Almost 3 Weeks Post Op and Started Bleeding

Hi, I have a question and hope someone can give me some advice. Tuesday will be 3 weeks since I had a vaginal hysterectomy (kept 0varies). I did not bleed after surgery...only minimal spotting for two days. Tonight, after coming home from my daughters basketball game, I found I had started bleeding. It is not a whole lot but I am worried. Is this normal and has anyone else experienced this? Is was enough that after I emptied my bladder the water was pink from the blood and the toilet paper was bloody. Am I worrying too much? Any advice would be great.

Thank you all,
Kris (Sydney3)

Hi,

Some spotting is normal after a few weeks as the internal sutures start to dissolve. It should diminish in a few days or weeks.

However, if the bleeding becomes bright red or heavy like a period, you should give your doctor a call, just to be on the safe side.

Also, if you went to a basketball game, you may be overdoing it. Two and a half weeks is still pretty early in the recovery process and you still have a lot of healing left to do. Take it easy for awhile and rest with your feet up. Sometimes doing too much too soon can cause spotting too.

s,

Lisa

I'll be 3 weeks on Wed. (TVH) & have been doing great - walking, resuming all activities except heavy lifting and sex. However, today I rode my bike (dumb!) for a short distance slowly and had some vaginal pain when I returned. A couple of hours later I passed a huge clot with bright red bleeding that only lasted an hour or so. The doc told me to come in tomorrow morning - hope I didn't tear something but I'm pretty freaked out! This is the only incident I have had since surgery. I guess when they say not to overdo it they mean it - even if you feel perfectly normal!