Hymenoplasty: from the patient's side

[sera300]

Your mind and body is assuming you will experience pain. Just let go, be certain to clear your infection, once done...re-check and good to go!!!!

Let go of the pain!

[JustAGirl]

Unfortunately, the intense discomfort has not gone away. I still seized up during the exam, and even only half-inserting a Q-tip for a culture was incredibly uncomfortable and brought me near to tears. It wasn't quite painful, but it still felt awful. I've still got quite a ways to go before being fully adjusted, apparently.

Boy, do I ever hear you. There may be a further complication, or you may be expecting pain. Try this on your own, in your house, after a glass of something, when you're relaxed. Relaxation is the key here. If you still feel that same intense pain after attempting insertion in a comfortable environment, you may want to go back and talk to the GYN.

[kate_luana]

As a follow-up for any readers who may be interested or soon to experience this procedure themselves:

After my healing time was completely over, I attempted penetration again, using a variety of techniques: shower, masturbation, using a mirror, everything. I still found it impossible to even get a Q-Tip in. I got very depressed about it for a while, figuring I was just a "hopeless case" and feeling incredibly incompetent, not attempting anything for a while.

I eventually checked back with my gynecologist, who discovered the obvious; my vaginal muscles were very atrophied and weak from lack of use (and I appear to have a touch of vaginismus [involuntary muscle contraction] also).

My gyn gave me a sample of estrogen cream to use to strengthen the muscles, and after about a week of applying daily, I was finally able to insert something into my vagina!! It's been about three weeks now, of using the cream 4-5 times a week, and I can usually insert a light tampon, so long as I'm lying down and have plenty of time to ease into it. Today, after about fifteen minutes of easing, I even felt like I could attempt something larger. Maybe the boyfriend's fingers will be next...?

I'm certainly much, much more hopeful than I was before. It's amazing to actually feel like there's something down there, even if it's annoyingly difficult to locate at times.

[sweet224]

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