Getting Procedure Next Week Any Recovery Advice Would Be Great!

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I'm glad you started a review, and I hope you find lots of support from the community. Have you checked in here yet? It's a great place to connect with people at varying stages of their journey and share tips. Here's some helpful information for you: 

Having a Labiaplasty Soon? Here Are 5 Things To Help You Prepare For Surgery 

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Hello! Congrats on scheduling your surgery. How are you feeling? Are you nervous at all? I tend to be the nervous type and thought I would be sick with nerves on the day of my surgery. I never told a soul about the surgery and drove myself to and from. But, the day of surgery I was just so excited to finally be getting it done because I had suffered for years of pain and discomfort plus I hated how I looked. Aside from that, I wanted to be well prepared for the recovery since I would be doing it alone. First off, I made sure to have enough meals that were either already prepared or could be prepared quickly so I wouldn't need to stand so much. Secondly, make sure to fill any prescriptions beforehand. I thought it was kind of standard for surgeons to give prescriptions ahead of time but I have read some reviews where ladies were waiting to get prescriptions in pain AFTER the surgery! Crazy. Also, may sure to have your supplies ready: ice pack, polysporin (or whatever your doc suggests) and pads. For the first couple of days, I laid down a lot to keep the pressure off that area. I didn't want to be on my feet a lot because I wanted to help keep the swelling down in the hopes it would help prevent a separation. Icing helps so much with swelling too. I iced on and off for several days, I forget how many. I definitely iced a lot in the first few days. It helps with swelling and with the pain a little too. Something that also helped me was that when I finally started sitting up a lot, I used a travel neck pillow so I wasn't sitting directly on my ladyparts. If I had had a donut pillow, I would've used that but the travel pillow worked great. It helped keep the pressure off for sure. I really wanted to be as careful as possible so I wouldn't have any complications. I had my surgery on a Thursday and returned to work the following Wednesday. My job is mostly sedentary so I had to be careful when sitting but it wasn't too bad. I was tender for a few weeks, but the recovery was much better than I had anticipated (I had the wedge technique). I think I started exercising again about two weeks later (walking). I didn't do anything overly strenuous because I didn't want to hurt myself down there. Thank goodness, I had no problems with recovery. All these things worked for me, so I hope you do well also with your surgery and recovery. What technique will you be having? Will you have someone with you before or after surgery? Congrats and keep us updated!

I am also in the New Orleans area. Who was your doctor? I am very interested in having this procedure done. Thank you!