So at 4 weeks how do you feel energy wise? Can you drive? When would you say βi can go back to workβ?
Can't speak for OP, but I had surgery with Wittenberg December 10th. I'm going back to work Tuesday, at 9 weeks, and that's three weeks ahead of schedule. At one month I could barely drive the 6 minutes to the grocery store without being in moderate pain from sitting. The 5 hour flight back to Chicago was brutal, and that was with the percocet I'd saved. IMO there is no way anyone would be ready to return to work 4 weeks after GRS. For comparison's sake I was back at work 14 days after FFS and 3 days after breast augmentation.
I want to get a general idea. I have the summer off and will get 6 weeks to recover before work starts. I have the option for taking sick leave but I really dont want to leave my coworkers hanging of I can avoid it, even if im on light duty
Did you have an orchiectomy before GRS? I just had my orchy almost 2 weeks ago and now and I feel like having the orchy at the same time as GRS will make GRS recovery just a little bit more of a struggle than having GRS post Orchy. There was a good level amount of pain above the whole area for me (low abdominal - getting kicked in the nuts feeling for days, and then swelling just behind the pubic hair area from where the cords were cut for over a week - that swelling made any movement hurt pretty bad) and I feel like not having the orchy at the same time when the GRS is done will make that just that much easier.
I never had any pain below though, at the surgical site. That part when perfectly π
I didn't, but my wife is next to me on the couch, and she had an orchie prior to GRS and she doesn't think it made a difference.
Ok that is good to know. Not that it matters now for me anyhow π
Notes!
Reminder this is penile inversion, and I'm 33 years old.
I was planning to wait two weeks instead for this next post, but I'm quite happy with how things are starting to look. I'll post again next week then every two weeks thereafter.
I started taking Arnica finally, and I noticed a couple changes. All of my labia are much softer and squishier to the touch now, and my labia minora jiggle cutely when I pat them dry.
I've also started feeling a bit more sensation down there. I had some pulsing spots of pain randomly and some dull pain from around the staples (the white bits in the photo). In contrast to the new pain I started feeling a bit of pleasure too. There are spots inside my vagina that feel great when inserting/removing the dilator: about an inch or two from the full depth plus right inside the vaginal opening. I'm really looking forward to playing with this in a few more months.
Otherwise everything seems to be going as expected. I'm back home now, and perfectly able to roam my own apartment, make food, sit awkwardly, etc.
Edit: The icky grey area under the hood is my clitoris. I've been hesitant to wash up inside with soap and water beyond just patting it on. That's all dead skin that should clean right up once I don't have to worry about damaging anything. Dr. Wittenberg never had any complaints or warnings about it during my post-op visits, so I assume it's perfectly safe and normal.
Big changes since last week. Definitely looks like the healing is speeding up.
Looks like everything is healing nicely. You mentioned being able to roambyour apartment - what about beyond that? How long are you able to walk for comfortably, able to go out if needed?
Um. I was able to drive, but I would hate it if I had to do that everyday. My walking distance is still only about 3-4 blocks. Limited by swelling rather than energy.
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