Hi, I m 19 years old. Tomorrow marks 2 weeks since I had an excision of my hymen performed; as sexual intercourse and inserting a tampon have always been impossible for me, due to my thick hymen. Inserting a swab was even painful for me. I built up courage to look down below a week ago to see that my thick hymen was still there along with a few sutures, but I was expecting to see a hole in my hymen, or at least a very small one.. which I don t see. Photos were taken after my procedure was done showing a hole in my hymen, that appears to be around a cm in width while the surgeon stretches my labia to the side, and a thin tube being inserted. I was unable to see an obvious hole when I tried stretching my labia to the side. All i see is a split going downwards in the centre of my hymen. I have a small space under my hymen. I was wondering whether I should be seeing a hole in my hymen, whether it s meant to look the same after surgery, and most of all, when I can try attempting intercourse?.. as it s causing a lot of pressure on my relationship and draining me emotionally every single day. I read that recovery takes two weeks, I no longer have pain down there and feel that my recovery has gone well.. I am able to open my vagina to assess, although it all looks the same as before. :( Thanks very much