Hi I am just slightly worried about my stitches.
I have my surgery on 29 August and the stitches to the bottom of my vagina have all come out.
I think this is due to bathing too much/rough dilation.
It just looks like the bottom has ripped open a little bit and I don't know what to do.
It is not painful and not really bleeding much.

Any ideas?

That does to me seem a little to soon, I would be contacting the doctor asap, also do as little physical activity as possible! and no bath's just an occasional shower , I took a sower bout once a week and never directly scrubbed/washed my stitch area, I didn't lose my stitchs till bout the 5th week, by week 6 mostly all gone.

I second that - better to let that check by a doctor or even better with a GRS surgeon! Dont risk anything. I think long baths are not recommended, are they?

Ditto to the reply of Calico. Also when you are not doing anything keep your bits air out, keep all panties and such off as much as you can.

But make sure you call your doctor.

Lots of luck. Everyone on the other side of the SRS just have not a clue what we have to do on this side to make our bits heal. Just try to keep positive and do something for you today that makes you smile and takes your mind off your bits and the dilations.

Hugs
Izzy

Well it's probably a bit soon- but in almost every surgery there are some sutures that fail.

Do call him, but really don't panic. As you know I'm only a student so I can't give advice but on the whole if it's not haemorrhaging I would guess that the worst that is likely to happen is that you get a bit of granulation tissue forming at that point which would have to be touched up with silver nitrate - a pretty simple procedure. Really don't worry - its not going to be a major hiccup.

I did have one stitch come out in exactly that place at about two weeks post-op; it caused short-term complications (the wound pulled apart a bit there and it was more sore and raw-feeling than the rest of the area and slower to heal), but no long-term problems (where the rest healed by about a month, it took maybe an extra week, but didn't even cause scarring).

I think that particular spot is under a lot of tension, and this isn't uncommon. But I second calling the surgeon if you're really concerned.