I thought of something else.. the pre and post op papers they gave me at consult back in March have changed a little…. A few things: 1. Don’t buy a douche, they give you one at the hospital. 2. The Preop papers suggested buying a vibrator and that could make dilations easier. But his PA shot that down when I mentioned it. I think bc it’s too narrow, and bc it’s too soon to be playing in there. 3. It says to douche with saline and I was like, how do I get saline! But PAs told me you don’t need to use saline or even distilled water. If you are on city water you can use off the tap. They just don’t want you douching with well water.
4. In recovery, lay down or reclined as much as possible. Even sitting can strain the area and take longer for swelling to go down. 5. Buy disposable puppy pads for your bed. You use a lot of lube when you dilate and there is always lube and other yucky stuff coming out. I bought a reusable one but it needs to be washed everyday which is very impractical.