Week 4 - Vaginoplasty - Wound Dehiscence complication - Upgraded to larger dilator per instructions - mentally drained - I’m not sure it’s looking right anymore. I just think I’ve hit a 🤷🏼‍♀️ period.

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u/tgirlsurgerywarrior
Wed Dec 21 20:52:00 2022 UTC
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u/bohoqueen363
Thu Dec 22 13:11:47 2022 UTC
(1 child)

You’re only on week 4 babe! My vagina literally looked like a grenade went off between my legs for like the first 2 months. 9 months in now & it looks completely different & im in love with the results. Just give it time to heal 😊

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Thu Dec 22 13:36:19 2022 UTC
(0 children)

I love love love this comment. This is the kind of serious, but still cheerish answer we need more of!!!

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u/Fluffy_QQ
Thu Dec 22 08:43:09 2022 UTC
(1 child)

I was literally where you are a month ago just my open wound was way bigger - it's closed completely now, there is some added scarring from it but otherwise it's good. Just be sure to keep it clean, my doctor told me to use "Aquacell" on it until it closed up. :)

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Tue Jan 24 18:58:45 2023 UTC
(0 children)

How long does it take to close?

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u/tgirlsurgerywarrior
OP
Thu Dec 22 18:29:41 2022 UTC
(2 children)

Thanks. I really appreciate the positive comments. I wasn’t prepared for this emotional journey. I was prepared for recovery but emotionally it’s draining and not know what it’ll end up looking like. I am documenting this journey for others who want full depth bottom surgery, but I also hope this will be something I can look back at and say it was all worth it. I really really appreciate you guys giving me these words of encouragement

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Sat Dec 24 13:12:40 2022 UTC
(0 children)

I appreciate you! Thanks so much for documenting. I'm going to Schechter soon for full depth grs, I've been waiting a long time. Your looking great.

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Tue Jan 3 09:33:20 2023 UTC
(0 children)

emotional journey

After surgery there can be additional post op depressions due to anesthetics. It may wear off after a number of weeks.

Here might be a number of resources concerning looking for a gender therapist in case. Atm many use online counseling so it may not be necessary to only look for close ones.

And here and here might be a number of hints concerning looking for support and connecting to others.

Additionally here might be some resources that could also help.

And for local aftercare some people ask at lgbt places or support groups for a referral. And here was also a discussion.

hugs

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u/[deleted]
Thu Dec 22 04:33:11 2022 UTC
(0 children)

Wait for the left labia majora to heal, I don't think it is nearly as bad as you think it is.