Bleeding

[Karenpr]

So had my hysterectomy and bowel prolapse repair on the 21st home on the 23rd. I had minimal pain and minimal discharge. Suddenly I am bleeding, not heavily, but was not expecting this as when I left hospital I had no bleeding to speak of. Is this normal.

[geekybird]

Yes, some light bleeding or spotting is normal at this stage. Try searching for "HysterSisters bleeding after hysterectomy".

Also, you might want to join "The Monthly Clubs / May" forum at the hysterectomy association site (See "May 2019 part 1" and "May 2019 part 2") as you can discuss your concerns with other ladies who have had a hysterectomy this month.

Best of luck with your recovery.

[hysrecovery]

I had an abdominal hysterectomy end of March 2019. Bleeding lasted 4 weeks, disappeared for 5 days then started with bright red spotting for an hour then light spotting daily until my 2nd post-op visit at 6 weeks. My doctor used silver nitrate. Silver nitrate is a natural compound that helps create a scab to help stop bleeding. Bleeding stopped immediately and never came back. He told me I did nothing wrong to cause the bleeding and it happens. There was a small area that was taking longer to heal. It would have healed on it's own. I wish I had called him and gone earlier because I worried about it everyday. No matter how many times I read it was normal I couldn't wrap my mind around it being ok.