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'The surgery itself went really well'Tortellini Testicle's UL and fistula fix has not gone well. She now has wound separation and an infection. u/softasnight
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She even made a separate post to cope with this.
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A week ago I had my stage 3 phalloplasty which was Glansplasty and Urethroplasty. The Urethroplasty was done to fix a small fistula at the base of my phallus.
The surgery itself went really well. The Glansplasty looks great and the Urethroplasty was the best-case scenario and didn’t even need a buccal graft. Now a week later things are not looking good.
A couple of days into my recovery I noticed I was dripping some liquid which from experience is a sign a wound is open. Fast forward to yesterday at my first post-op appointment. My Urethroplasty site is infected and opening up. Right now the hole is small but it’s slowly getting bigger. I just started a stronger antibiotic but I fear it might be too late for the site to close up on its own and not get worse.
I’m obviously very emotionally distraught about this. Before going into surgery I was already having big feelings such as sadness and grief for needing more surgery and having a catheter again. I was only supposed to have a catheter for 2 weeks and now it looks like it’s gonna be longer and maybe even another surgery.
I feel a lot of frustration and sadness seeing that this has been my third surgery and things are just so difficult. I feel so much trauma around having a catheter since my first surgery I had a catheter for six weeks then I had a complication and I had to have a catheter for two weeks and my last surgery I had a catheter for seven weeks and now here I am with a catheter for who knows how long.
It’s a difficult time because it's really early so a lot could happen. Things could heal up and be fine or everything could fall apart and I just have to sit here and wait for it to happen. I’m so tired of all of this and could really use some help from the community so if anyone has any advice or uplifting words that would be really great.
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d00leys has also made an enlightening comment on the above post. Ultra cope
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She doesn't have high hopes her repair went well. I'd almost feel bad for her if she wasn't lying and encouraging people —including children— into getting these awful surgeries. This is just karma.I'm so sorry you're having to deal with this. Complications are devastating and incredibly disheartening.
As I'm sure you know, UL is often the trickiest part of everything. They can fix nearly anything but it's incredibly frustrating just how long it all can take. Especially when you need more procedures than you initially expected.
You're definitely not alone in this. I had my UL fixed 6 weeks ago. I was supposed to have a cath for 3 weeks, which turned into 5, which turned into 7... and I wouldn't be surprised if next week they'll tell me they're gonna swap my current foley for an SP again. Catheters simply suck and life is so much better without them. It sucks to need them, it sucks to have them for longer than intended.
I'm at a similar place as you. Either everything will heal and I will be completely fine and able to STP in a few weeks. OR I will get an SP again and have another repair surgery. It's exhausting, it's depressing, it's anxiety inducing. I 100% feel you on that.
I try to keep my eye on the prize. At the end of all this, I will be able to STP and I will have a functional UL. It's taking longer than I had hoped. But I will live the rest of my life with my dick and UL. That's what I try to keep in mind. As endless as it feels, this is only temporary.
Hang in there. It sucks, but you will get through. You're gonna be okay, as shitty as everything may feel right now. We got this.
Like...in what possible sense did the surgery, which has not worked, and further damaged things Go Well?
You didn't die on operating table? Fucking hell, Aidens. Learn what words mean.