I Did It!!! I Had my Vaginoplasty Surgery!! Santa Monica, CA

Tomorrow will be exactly 6 weeks since surgery so I figured it's time for an update. I still have stitches on the outside of my vagina right by the opening and I still have to fly back to LA for a follow-up checkup before being cleared for sex. My vagina feels healed and I have to admit that it feels super tight unaroused but when aroused it's not as tight as I expected- it sorta balloons at the top still, which worries me. I'm going to talk with Dr G to see what can be done about that. The entrance is super good tho. I'm going to start doing my Apex machine daily to strengthen my PC muscles even more. One of the best things about this surgery is how strong my muscles feel now, which in turn makes anything sexual feel a million times better.
This healing time has really involved as much emotional healing as physical healing. My boyfriend didn't want me before and also wasn't especially supportive when I wanted to have the surgery but now that I've had it and healed he's been all over me. If he treated me so coldly when my vagina was less than perfect how would he treat me when my body changes due to inevitable aging? There is no way I'm going down that road again. For a multitude of reasons I ended the relationship this week. Because of this it may be awhile before I have a sex update but I promise once I do have sex I will update with all the details.
Also, as soon as my stitches are gone and I'm able to get a Brazilian wax I will update with more photos. It looks exactly the same as my posted pics 6 weeks later and I'm thrilled with the aesthetic outcome but this 80's [RS bleep] jungle has got to go before I put any new pics up.

I am two days shy of my three week after surgery mark and I would like to update about something everyone having this surgery is wondering about- orgasms after surgery.
* This is a tmi post so consider yourself warned.
I read one woman who described them as "nearly heavenly" and I have to agree. At this point in my healing process I had to masturbate to know what the changes would be (if any) and OMG, OGM, OMG I have never had orgasms like this in my whole life. Since I am early in my healing process I am restricted from going anywhere near stitches so I kept it to clitoral stimulation only. First time with a vibrator and second time with out. Both times I had the most intense and long orgasms of my life. I feel like I can squeeze my muscles again and got there so fast. This surgery is game changing. I'm walking around with a silly grin on my face already so I kinda can't wait until I'm cleared for sex.

I had my one week checkup to see if I could fly back home to Chicago after a week of healing in LA.

Days 4-6 ended up being much harder than the first few days because my stitches were tugging and starting to itch. By day 7 I woke up feeling pretty great. The tugging was barely there and I was feeling pretty good and in a lot less pain/ discomfort so I felt ready to take my flight. Dr G cleared me to fly home and suggested I get a donut seat for the trip, so I did.

I felt fine throughout the flight and stayed in one spot for the entire 4 hours but when I got off the plane I was not feeling that good. Then I took the EL home from the airport and that was by far the absolute worst idea travel-wise. Ouch! It bumps around and speeds up and slows down more than I've ever noticed before. I couldn't stand because it hurt so I opted to sit and hope it would be over fast. The people sitting next to me must have thought something was seriously wrong with me as I rode the train with tears streaming down my face. I made it home and went to sleep immediately and when I woke up today my stitches really are uncomfortable and I feel pretty swollen again.

There is a stinging sensation at the moment. I notice that at times my stitches can pinch the skin and if I take a shower it helps to lessen that. Maybe the skin gets bunched under the stitch in a weird way and readjusts in the shower? I'm not sure.

Also I originally took a week off of work but am going to need closer to 10 days because I stand for 9 hour shifts. I figured I would mention this because when planning I wasn't sure how long I would need. Definitely give yourself more time if you can.

I will update as things progress.