Lisa

Another update after my fifth weekly post-op appointment with my surgeon. She says I'm making "excellent" progress. Wound separation is shrinking as is the affected area of tissue with granulation. Plus, the stitches have been dissolving nicely and may even be completely gone in a few weeks. I'm already on the purple dilator and hope to move to blue in a week or so. Looks like surgical lube, puppy pads and paper towels have become a major household expense for me. My pain is also less. I'm already off acetaminophen and cutting back on ibuprofen. Probably only a week more with the annoying painkillers. Still icing though. I'm not crazy. I can sit inclined on a waffle cushion even longer now. Over half an hour at times. So the swelling is definitely going down, but it will likely be awhile before I'm able to sit "normally." My stamina has greatly improved but I still get tired too quickly to really feel productive. My surgeon says that's normal at this point in recovery but, yeah, it's really annoying AF. I met with my physical therapist as well today and she also thinks my progress is "excellent" since I don't have any bladder or bowel control issues and I'm making steady progress on dilation. Her focus with me over the next few weeks is recovering my strength and stamina as well as making sure I continue to increase my dilator size. My next appointment with my surgeon won't be until another six weeks, marking three months after surgery. Whew! It's all going by so fast and so slooow at the same time. Love you all and hope you're having happy holidays, 🤗🥰💖 Lisa

Just checking in to let everyone know I'm doing okay. Recovery is proceeding normally. Which means it's slooooow AF. As anyone else with a new va-jay-jay can tell you, healing cannot and should not be hurried. I've been without my full-time caregiver for almost two weeks now (she was great!) but, thankfully, my son has been a mensch chauffeuring me to post-op appointments, buying me groceries and cleaning my apartment. At least when he can be here. My nephew has spent a few full days keeping me company, doing some chores, picking up takeout food and watching TV with me. (Last night it was "The Batman." Ladies, Robert Pattinson is almost too pretty for that role.) When I was still in hospital, I was not only visited by @npub16dfn...kpzd, but @Nicola Elle 🏳️‍⚧️ spent an entire day with me. Much appreciated and thanks for the coffee! Last week I was visited by the awesome [@Reborn_Cat_Mom_V2](

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) and we had tasty ramen and sooooo much girl talk for lunch. Also much appreciated! Still, most of my days are pretty boring, punctuated by half-hour dilation sessions and then changing pads and gauze. If you know, you know. I'm actually sitting (almost) upright at my desktop PC typing this thanks to a reclining office chair and a waffle cushion. Pro tip: remember to keep your waffle cushion inflated for maximum comfort. But I can't sit like this for very long. Probably 10 or 15 minutes at most. And then... I'm sore and/or I run out of spoons. Actually, I run out of spoons a LOT these days. My stamina is, of course, improving but it's still nowhere near normal. Thems the breaks. Eventually I'll get back to mega boosting on my @Lisa Melton account but it very likely won't be until the end of the year, if that soon. Until then, know that I miss you all and appreciate your multiple well wishes. You are good people and I'm fortunate to know you. Love, Lisa 🤗🥰💖

I didn't post this yesterday after my first post-op doctor appointment because I was exhausted from all the activitiy. The good news is that I'm no longer dragging Igor, my catheter bag, around wherever I go! Yesterday I passed the pee test quickly and with flying colors, evacuating 200 ml of fluid from the 220 ml that I received in my bladder. Basically, I was able to pee as soon as I sat down on the toilet. The bad news is that I have to get up, sometimes in the midde of the night, to pee now. Which means spritzing with the peri bottle afterwards well as changing my small gauze dressing and pad. Then again, the whole process is kinda gender affirming. I also learned how to dilate my new va-ja-jay yesterday. Which, once you get used to the feeling of pressure, is not really painful. Just... weird. And a bit messy. So much lube! I've already dilated four times now, three sessions yesterday and once this moning, I've alredy got all but last dot inside me using the small orange dilator. Which my caregiver says is pretty amazing progress. I suspect my surgeon is less concerned about how deep or wide I get during the first weeek and only wants me to be regular about it. But I'm a psycho overacheiver, as we all know. My surgeon told me that I have some wound separation but it's minor, typical and boring. Boring is good, she says. Other pain is still manageable but never seems to go away completely. Could be worse so I'll live with it. I miss you all and hope to be back boosting and posting soon. But steady recovery is my priority right now. My caregiver will be leaving next week and I need to take care of myself soon. Everything else can wait. Love, Lisa 🤗💖