Three days post-op...
There's a little discomfort at the labiaplasty site, nothing terrible. I did use a minimal half tablet of the Norco equivalent I was prescribed to get to sleep last night. The breast augmentation mostly just itches around the sides of the medical bra. The Velcro front fastening on the bra kept coming loose until I put a safety pin through it, before I even left the hospital. Having a BA? Bring safety pins!
This morning marked the date I was to remove the bra and shower. Oh, what a relief that is! Of course, the unveiling produced it's own reaction. For just 300cc on a side, well, damn! 🤩 The incisions are quite small, surprising me. It looks like they will wind up right on the fold, almost invisible. I'll start the silicone scar treatment as soon as I am cleared for this by the doctor.
I reapplied A&D ointment (allergic to bacitracin) on the labiaplasty sutures, and put on a fresh pad again. Bleeding has almost stopped, just a tiny amount of oozing there. I've been cleaning and swapping in fresh pads twice a day.
The Foley catheter is, well, a catheter, with all its own maintenance. I have a night bag, a leg bag for daytime, and I have to drain them periodically as well as the sanitizing after swapping bags. I've been more active yesterday afternoon and today, and of course that means the catheter tip and lumen (drain opening just behind the tip) have likely been brushing against the bladder lining. A couple of clots have shown up in the bag, right after a twinge that tells me bladder pressure dropped suddenly. They likely used a single-lumen catheter and the tiny opening was plugged by a clot. I have to keep an eye on this, as a plugged indwelling catheter can cause significant problems. (I can remove it, worst case, and suspect I can now pee on my own as swelling has started to subside.)
