u/szome

Image 1 — 4 weeks post op full meta
Image 2 — 4 weeks post op full meta
Image 3 — 4 weeks post op full meta
Image 4 — 4 weeks post op full meta

4 weeks post op full meta

Full meta with UL, vaginectomy and fat-filled scrotoplasty

Pic 1 & 2 natural
Pic 3 with mons pulled up
Pic 4 cystocath wound

We stopped the nursing care on the cystocath wound on Tuesday. There is still a healing delay on the right side of the wound, where the infection was. It initially closed up then reopened, I had to put a bandage last night but today it looks good enough for me to start putting silicone scare tape on it.
Stitches are falling off like one or two each day. They are starting to bother me but I hope they’ll fall all soon. Still having some blood spotting on the head of the dick, otherwise I heal pretty well. I can walk almost normally, started PT for my dislocated shoulder (woke up from surgery with my shoulder slightly dislocated), can go grocery shopping easily. I can’t wait to be able to go back to the gym !

HAVE YOU RECS FOR SILICONE SCARE TAPE THAT STICK ON HAIRY SKIN ?? That can be bought on Amazon Europe

u/szome — 1 day ago

Day 22 PO

I think I might have some wound separation on the left of my phallus, and am scared it’s a fistula…

EDIT : the nurse took a look at it, I indeed have a wound separation she put some algosteril on it to help it

u/szome — 7 days ago

How to know if I have fistulas ?

I see multiple streams and dripping when I pee, the cystography Tuesday didn’t show anything but now I see that… I am scared to have fistulas but when I clean my dick everyday I don’t see wound separation or hole from where the urine could leak ? My next appointment is September 1st

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u/szome — 8 days ago

Day 20 PO

Day 20 PO. Got the SP cath removed yesterday, finally feeling free ! Peeing is painful because it’s burning, but I feel like it’s slowly improving. I have super intense bladder spasms that make me pee every hour or so. Infection of the cystocath is still there despite removing it, got antibiotics for three more days and nursing care of the incision until it’s healed. Peeing by my dick is wonderful, the bladder spasms are too intense to try STP for now but it’s still a fantastic sensation. Sutures are bothering me but they should fall soon. The head is still bleeding but it’s improving every day.
Next appointment is mid august. Stage 2 will be mons resection and silicone implants for the balls, somewhere in 2027.

u/szome — 10 days ago

I PEED

I tried to cap the cath at home, let my bladder fill up and tried sat on my toilets. It came out almost immediately !!!! I am so relieved. It burned a little but not that much. I didn’t see any visible leak, the stream was super good ! I almost peed everywhere as the angle of my penis is pretty high. Next step is to try standing up !!

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u/szome — 17 days ago

Updates day 13 post-op

The meta itself is healing great, despite cleaning there is some maceration that should disappear along the healing.
SP infection is wide, nurse is speachless they didn’t put me on antibiotics earlier as it’s my whole mons that is red and swollen. The pain is so hard, 8-9/10 every time I move. It’s starting to wear me off.
After the cystography fail yesterday, I’ll try to clamp my SP and pee by my new urethra at home today.

u/szome — 17 days ago

Cystography HELP !!!

I had my first cystography today and I totally failed. I tried my best but standing naked in front of the radiologists didn’t help and I wasn’t able to relax enough to pee. I’ll have another one next week but it scares me… they put a paravent to make it more intimate and made me drink 3 cups of water but nothing helped. I plan on taking my earrings next week to put some water noises. I take any advices please 🙏 I feel humiliated and ashamed for failing that examination…

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u/szome — 18 days ago

Cystocath infected, waiting for the emergency doc to come to my home, leggit terrified

The pain increased gradually today, now even with double dose of painkiller I am 9/10 I can’t move, even breathing is painful. I feel febrile and scared. Has anyone else had an infection ? What will they do ?

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u/szome — 20 days ago

Day 8 PO

Had surgery (full meta with UL, closure of vaginal opening, fat-filled scrotoplasty) Thursday 9th July. Foley cath got out on day 7, it’s been such a relief !! It was so painful and bothering me, I feel a lot more free and can move more easily since it’s out. Scrotum feels really small but dick feels pretty decent. Surgery took 7h and 3 surgeons, went really great. The head surgeon is very pleased with the results so far. Next appointment will be Tuesday 21th July, first cystography and basic PO appointment. If everything is good, the SP cath should be out on the 28th. Second stage will include testicular implants if the scrotum is big enough, and monsplasty.

u/szome — 22 days ago

I have surgery in two months (05/09) so I’m starting to prepare for it. I’ll stay at the hospital the first 4 days, then at a hotel on my own for 7 days, then head back home (1h30 drive, I hope to be able to drive by then). So far I thought about :
- puppy pads to not stain the hotel sheets
- telescopic clip to grab everything without bending
- a thing to put socks without bending (I’ll have compression socks)
- a bed hoop to make the sheets not touch the surgery site
- a gel cushion (honeycomb pattern) to site and be able to drive
- an automatic food dispenser for my cat because friends will go see I’m only every two days
All the nursing supplies to take care of the wounds will be collected when I’ll got out of hospital.
I’ll also have protein powder, big shaker to drink a lot of water, and some supplements (electrolytes, magnesium, collagen and lion’s mane, I already take them daily).
Is there anything to think about ?

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u/szome — 3 months ago