Much bleeding after surgery? What about pain meds?

Hey girls! My surgery is coming up the 27th & I just thought of something... I am having an abdominal hyst. Do you have much bleeding afterwards? Should I take pads to the hospital & will I need them when I get home? I've also heard a lot of you mention a pain pump. Is this through an epidural or just through an I.V.? What did you girls use for pain afterwards?? Thanks for any info!!!

I only had a tiny bit of bleeding after surgery and none by the 3rd day. It was wonderful. I just used the hospital pads and didn't need the ones I took home. The pain pump was through an IV. They removed that after about a day. Then I could request pain medication at certain intervals. After the 10th day I didn't even need that!!! It feels so good to be without pain and bleeding. I hope everything goes well for you too.

I had just a bit of spotting after surgery and the next day. That was it! I had a morphine pump hooked up to my IV, and that was removed the day after surgery when I was started on oral meds. Good luck to you!

Same here...very light bleeding first and second day, but then none at all. I also was on a morphine pump the first 24 hours and then they gave me pain meds orally. I've been home 3 days now and am only on 800 mgs of Motrin. I only take it twice a day, and am not really even needing it all that much. The pain has been minimal lately, and I had a TAH/BSO last Tuesday.

Hi, my experience similar to other reply's..Had LAVH, on Morphine pump through next day plus meds for nausea. Make sure you get antinausea meds if needed; the last thing you feel like doing is throwing up! By 48 hours post-op, I was on oral pain pills. Only took about 2 or 3 Percocet once home, then Toradol for another 2-3 days and then Ibuprofen a day or 2 , pretty much off everything 1 week post op. No bleeding even in hospital. Good luck!

Hi!

I had a TAH and a panniculectomy. Had a morphine pain pump, and I did get nauseated when they first had me stand up and walk.

I didn't bleed one bit vaginally (although I had a couple of times where my incision started bleeding again).

I was given 30 Vicodin when I went home, and the pain really never went away. Turned out I had a large hematoma which went undiagnosed for several months. My outcome was not at all typical. Although many sisters report needing one or two refills on pain meds, it seems that most only need them for a week or two after surgery. Everyone is different.

Hope this helps.

I had no bleeding at the hospital or at home. I also had the pump about 24-30 hrs after surgury. I took pain meds for a little longer at home but feel great now. It's been 8 mths now.

I had very little bleeding after surgery....LAVH....and I just used the pads they had at the hospital. I did bring my own but didn't use them until like day 2 at home. By then it was down to just mainly discharge and I was using pantyliners.

As for the pain meds....I had an IV but no pump. The nurses at my hospital were very attentive and right on top of my pain med doses. I received morphine and tramadol by IV and when the IV came out I was on Norco and Ibuprofen orally.
Best of luck to you during your stay at the !

Ladies~ thanks so much for the info, I feel more confident after reading it! Four days to go... YIPPEE!!!

i have not had one bit of bleeding since my surgery