Surgery "down there"

[tc1]

Hi Dogmama. I sent you a private message. Thinking good thoughts.

[Dogmama]

Thanks! After Wahine's input, I was thinking about going into the procedure heavily medicated...

[Wahine]

They'll give you pain killers and anaesthetic.... and I bet there won't be any black mold growing on the hospital walls even.

[TahoeDirtGirl]

I had some similar ones on my vulva most of the fun has been on my cervix.

Ask for Valium before you go to the docs office and get someone to drive you. Just my two cents. It's not totally terrible but it's not like a Pap either. Not alot of fun.

Ask your doc how long. I was not allowed to ride for about 2 wks until after my follow up. My cervical stuff I was allowed to ride but you just don't feel that great so don't push it if you don't feel good. Everyone is different.

And by all means, let those two vulvas breathe- if you can go as much as you can without underwear/pants, like at night. That helps alot, or it did for me.

Sending good thoughts your way!

[Dogmama]

Ugh. Three stitches in each area will probably keep me off my bike. No riding for 10 days, at which time the stitches come out. Wouldn't have been so bad if she had used more lidocaine - I had to ask for additional shots when I felt the cutting.

But ladies - it isn't as bad as road rash!!

She said it looked "suspicious" with "irregular margins" so off to pathology they go.

[OakLeaf]

Owie. Heal up quick - sending good thoughts that the path comes back benign.

[emily_in_nc]

Ouch! I wouldn't have any desire to be back on the saddle quickly with anything like that going on down there. Is there any other activity you enjoy that would be less painful in the meantime?

Hope the pathology results come back negative -- know it's scary not to know for sure. Keep us posted.

Emily

[TJ_Relic]

Wouldn't have been so bad if she had used more lidocaine - I had to ask for additional shots when I felt the cutting.

Somehow docs don't understand the word "sensitive" for that "area." I had pre-cancer cells removed from my cervix by electrified loop of wire a few years ago. They put a bunch of shots, waited, and then said that it should be warm but to say something if there was pain. It was all warm, uh, warm, owOW OW OW!!! So they put in a few more shots.

Fingers crossed for your good results.