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Re: Bleeding after a lap? UPDATE
From: Sabrina (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Oct 30 05:23:07 2006
Bleeding stopped last night. Guess the Prometrium finally kicked in as
I started the Prometrium on Friday night. Thanks everyone!
At Sun, 29 Oct 2006, Sabrina wrote:
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>Ok, I am beginning to suspect that this is NOT normal. I have been in
>to see my dr twice and told him both times I was still bleeding. Lap
>was Oct. 9th. I had medium bleeding for a day or two then light, then
>heavy, then medium, light, spotting, then it stopped for about three
>days. Then last Thursday it went heavy, then light. Then yesterday was
>heavy and today is heavy. I am about at my wits end with this. I saw
>my dr on the 17th because I had a uterine infection post op. He said
>some women bleed heavier and longer than other women. Plus I had a
>uterine infection that also causes that. He said it should stop within
>a week. It did. Now it has reared it's ugle head right back up. So
>since the 9th, I have only had three days of no bleeding. This
>sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>I saw my dr on Friday and he said that the surgery was a major shock to
>my system. He went through the pelvic cavity 5 times. He said that
>kind of shock can screw up my cycles. However, I am on continuous
>Loestrin which was the first bcp that worked for no bleeding for me. So
>he told me I could go ahead and start the Prometrium to stop the
>bleeding. However it has just gotten heavier since Friday night when I
>started that. Now I am passing quarter sized clots. There should not
>be any build up of lining if I was going continuous on the pill since
>August right? This all started right after the lap. Is this normal? Did
>anyone else bleed this long?
>
>I may have an underlying clotting disorder where my blood doesn't clot
>fast enough. However, my dr checked that before surgery and it was ok.
>I do tend to bleed more and heavier after procedures. Ex. After my
>daughter was born, I had an emergency d&c where everything was scraped
>out of the uterus and STILL bled for 6 weeks afterward. This is
>starting to be annoying,, irritating, and wierding me out. So if you
>can let me know your experiences, I would appreciate it.
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