Stage 2- Phalloplasty - Part 2

The next day, another surgeon in the operation came to see me. I was not able to pick up his name. He check the operation sites and my drains and catheter. He said everything looks well and I would discharge today if I want. 

I will be going back home with the drain and catheter. I will have to get the urethra (penis) catheter and the drain remove one week after the operation and the suprapubic catheter three weeks after the operation. Due to Christmas and New Year holiday, I had to wait for 4 weeks before removing my suprapubic catheter. The suprapubic catheter will need to be removed in London Clinic while the urethra catheter and drain can be remove either by district nurse or my GP nurse.

The nurse that looking after was very nice, he prepared lots of catheter bag for me to bring home. He gave me about 5 leg bags, 4 night bags and a few other dressings. I then told him I would like to stay for another day just to make sure everything is okay before I leave the hospital.

I ate and drink normally on the second day onwards. The physiology girl came to see me on the second day as well and walk with me to make sure that I can walk okay. I felt pain around the vagina wall and slightly sore at my bottom area. 

My penis was tape upwards and it have to stay that way for one week until the drain and urethra catheter is remove. 

I was discharge on the second day after my operation. I was again given one leg bag and one night bag from the nurse as she wasn’t aware that I have been given a few the day before. 

**This is where you need to be careful, if I wasn’t given those bags on the day before I would have requested for more as this bags will need to be change regularly to avoid infection. 

Now, the nurse that was in charge of my discharge is again the same nurse who discharge me when I had my stage 1. She just bad at doing dressing and did not re-dress them according to how it was in the first place. She is a very nice person but I think she is just bad in her job… Anyway, after changing all the dressing and getting a new vacuum bottle for my drain, I left the hospital around 12pm to catch my train back home.

Stage 2- Phalloplasty - Part 1

I'm lying in my hospitals bed now recovering from my stage 2 Phalloplasty operation.

I had
1. Vaginectomy
2. Join up urethraplasty
3. Glans Sculpting
4. Fistula repair
5. Clitoris buried  and...
6. Tidy scars from stage 1.

My operation was yesterday morning. I was admitted on Monday afternoon, I was allowed to eat until 5pm. After that, I was just told that I could have soup and bread if I want. Around 9pm, I was given enema and told to hold it as long as I could. I didn't know what to expect after that. After a while I felt that I need to go to the toilet for some businesses and I guess that they procedure.. I went to bed feeling hungry... I woke up at 6ish told to shower and change into hospital gown. I then get back to sleep while waiting for Mr Christopher and anesthesia to pop in and ask me questions. Both came around 8 ish. I then brough down to the theatre and both the anesthesia was chatting with me while getting me prepared.. I remember nodding off looking at the clock about 9.30am..

I was woken up around 2.30pm then fall back to sleep as the anesthetic is still in my blood... I vividly remembered that they asked for my nurse to bring me back to my room. I went back to my room around 3.30pm and my gf was waiting for me there. Mr Christopher came to see me and say everything went well. He said I could discharge the next day if I'm not bleeding heavily.

I basically sleep until about 6pm. I was told to drink lots of water. My catheter bag was filled with blood and I was told it will clear once I start drinking water. Around 7pm I was asked if I like to have my dinner, I was not feeling very hungry but I just ate slowly...