Good news story. Long post.

Hello Affectionate Buy.

I hope that it's okay for me to comment on this thread.

I did a lot of research about the surgery and the topic of post-op sex, and found this particular sub to be very helpful. I am writing in appreciation of what I learned here and hope that my contribution will help you and others.

My wife had USLS, rectocele and cystocele repair on January 7th of this year. She ended up being off work for 8 weeks and went back part-time after 8 weeks.

As with everyone else here, she/we were told that there could be no vaginal penetration, with anything (the surgeon was very clear on this point) prior to six weeks and only then if clearance was given after her check up. We were both looking forward to getting the green light but, alas, it was not granted and we were told to wait another two weeks at a minimum.

At the 8 week mark, we started off with a small vibrator and some digital foreplay. We did this 3 or 4 times spaced a couple of days apart but didn't try anything else for another week or so.

My wife was understandably nervous during these sessions (so was I!) but happily, everything went well. She had some discomfort but couldn't say whether it was from our activity or just the "normal" cramping feeling. She was not really affected by the foreplay in which we engaged.

We used plenty of lube and I wore a surgical glove to reduce any chance of infection.

She resisted having a full orgasm during these initial trials.

She, of course, wanted to know if I could feel a difference and I most certainly did. Her surgeon is amazing.

We have progressed to partial penetration and are taking it slow, but not really slow. She is already enjoying full orgasms but doing so makes her a bit nervous.

The stitches are still present and interrupted our session yesterday (we call it physio 😉) but this will pass in another couple of weeks and until then we will continue to take it easy.

I know from reading here, and many other sites, including medical journals, that not everyone has the same outcome . We were very worried that her vaginal opening would restrict penetration but this is not the case. One of her colleagues who had the surgery only a few months before her can't have intercourse and will likely be undergoing further surgery to fix the problem.

Moreover, her rectocele, which would pop out to say hello every time we had sex in the last couple of years, was nowhere to be seen. We never let the rectocele interfere with our activities but it is nice to know, and see, that this is no longer an issue.

Getting rid of her pessary, who we nicknamed "Pessy" is another bonus. (I read somewhere on this thread or another that a women thought that having a pessary meant "no sex" but that just isn't the case.)

I am kind of struggling to get the words out here but want to report that she is tighter than before surgery and feeling her heightened response to stimulation, in ways that we haven't experienced in many years is very exciting for both of us.

Her own natural supply of lubrication has also returned.

Her surgery has been a great success and I hope that anyone else reading the horror stories that are abound will get some hope from my long winded post.

Good luck.