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As you can see from the price and the list I'm getting a lot done! It's actually two procedures. Tomorrow I'm having a vaginoplasty/perineoplasty with a geynecological surgeon . In two and a half weeks I'll have a modified tummy tuck, umbilical hernia repair and muscle tightening, flank lipo and breast lift/augmentation with a cosmetic surgeon.

I think I'm like a lot of people who came here thinking about getting some implants to make my breasts perkier as a 40th birthday present. Then I learned about tummy tucks and diastasis recti and understood why I look six months pregnant when I plank and why I can get every muscle but my abs strong and toned. Then I learned about vaginoplasty and realized I don't have a perineum any more and that it's possible that I could one day do a jumping jack without peeing myself.

It's a huge amount of money and feels like a big indulgence. But it also feels so right. I could take or leave the breast lift, which as the original reason I came. Now I feel like I need to literally put myself back together. I'm healthy and active and don't see why I would want to spend the rest of my life with back pain and a weak core and with and dysfunctional pelvic region.

I'm hope from my vaginoplasty/perineoplasty, which was done about six hours ago. I was under general, which I feared but went fine. I woke up groggy and in quite a bit of pain. My main complaint is that everyone who helped me: first nurse, dr.s, residents, anesthesiologist and anesthesiology nurse were so warm, caring and friendly.

The nurse who took "care" of me after the procedure wanted to go home and really didn't care about me or my wellbeing. Nurse: "How are you?" Me: "I'm in a lot of pain". Nurse: "Well you just had surgery. You're on a lot of pain meds". Me thinking: ("Huh, I had two unmedicated child births, I'm very active and have a high pain tolerance. But apparently the wrong answer to "How are you doing?" is, "I'm in pain.") Say: "Can I please have an ice pack?". She brought me two sodas and my avocado (I'm Celiac so can't have crackers, brought my own healthy snack).

Lovely Dr. Wolny comes in and leans me back until I'm comfortable. So much better. Say she's sorry about the pain and reminds goes out to hall to make sure my pain pill is coming. She tells me to relax and take a nap. Lowers they light.

Nurse comes back in, says, "Why's it so dark in here. Here, I'll prop you up so you can see the tv better". Me, groggy, "No, I want to lean back more so I'm not on my incision." Nurse: "Well you have to sit up so I can release you." Then adds, annoyed, "I called your friend but she's still at work". I say, "I really don't feel like going anywhere, I think it's fine if I'm here another half an hour or so."

Nurse says , once you're done with your drinks we'll see if you can pee. You have to pee before I release you. First attempt didn't work. Drank more water. Second time, Nurse: "You have to pee before I release you. If you can't go you'll have to get a catheter.". Lovely.

I get that we all have bad days, all have Friday night plans/daycare other issues sometimes. But this experience just made me appreciate how hard good nurses and doctors work to take CARE of people. I'm so independent, have worked so hard all my life, I just never ask for help When someone is generous and caring at those times Ido need it, it means the world and makes me really respect someone as a professional. Needless to say, wasn't thinking that today.

But I'm feeling good. I have more aching inside than anything, nothing on the incision site. But honestly I like the feeling in a weird way because it already makes me feel stronger. It's so nice to know that I'm normal =).

Forgot to include that when I was prepping my bathroom last night for recovery, had Tucks pads, maxi pads, all the post-childbirth stuff but then I realized I had no peri bottle to clean myself going to the bathroom. At the hospital the nurse told me to "just dab it" with paper, but I have to think a peri bottle of warm water is much better. So I had my friend pick one up for me. I also think when I have a BM it will be good to do a few sprays toward the back, just to make sure the site is super clean.