Granulation tissue and bleeding, what is your experience?
I had granulation tissue treated inside the neovagina due to some bleeding the last two weeks. How long have you ladies experienced bleeding? I resume dilation today but woke up with a pad full of blood and it’s just freaking me out. Reassurance from some surgery sisters is needed today. 😞
Just an aside, “granulation” is what happens during normal healing, “hyper” granulation is what we’re talking about here.
You’ll experience granulation until about month 4 ish with normal healing.
With granulation. You’re not usually actively bleeding, but you’ll see blood as the nitrate shrinks the granulation, forms scabs that then expel themselves from your canal.
Sometimes, you’ll have a scab over the internal granulation that will peel off during dilation and you’ll see really dark blood expel itself.
Granulation itself can definitely cause bleeding from it being pulled and ripped during dilation.
In the days to 2 weeks after being treated, you’ll see like strawberry jammy type substance come out of you either on a pad, douching, or after dilation.
If you’re actively bleeding, I’d consult a gyno, your primary care, or a wound specialist.
I still have very bad granulation 9 weeks post op.
How is the bleeding?
I have a small spot of granulation near my urethra that still spots a bit if I get overly ambitious with my dilators or a toy. I’m 14 months post and the only reason the spot is still there is because the last time I saw my surgeon (9 mos post), he had changed practices and there wasn’t a molecule of silver nitrate to be had).
You can try a wound specialist! They’d be able to see you more consistently than your surgeon- i needed weekly applications of silver nitrate for a month or so at the end of my healing because the granulation kept granulating.
Thanks!
Is granulation an unavoidable step in the healing process of all surgical techniques?
Yes.
Disorienting photo! Wth!
My friend who has had both stages of colon vaginoplasty has had this, and it’s easily fixable with silver nitrate. That’s what they used on her and the bleeding stopped and she was fine. It did obviously scare her the first time she saw it, but her surgeon told her it happens during the healing process.
Thanks. I had the silver nitrate treatment on Wednesday and that day it was just a bloody mess. I was bleeding until yesterday evening. Blood on the pad was extremely scary. Luckily my team is great was really just looking for support and seeing others experience. Today the bleeding is minimal and only occurs during dilation.
I am glad that it has resolved itself finally. I must admit that is the part that scares me the most about having my bottom surgery where I am able to get it done
Well I'm not a trans woman so I don't have any experience with that but I felt like saying congrats on the bottom surgery
Thanks! It has definitely gotten better since my last silver nitrate treatment. But that Wednesday was rough. And my dehiscence area is getting much better. She still looks like she’s been beat up but but it is still only week 8.
Why is it so yellow?
My skin is still healing and I’m still super swollen so like bruising.
Hang in there sweetheart you can do it!!!
I’ve been dealing with granulation tissue over 6 months. It still coming.
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