Trim Cut Left Labiaplasty (Minora) Farmington, MI

Thank you that's very valuable information. I appreciate all suggestions on what to expect post op

Local anesthesia, per my insistenceI have ice packs, haven't discussed if I'll need antibiotics? Probably will get Rx for pain meds. Not sure what else I'll need. Thx for responding, it's encouraging for me, I'm constantly second guessing myself the closer to my surgery date.

Great, I think local is the way to go if at all possible. I used a numbing cream beforehand and barely felt the needles when he put them in. If the doc didn't mention a numbing cream, I would insist on it! Ive read so many stories where the women didn't get a numbing cream and they had terrible pain. No need for that! I was on antibiotics for the day of and after surgery. I think it was only four pills. I had a prescription for Celebrex but decided to go with Tylenol the first day and I alternated it with Ibuprofen in the early morning the day after surgery. I stopped meds the morning after surgery because the pain was tolerable. Have ready made meals for yourself if your hubby won't be around to feed you. The pressure can be uncomfortable when standing, so having something quick and easy will be a life saver. A donut pillow would be helpful too for when you want to sit up. I used a travel neck pillow, the kind with the little beads inside, so it was easy to adjust it for comfort. I mostly laid down for the first couple of days and swelling was minimal (I had the wedge method). It's normal to second guess yourself, but it sounds like you are doing this for all the right reasons. I think with a surgery like this it's easy to second guess ourselves because it's so intimate.

Agree with iwanthestars not to second guess. I actually did that and waited an extra year. Wish I had just gone through with it. Re. antibiotics, if you are prone to yeast, I would avoid them. I got the during delivery of my first baby and had systemic yeast for 8 months (the breastmilk provided system food!). I insisted on no antibiotics for this, and my doctor didn't seem to even want to give me them. I have a small separation but no infection and am not even using antibiotic cream. Just keep things clean enough (urine is sterile after all) and you should be ok. I didn't use pain med either, and I hear the numbing is a good idea as you have already heard. I had general anesthesia but can handle that ok and enjoyed not knowing what was going on!!

I'm all set with 2% lidocaine ointment, thanks to your earlier suggestion.

Glad to hear. I applied it before I left for the surgery (I'm about 20 minutes from the doctors office). They had me reapply shortly before they began as well. You'll barely feel a thing :)

Not too bad, the 2%lidocaine oint helped a lot

Glad to pass it along. I've seen so many reviews where the ladies got local and said it was extremely painful. No need for that with the cream!