Hi all,
Just an update. I was discharged on Thursday and it was touch and go. I have had problems peeing and had/have to strain to pee. I was not emptying my bladder properly and I was really down and felt like hell. I didn't want to drink because it hurt so much to pee. Anyway they did a couple of scans on my bladder on Thursday (was supposed to be discharged at 10am and it was 1.30pm) and they were satisfied I was emptying it enough to go home without a catheter in, phew.
Things are a little easier but there are time when it still feels tight. I had problems with the catheter while in hospital. The balloon deflated and they still put it back in because they thought it was working. My urethra by then was bleeding. I woke at 9pm saying I still didn't think it was OK this was on the Tuesday night. By 5am Wednesday morning I was in agony and they decided to take the catheter out and see what was wrong and discovered it was not working properly (I told them that hours ago). Anyway they tried to get hold of the surgeon and It was eventually solved but it was a good 18hours and had these consequences now on my peeing. I had not moved my bowls either for six days and that too was pushing on my bladder causing me to have to strain to pee.
By this time I had begun to think I had made the wrong decision to have GRS/SRS. I was climbing the walls. I'm now staying with a friend for a month and she's helping me recuperate before going home to my house. I now sitting here with several dilations under my belt thinking how great life is. It was not an easy birth, lol. Nevertheless life is good and only time is needed to heal fully.
This now is so wonderful I cannot describe how it feels apart from the word "complete."
Stardust
