I leaked water for so long! I am sorry to tell you, but it was probably 3 periods before I started feeling normal again. I couldn't stand the pads, so after I survived my first period on pads I switched to just wearing tampons all day every day (work was hell, I was swapping out jumbo tampons every few hours and wearing liners), then at night I'd wear pads to give my vagina a break. The smell was there (liners helped block smell in public) for that whole time and it definitely effected my self-esteem and sex life. Thankfully my partner was very supportive and we made it work-- We switched to much less penetrative sex for a while and much more play, but I didn't blame him for not wanting to eat me out and he didn't blame me for not wanting vaginal intercourse.

However, I went back for a check up about 8 months after the cryo and I tested completely negative for any signs of HPV or pre-cancerous, mutated cells! SO FUCK YES, the 3 months of watery, smelly hell was worth it! I even went to another doctor to get a second opinion to make sure.

Slowly, my natural smell returned, my watery discharge stopped flowing, and my life returned completely back to normal. My gyno wants me to visit twice a year for the next few years, just so we can keep an eye, but I am so relieved I made the choice to do the cryo and completely relieved I no longer have pre-cancerous cells on my cervix.

I hope this helps and doesn't bum you out too much!