0 entirely. Can't say I'm looking forward to #4 starting next week!
On the more pleasant side, my genitals look entirely natural. There are a couple of long scars clearly visible if I shave everything. They're still red and healing, and I think they won't be too obvious once they fade a bit. If I let pubic hair grow, they're entirely invisible, and the whole thing is indistinguishable from some of the cis-females I've seen. A++ as far as the cosmetics go - labia majora, minora, vagina, clitoral hood, clit... everything is in place and looks natural. Seriously, no complaints at all in that department. The entrance to the vagina is a little red from all the stretching, but I'm sure that'll go away in time.
In other extremely promising news, I've started to get pleasurable sensations when touching some parts. Still very sensitive, and I have to go gently, but a little bit of gentle rubbing feels good. The first foot on the road towards orgasm. If I get turned on from other sources, my groin gets weird sensations - brain is definitely still getting used to the new arrangement. My partners are being very patient with me. Most encounters follow the pattern "yes, ok, that's good, ok... nonono stop, we're done for tonight." >///>
Hair grows on the labia majora, and also about 1/2" into the vagina - if I'm very, very careful I can shave that, and I definitely want to. I can feel it if I don't when the dilators go in. I'll probably have some laser hair removal done in a couple places once things are more healed (Dr. Chettawut recommends 6 months post-surgery).
I had a UTI about a week ago - my own fault, really, for wiping up wrong after dilation. I know it's supposed to be front-to-back, but somehow that message didn't reach my hand, and I paid for it with two days of a painful bladder and lack of control. If it had lasted any longer I would have gone to the doctor's, but I drank lots and lots of water and got over it without any medication.
As far as physical activity goes, I'm still taking it slowly. I get a dull ache in my core if I climb more than about 3 flights of stairs at once. I'm getting out of shape too, but this is an entirely different sensation from tired / muscles complaining. My body telling me to take it easy. I mostly listen, but it's hard to remember sometimes. I hate not being able to go running. >.> Still, getting better! Won't be too long now! I don't use the donut pillow at all any more.
