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Thursday, January 26, 2006

Labia Improvements

When I left the hospital my labia were so grossly swollen and discolored that even I'm too modest to show the pictures. Thankfully, since then I've shown rapid improvement. Only a few days later the swelling had gone down and the color gone from almost black to dark red. As of yesterday there is only one area of dark red left but that area is now being sloughed off. It's a bit gross.

Overall, the labiaplasty was not very painful. I brought my inflatable donut with me to AZ but never needed it.

Post-lab dilation was really painful at first. I went without dilation for about three days and so decided I'd start back with the next smaller stent. I did have a little trouble getting even this in at first, but the big discomfort was from how the stent touched or stretched the edges of the labia and perineum. I also had discomfort from merely having to reach down there with my post-BA torso pain. Each discomfort has improved each day. I should probably start back to "Big Max" (or "Mr. Big" as Michele likes to call dilator #4. Yes, she's a fan of Sex in the City.)

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