I had been reluctant to post anything further on this sub-reddit for the simple fact that last time, there were comments that my results were a "fake" and I needed to show "proof" that it's real. Let me make this clear, I am posting photos of my surgery (like many others) for the purpose to inform. I find it highly invasive and borderline harassment that after posting photos of my vagina in a public forum that I have to show more "proof" of its validity.
Saying that, this week has been physically and emotionally hard. Tuesday night (3rd) I had a medical scare. After a week of dilating with no issues, that night I oddly had trouble getting the dilator in. After trying to get it to the third dot (purple) a pool of blood came pouring out of vagina onto my pad. This scared the hell out of me. It was not the usual discharge I normally was seeing, it was dark red, and there was a lot of it.
I debated calling an ambulance, and the owner of the place I am staying helped me clean up. I was up till 1:30 am. Fortunately, I had my surgeon appointment the next day, and opted to wait till then.
Dr. Avanassian examined me, and she said that it was probably a hematoma that I hit (clotted blood that was present in my vagina from the surgery). She thinks it wasn't something to worry about (as she was pulling clotted blood from my vagina). She told me to monitor it, but unless I have constant bleeding, it was pretty normal what happened.
I'm happy to say that this was a one time incident, and dilating hasn't been an issue since that scare.
Going through this recovery is strange. I've never experienced anything like this before, and so knowing what is normal, what is okay, and what is something to worry about is never really clear. That is why forums like these are essential.
You truly don't know what you are up against until you go through it first hand. Only some much can be conveyed through words and pictures, but I have to state that you will have to be okay with dealing with continuous physical discomfort, a great deal of uncertainty, boredom, and a sense that you are completely dependent on others to live. This really hit me hard emotionally this week.
2 1/2 Weeks pic: http://imgur.com/a/aGXibDz
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