Re: Postpartum Uterine Infection

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From: Jennine <anonymous@obgyn.net> To: Multiple recipients of list PREGNANCY-BIRTH <pregnancy-birth@forum.obgyn.net> Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2000 4:46 AM Subject: Postpartum Uterine Infection

> I am suspecting that I may have a uterine infection.
> I am having unusual pain and tenderness at 16 days postpartum. My temp.
> is 100.3 and I am having dark red discharge with quarter size clots. No
> foul smell, however.
>
> My concern is that when I go to the clinic in the morning and they check
> my white blood count, it will appear normal. After having a D&C in
> 1993, I had a small uterine perferation. After about a month, I
> developed peritonitis (sp?) which was ONLY detected with a laparotomy.
> Throughout the whole illness, my white blood count remained normal and I
> had no fever at all. I was actually close to death. In the month
> between the D&C and laparotomy, I had a VERY difficult time getting my
> MD to believe there was a problem, due to the lack of fever and elevated
> WBC.
>
> I have to see the on-call MD and I am unfamiliar with her. What tests
> could I request and how would you normally treat an infection of this
> sort, assuming I have one? Given my history, how would you handle this?
>
> Thank you for taking the time to respond.
>
> Sincerely,
> Jennine
>

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