Positive

Retroactively posted, local time: 7.33am

Barely any sleep last night, from grief as much as the uncomfortable hospital beds, but this morning has been more positive. Sin and Dr Suporn came to see me and ask about yesterday's attempt at getting out of bed and walking (which failed miserably when I felt the bandages placing a very heavy pressure on... something). Dr Suporn explained that the pressure would have come from the packing (a dressing held inside the vagina while the graft heals), and that it would be okay.

So after my shower this morning I'm going to give it another go. The packing comes out tomorrow, for which I'm immeasurably glad (I'm beginning to have no appetite for hospital food).

Welcome to an era of vaginal dilation...