Re: Bleeding after a lap? UPDATE
From: Mollie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Nov 2 00:57:21 2006
I didn't know a lap could make you bleed so much but with my laparotomy
I bled for 14 days after surgery. I had to go to the Dr. about a week
after surgery from so much pain. Come to find out my uterus was
distended and he had to put a cathater in my uterus and suck out all
that old blood. It was so gross! I passed some plum sized ones so I
feel ya on that one. I am glad you stopped bleeding. After several
days you begin to feel dizzy and anemic.
Hope everything continues to go well and you feel better soon!
~Mollie :)
At Mon, 30 Oct 2006, Sabrina wrote:
>
>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:
>>
>>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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