Day FOUR

Today I woke up fine, very little pain to report, however, we are now getting closer to the afternoon and there is some aching where the lump was. I am getting a Brown discharge also.

I haven't needed to take pain killers but am wondering if this new hurt is due to the underwear/shower/lack of bathing and also that I have been walking a lot more and as usual.

Today I found myself getting exhausted, like tired mentally and physically, my advice is if you are able to, plan to do nothing apart from sleep and maybe read a book with the occasional short walk to keep you moving. I just took a bath and shower and feel much better. I have now advanced to a UK product called 'Femme Fresh', it promises to be soap free and of low PH which means it's good for that area, I am not sure if that's also good for intimate areas after surgery but hey, no aftercare, got to guess a little.

MORE IMPORTANTLY is the way I feel emotionally. I feel amazing, not having it there has just lifted a huge amount of insecurity off me, I feel more attractive, it's weird. I also feel like I have taken back control, am back to my usual self and such.
Without causing any actual pressure or irritation, I cannot help but touch the surrounding area and get this huge sense of 'oh wow, there's nothing there', it's magical. I feel an enormous sense of gratitude to all responsible for getting me to surgery.

The strange thing is instead of feeling like things are back to normal, I have felt like things aren't quite right not having a huge lump aching me. I have just returned to sitting normally as even though I have had little to no pain for four days, I am habitually used to sitting carefully because pre-op it was so agonizing to move with.

I get the idea that you want to avoid surgery, that if it's not bothering you, why put yourself through it, but for me it was totally worth it.

I would also like to note, because I have seen on forums that a lot of women ask 'when will I be able to have intercourse'... I have no plans of doing so yet! My Doctor said 2 weeks and I thought that would be too soon but there has been a huge improvement in comfort in just four days so I think two weeks may well be realistic if you take care of yourself and if it feels right for you and your body.