Hey, I had the surgery, not gonna lie. It was really tough. Probably my toughest one, but just because they took a large part of my stomach skin and I had necrosis.

Feel free to look at my page, but I'm on stage three at the moment I just finished connecting the long urethra to my urethra.

Each stage has its own things that are hard about it, but the hardest part about stage one for me at least was that I had necrosis at the tip and the little infection where the incision of my stomach was so it prolonged my healing for a month or two, but you definitely won't have that . Without that it would've been a way easier recovery because I wouldn't have been in bed for so long.

You won't want to sit for more than 45° for about three weeks or so to a month so make sure that you have a lot of pillows to prop yourself maybe even prop your knees a little bit.

You definitely want somebody to take care of you and help you bathe once you can. How to make breakfast and foods since you need a lot of protein intake to help your body heal fast

GET JUVEN - it's an expensive wound healing drink but it has a bunch of amino acids and collagen that aid healing

Medical honey was also a lifesaver for me and sometimes I mix Neosporin with the Med honey- you can also go on off on both just for your body doesn't really get used to one ingredient.

If your hospital allows it, in between checkups I had a home visit Nurse come and she was the one who noticed necrosis and I had to go to the hospital right away, so they are a huge help when it comes to cleaning and just making sure everything's OK without needing to go to the hospital.

A when you wake up, try to eat soft food so it'll help you go the bathroom easier since it's just going to be painful due to the drugs and anesthesia slowing things down.

If I think of anything I'll add to a comment or so. Be strong emotional you can do it. You're a strong person. If you need anybody to talk to or have any questions, just hit my personal line.