|
Re: Continued post partum bleeding - to J
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Wed, 31 Oct 2001 14:00:59 -0600 (CST)
J - That is quite an experience! I had no idea such a thing was
possible.
t Wed, 31 Oct 2001, J wrote:
>
>At Wed, 31 Oct 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>>
>>I am 6 weeks postpartum after a c-section. I am still having bright red
>>bleeding - it is light but definately bright red. I saw the nurse
>>practitioner at 4 weeks. She had commented that I was my healing was
>>"delayed". Is this a problem or will it eventually go away? Is there
>>any risk associated with it?
>>Do I need to followup with the doctor? THanks
>
>I had post partum bleeding at 6 weeks they told me it was normal I
>believed them but it turned out I seriously hemmoraged after 4 months it
>got really bad. It turned out 1/3 of the placenta had been left in!!!
>Of course the doc who delivered had never sent it to pathology to see if
>it was all intact. I retained placenta with both of my babies born 4
>years apart. There is one for sure test for this: a pregnancy test it
>will show your body is still feeding the placenta pregnancy hormones.
|
|
![[ Women's Health Forum ]](http://www.obgyn.net/images_women/wh-forum.gif)