Hey ashadyna. I'd be happy to share. We have been very satisfied with the results of the surgery. I am gay, so had a limited experience with vaginas. But from all the pictures I've seen, it looks really good. Recovery has been very smooth for the most part, up until this issue began with the lump at 7 weeks. Our local doctor (we live in the south) is prescribing an antibiotic drip IV that she will carry around for 14 days. I hope this is the cure.
Anyway, a little about our experience. The part before surgery was very smooth. That included getting approved, having phone conversations with McGinn, paying the fees, local doctor's visits, setting up a place to stay and rental car. We decided to stay at the Hampton Inn in Newtown b/c it's directly in between the hospital and McGinn's office. One thing we missed out one by doing that was we didn't meet any other girls going through the process. I know others were around b/c they were in the hospital at the same time. The Hampton made it easy b/c they had free breakfast, a very large 1 bedroom suite with kitchen and separate bedroom and it was a quick drive for me to the hospital. I only stayed the first night in the hospital, then for other nights went back to the hotel.
The hospital is very basic. They have a cafeteria, but it doesn't sell dinner, just breakfast and lunch. The nurses were very caring and nice. It's not a pleasant experience of course, but they make it as good as possible. Here we were mostly concerned with pain (not much), pooping (came quick) and getting up to walk. After we were discharged, it was on to the hotel where she stayed in bed alot but got up to walk as much as possible. She was not comfortable b/c of the packing and had to move very carefully. I made sure she got alot of food and water, plus all the meds they recommend or prescribe. Getting to her office for the two visits was a challenge. The office is really in a small town and from the hotel, even though the distance isn't that far, it's alot of small winding roads. Very beautiful though. And my wife was very relieved to get the packing out. She felt much better after that. They also showed us how to dilate, which went well. One thing, when they showed us how to dilate they used the number 2, so we thought that was the one we were supposed to use. Should have started with the number 1.
By the end of our stay, she had recovered quite a bit. Really, we could have used a few more days b/c the flight was not good. By the time we got home (5 hours in the air with a layover) she was exhausted and sore. But with her not having to go back to work for a few more weeks, she was able to rest and recover. It was slow, and is still ongoing, but the swelling went down, the wounds closed up and she felt better. But she really hates the dilation. It's very exhausting to do it 5 times a day. Her life was just mostly centered on dilation.
We had her 8 week followup appointment and had to have some granulations removed with silver nitrate. It stung a little, and she started swelling again and had some blood. They told us to use cortizone cream. Things got better.
To summarize, we are happy with the results. The recovery is slow. Dilation is a bitch. And just make sure you follow all the instructions for the dilation. I'd be happy to answer any specific questions you have. Just let me know.
