I have been wanting to post about my hymenectomy for a long time now. I had mine done in November of 2006. I was unable to use tampons or have sex, but my period was pretty normal.
The tampons part was the worst, being that I have been a dancer since the age of 5, and when puberty hit, missing dance because of my period was pretty miserable.
I had done research on why I possibly couldnt use tampons and came across articles about imperforate hymens and came to the conclusion that this could be my case. I made my very first appointment with my gyno and told her my thoughts, and she said YEP! Youre right!
So I had the surgery done under general anesthesia. RIGHT before the operation, I went to the bathroom and SUPRISE! My period!
When I woke up I was completely out of it, no pain or anything. The nurse took me to use the bathroom and there was blood but I couldnt tell if it was from my period or the operation. The nurse even told me the doctor had put a tampon in me during the operation! I was so excited!
So my mom drove me home, I was totally out of it, I stayed in bed for a couple days doped up on my lortab and phenergen, felt very little pain. 4 days out I was a little more active, and there was some soreness when walking, but not too bad.
But the happiest day was when I FINALLY put a tampon in! I was nervous and it felt funny, but I did it. It was so worth it. And sex with my fiance has been great. No problems or pain.
It was the greatest thing I have done for myself. It changed my life in such a little way but made a huge impact in my quality of life!
So if anyone by chance is considering this surgery and reads this- DO IT! Just rest and take it easy afterwards... but it is so worth it. Dont be scared.
It was a breeze, especially compared to my tonsillectomy I had about 2 weeks ago! Now THAT was painful and surprisingly a pretty major operation!
The tampons part was the worst, being that I have been a dancer since the age of 5, and when puberty hit, missing dance because of my period was pretty miserable.
I had done research on why I possibly couldnt use tampons and came across articles about imperforate hymens and came to the conclusion that this could be my case. I made my very first appointment with my gyno and told her my thoughts, and she said YEP! Youre right!
So I had the surgery done under general anesthesia. RIGHT before the operation, I went to the bathroom and SUPRISE! My period!
When I woke up I was completely out of it, no pain or anything. The nurse took me to use the bathroom and there was blood but I couldnt tell if it was from my period or the operation. The nurse even told me the doctor had put a tampon in me during the operation! I was so excited!
So my mom drove me home, I was totally out of it, I stayed in bed for a couple days doped up on my lortab and phenergen, felt very little pain. 4 days out I was a little more active, and there was some soreness when walking, but not too bad.
But the happiest day was when I FINALLY put a tampon in! I was nervous and it felt funny, but I did it. It was so worth it. And sex with my fiance has been great. No problems or pain.
It was the greatest thing I have done for myself. It changed my life in such a little way but made a huge impact in my quality of life!
So if anyone by chance is considering this surgery and reads this- DO IT! Just rest and take it easy afterwards... but it is so worth it. Dont be scared.
It was a breeze, especially compared to my tonsillectomy I had about 2 weeks ago! Now THAT was painful and surprisingly a pretty major operation!
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Thankyou very very much!! My boyfriend and i have been struggling with sexual frustration for a long time. I didnt have vaginimus or anything like that, it was my hymen being the problem. Despite that sex kept seeming impossible over and over, my boyfriend was still so patient and loving to me. I am quite sure that I'll soon be living with him too, so i really needed some courage to fix my problem! I really want to be intimate with him for a long time too. I realized from your story, overcomming this fear now would bring the long term benefits ive always wanted! Thankyou super much, ive decided now to take the surgery!!
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