Re: Appt update
From: Julie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Oct 18 08:53:49 2006
Sabrina,
Good to know that things are under control. So it was a uterine
infection after all. hope you feel much better soon.
take care
At Tue, 17 Oct 2006, Sabrina wrote:
>
>It went good. I am still having light bleeding 8 days postop. My dr
>said that some women bleed heavier and longer than others. I asked him
>how much longer and he said it shouldn't be more than a week. I was
>like a WEEK more? He said well I don't want to tell you tomorrow and
>then you get worried. He said that the uterus and cervix get pretty
>traumatized during the surgery and take a while to heal.
>
>The belly button looks much better today. Continue to clean it with
>soap and water and peroxide. He said I could also put a little
>neosporin on it. Keep it covered with a bandaid.
>
>The pain on the right is gone and I broke into a new pack of pills on
>Saturday (continuous). I usually have pain starting day 21 of the 24
>pack. I didn't have that pain this time. He said it was probably
>caused by the pulling and tugging of the adhesions. Hopefully it will
>stay gone. But it could reform. We'll keep an eye on it.
>
>Keep taking the antibiotics for the uterine infection till gone. Fever
>is gone too.
>
>I have pain in the lower center still. Not too bad. I think it is from
>lifting my 15 month old too much too soon. He said that he really
>looked through the whole area and it just needed some time to heal. It
>should go away.
>
>He said to keep the original post op appt to check to make sure the
>bleeding is gone, infection is gone, check the incisions, and to go over
>the surgery.
>
>So hopefully I won't have to be calling his office every month anymore.
>I am so excited. I like my dr. But I hate seeing them all of the time
>for problems! I would like to be in for something NORMAL.
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