WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for November, 2001: Re: Vaginal discharge after hysterectomy

Re: Vaginal discharge after hysterectomy

From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 30 Nov 2001 17:19:54 -0600 (CST)

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At Fri, 30 Nov 2001, Kim wrote: >
>I am 10 1/2 weeks post TVH, kept ovaries. I have been treated for both
>bacterial infections and yeast infections since my surgery. I continue
>to have a bright yellow discharge. No odor, no burning, occassionally
>some itching. This was cultured and showed klebsiella with no white
>cells so was not treated. My sutures in my vaginal cuff have not
>dissolved and my doctor says the discharge is a reaction to the sutures.
>Does this happen often?

fairly often

How long should I put up with this discharge >before I should do something, and what could be done, if anything?

if the only symptom is discharge, then you really don't need to do anything >
>Also, since my hyst I wake up naseaus in the morning and my breasts are
>incredibly tender. It hurts to even wear my bra. I feel pregnant,
>which is impossible. I used to be on Depo for many years prior to the
>hyst. Could this be my body reacting to an increase in estrogen?

maybe -- easily checked via a blood test

WOuld >a progesterone cream help balance things out?

you could try it -- it won't hurt >
>Thanks for your time
>
>--
>Kim
>

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M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
S. Lake Tahoe, CA

author of "Your Over-35 Week-by-Week Pregnancy Guide"

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