Hi everyone, I just got SRS a month ago. I traveled out of state and did everything by myself. Recovery's been a bitch but things are getting better!
For reference I am 21, 10M HRT by the day of surgery. I got a hybrid SRS. The main technique is PI but my surgeon extended the canal with parts of the peritoneum so there's more lubricant. At first there was so much discharge with a sweet-ish but also sour (when it's on fabric) smell and a bloody-yellowish color. But now discharge has decreased and it honestly smell like nothing/a bit like cum. No more blood on dilators and discharge.
As of now everything Is fine. I am mostly comfortable and starting to go back to my normal routine. I really like the shape of my vulva and is excited for what it's gonna finally look like. Dysphoria down there is completely gone and ppl also said that I look so much happy and am glowing. However, when I see others' recovery photos their vulva looked so much more healed, so I can't help but be concerned.
I can't really reach my surgeon (for some reason they stopped responding to my emails right after the surgery lmao but I know I can always call the office and am going back there soon). However, I think asking my questions here will be better since surgeons tend to sugarcoat things anyway.
Ok, here are my questions, please use the pics as reference:
- Does anyone have that big of a pubic mound and have the labia majora sticking out so far from the skin? I feel like this is due to swelling but I saw others' 1M post op pics and they were not that big.Is my right labia majora like much shorter than the left one? I feel like they should meet at the end but they don't.I think
- I only have one labia minora. When I move the right labia major to the side I still don't see the other one. Im not sure if this is a big issue or not. I know cis women get a labiaplasty to make their labia minor smaller so that it stays enclosed so maybe this is a good thing aesthetically? I can't even worry about the fourchette when I only have one labia minora lol.
- Does my clit look off? I know there's swelling but like it keeps getting this black scab around it. Right after surgery there was this whole black scab covering it and it fell off around week 3. But now there are scabs building over it again. it got so itchy 2 nights ago I actually picked off the scab, which now I thought about is a dumb thing to do because it might have damaged the clit and made it looks kinda off (the bottom part looks like a bunch of fish eggs. At least this mean sensation is fine tho cuz it's super sensitive there.
- How long does the exudate between the clit and the urethra last? It caused a fishy smell at first but not anymore. It might have been because I started eating yogurt and use a feminine wash down there, but the exudate is still there.
- Is that granulation around the top of my vaginal canal?
- Should I worry about moving up on dilators? Im using the smallest purple and I can reach the 4th dot. I was using the orange for a week but then felt like it did not let me reach as deep so I went back to purple and now the orange don't seem to fit anymore so im worried. I know that depth comes first but I see people moving to the green and blue and that is crazyyy. Also, how many inches is 4 dots, my doctor said he got me 5.5-6 inches I think but just checking again.AMA but as a disclaimer my answer will be tailored towards keeping my anonymity ^^