u/throw_awayyy5

I'm 23 and had my bisalp a bit over 24h ago. I have alot of gas pain but that is to be expected (mostly in my belly, ribs, shoulders, collarbone, tailbone/ass). It moves around especially when I change positions. Changing positions is so painful on my belly. My insicions hurt when I get up, sit down or lie down. Whenever I change positions it hurts alot at first but after a few minutes I get used to the position. Usually sitting and walking hurts the least so I've been doing that mostly. I can only lie on my back currently.

This insicion pain kinda burns and I feel this sore/wounded feeling inside my lower belly. Whenever I get up or down I have to hold my belly to make it more bearable. Once I stand a bit the pain gets much better though and I can walk around mostly pain free. I try to walk alot in my room. I'm just wondering if others experienced this aswell? Usually I hear recovery is so easy and some people don't even feel pain at all. Tbf I'm just at day 2 now. I'm just glad I'm on uni break and don't have to work lol. My surgeon called me yesterday and told me the pain is definitely normal. For pain I got prescribed ibuprofen 800 mg a day.

I have my bisalp next week. One thing that is written on my surgery information document is that I must have a shaven bikini zone. I haven't seen anyone here talking about having to shave.

What could it be for? I know they use a catheter and if necessary a uterine manipulator. Is that why? Or is it country dependent (eu) or because my surgeon is older (maybe standards were different a few years ago)?

I had shaven a week ago and have some short hair/stubble now. Would that still count as shaven? I heard you are not supposed to shave the days before an surgery due to infection risks

I'm making this post to give some hope on numbness/sexual dysfunction related PN. I'm not cured but my symptoms have improved a bit over the years. Tmi warning obviously.

My symptoms started in 2020. I experienced alot of painful vulva infections for months. After every treatment there would be lingering discomfort, swelling and stinging pains until one day I woke up and I was numb down there. My clit was basically dead, the rest very muted. My vagina was so numb that when I had sex with my boyfriend I couldn't tell if he was inside. My anal area was numbish too and I didn't really feel when there was poop in my rectum anymore which caused me trouble with going to the bathroom. Even my bladder felt numbish and peeing felt weirdly numb too. I could still orgasm but it was very underwhelming.

Doctors didn't take me seriously so I was just left like this. I became very depressed and lost interest in life. My infections cleared eventually but the numbness remained. I still remember how horrible I felt. There was this deep void inside of me and I felt so insanely hopeless. I was only 17 when it started and couldn't cope with this. My life went downhill and stayed like that for a few years.

Eventually though in 2025 (5 years after symptoms started) I noticed that things have gotten better. I don't struggle with pooping anymore and have regained some sensation in my vulva and anal area. Some days it's more numbish than others but even on bad days it's better than the first 4 years. Even on a bad day I can have an orgasm that's okay instead of meh. And on good days I can actually feel good. It's not as good as it used to be before all of this started but it's enough to have a fulfilling sex life. I would say I have regained around 30-50% of sensation depending on the day. I am so thankful to have atleast something back.

Why did I improve? I don't know to be honest. I didn't do anything. I assume my nerves were still able to regenerate to some degree and that took time. I am very grateful for having improved. Nowadays I rarely think about this anymore because it doesn't impact me much.

I'm sharing this for people who are dealing with similar symptoms to give some hope that things can get better even after 5 years. You can still see my post history to see that I was actually posting about my symptoms years ago. I wish you all good luck and hope things improve eventually