Tampons???

Not the first time I heard this... But today after my doc mentioned it again I got to thinking...
But he said.. "No tampons or sex till 6 weeks out"... Well ya no sex... But not till we were leaving the docs office did it dawn on me that tampons were mentioned.... Why would I use a tampon? I have no use for them ever again... Am I missing something with tampons?

Atanis,

LOL!! I was thinking the same thing. I guess some sisters might bleed a bit after surgery and don't want to wear a pad?? I am 7 days post op and I bleed every now and then but nothing that hardly warrants a pad, much less a tampon! It's just there when I wipe.

No more tampons for me lol! Knowing I will be period free is helping me deal with the pain and swelly belly!

Exactly!!!

Yep, can be some bleeding from the surgery, but most likely not enough to need anything but a pad for a day or two. After that, panty liners should suffice.

im thinking that he had some silly patient use them after surgery, and now he just has to warn everyone he talks to.

I thought I was done with pads, too, but ended up having to buy some for the bleeding I've experienced since my surgery on 10/11. The doctor's nurse told me it was normal.

I wondered about the tampon thing as well when my docotor told me no tampons. I thought to myself of COURSE no tampons that was the point!

Some women will have discharge. They are used to wearing tampons so the doctor wants to make sure they only wear pads.

I know my body is trying to heal, but it bums me out not being able to wear tampons for the post op bleeding I am having. It would be so much simpler! Even though I am wearing the ultra thin pads, it is still something constantly "down there", which can be irritating to the skin. Where as a tampon is internal, and I can't feel it. I wish I knew how long post op bleeding lasts, so I could look forward to the light at the end of that tunnel. But God is good, and I am praising Him for taking care of me, this is a new chapter in my life, and is still better than the bleeding I have been having before.

The best is yet to come!

I am almost 5 weeks out, and I haven't had to use a pad or pantyliner in about 3 weeks... there was just a slight pink tinge when I wiped. Even after my first internal (at 4 week check up) I didn't need a pad. There is definitely light at the end of the tunnel, and it's NOT a train !