Milestones

This week I:

• Went an entire day wearing heels without abdominal discomfort;
  
• Decided that I am more comfortable without the donut;
  
• Discovered that all of my sutures are gone;
  
• Said hello to "Big Max" (dilator #4)

Clitoral Complications

In my last post I mentioned the ugly red area around my clitoris. I spoke with Nurse Janet and she asked me to send a picture. She then responded that it looks like "granulation tissue". According to the OneLook Dictionary this is "new connective tissue and tiny blood vessels that form on the surfaces of a wound during the healing process". Although it seems that this may be a normal part of wound healing this tissue is also very fragile and prone to damage, oozing, and bleeding and can develop into scar tissue. God knows I don't want scar tissue surrounding my clit! Anyway, the treatment is to apply silver nitrate to the granulation tissue. It comes as a stick that looks like a match with the match head being the silver nitrate. I'm to apply it to the area twice a week for two weeks. Immediately, it turns the tissue a silvery black. Later the entire area was covered in a yucky, silvery, staining, oozy mess. This better do the trick because it also hurts! I specifically asked Janet if this would hurt and she said no. I doubt she's ever had the "pleasure" of the experience.