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Thought that I might post an update- a semi-happy-ending, if you will- as I recently had the post-surgical follow-up appointment with the gynecologist.
I had not tried on my own to insert a tampon since the surgery, as I had had no reason to do so, and so the good doctor attempted to do so himself. I thought, "No problem, no barrier" and relaxed, only to be met with a near-complete encore of the same pain I'd experienced with the hymen actually intact. The doctor diagnosed the problem as an irritated vaginal region and prescribed dietary modifications to remove irritating substances from my urine, daily sitz-baths, and an anti-histamine. It occurred to me, as I walked out of his office, that the problem was more likely a combination of two things: one, I am extremely uncomfortable with most men; and two, as someone who spends quite a bit of time in a saddle with jeans on, my horseback-riding was probably the cause of the irritation. Because of that, I spent several days working myself up to it, and then finally attempted to insert a tampon on my own. Copious amounts of lubricant were required, and it was still rather painful, but for the first time- after approximately half my lifetime of attempts- I was able to insert something into my vagina.
If I spent the next several minutes smiling because of that, I will deny it.
Long story short is that it still hurts, but I'm more inclined to chalk that up to not being used to the feeling of penetration, and a rather tight vagina (despite being built on the scale of a draught horse everywhere else, much to my chagrin) than to any internal problems. My next goal is to get myself more used to the feeling, and be able to insert slightly larger objects (i.e., something more than the sort of tampon suggested for extremely light flow in slender teenaged girls) before the next gynecologic exam- which should be the first internal exam I've ever had, despite spending a good part of the last year going in and out of various doctor's offices.
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