Bumps & drainage after vaginal prolapse surgery, how long does it take for those to go away?
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Hello, I recently had a cystocele corrected with a sacro spinous ligament attachment. I have a spinal cord injury & am paralyzed from the waist down (happened 24 years ago) & I’m also 42 years old. My paralysis played a role in the prolapse as I’ve never had children. The surgery was tough, to say the least. I had a hemorrhoidectomy done right after the prolapse surgery for grade 4 internal prolapsed hemorrhoids. Both of the surgeons weren’t sure how much pain I’d feel. Oh boy did I feel pain. Yes it was dulled because I’m paralyzed but still was bad enough where I sobbed from the pain after just waking up from the surgery & after I got home I cried every time I had to make a transfer into my wheelchair, into bed, or onto my toilet seat or shower bench which both have circular cutouts & puts downward pressure on the area. I also had to lift both my legs with my arms, & I tried not to strain but I had no choice. Moving my body was also technically lifting. The doctor used more stitches than usual & more permanent ones than what’s normal for this procedure, because he knew how much lifting I had to do. The stitches have held in place as far as I know. I’m 5 weeks post op & it’s still a struggle for sure. The hemorrhoidectomy pain has also been horrific & if I had to do it over again I wouldn’t have done the surgeries at the same time.
Today I noticed 4 large bumps on the upper part of the opening to my vagina (looks like 4 dice sized lumps next to each other) & I panicked, thinking I was now deformed. Then a Google search brought me to this forum & I learned from another poster that it’s just swelling thank goodness.
Does anyone know how long the swelling usually lasts & how long it took for your vagina to look “normal”? I want to start dating again but things just look odd down there, not like the normal ridged appearance on the top wall of the vagina that I had before the prolapse happened. Also, the drainage hasn’t calmed down, one day it’s not a lot & the next day there’s a ton. It also smells odd, it’s not infected but someone on social media said in a video diary that her drainage after prolapse surgery smelled like cabbage & I tend to agree. How long did it take everyone for the drainage to stop & normal discharge to start? Thank you again if you read this far & for reading through all the TMI!
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