First I want to say HI to you all,Iam from Canada (Eastern NB)and Iam soo glad I found this place!!
Ok I turned 40 yrs old in sept (gulp) always had severe periods everymonth,went to the dr only to find out that i had a 10x9x6 cyst on my left ovary, somy dr referred me to a specialist,and also recommended a complete hysterectomy at the same time! went to the specialist in October /09 and had my hysterectomy on december 14th /09 and yes that is fast for here lol.I had a c-section in 1988 so he said he would go through the same scar as my c-section so it is straight up and down.
He said surgery went well.I was in the hospital for 4 days.had NO vaginal discharge at all,which I thought was awesome as i was on my period when I went in.
Lots of discomfort and pain due to sugery but that is normal and I think of myself as pretty tough lol.
Or so i thought.........
Saturday Dec 19th my incision started to bleed some,it was a little red blood so I was concerned and went to the clinic.they said it was fine it was a "pocket" they gave me some "belly pads" to bring home.
Sunday Dec 20th through the whole day I filled 6 of those belly pads to me this was to much,so I called tele-care,they said watch it through the night if continues go to the hospital,it slowed down alot by morning,
December 23rd ten days later i go to the local health center where my own family dr was on duty at the time (thank God)
to have my 26 staples removed low and behold as they are taking the last staple out pop goes the incision,by this time I am scared (so much for the tough girl) the nurse is saying well maybe we can tape it with steri strips..at the same time looking like she is not sure,my Dr came in and is like no it needs to be packed!
So here it is january 13th I still have a hole in my belly,the nusre is still coming to pack it,and I can feel it bleeding al the time.
My question is how long does an open incision healing from the inside out normally take to heal?
then tuesday my reg time to start my period.ugg I start bleeding some red blood,so now Im just peed off lol.I had a dr app yesterday anyway so i called him and explained what is happening he says ok we will do a urine test in the morning..
I get to the dr do the test,and he finds,,,blood in my uring which he is sure just from surgery,said something prob just let go,he finds white blood cells and lots of sugar in my urine as well.so now the nice nurse who comes thursday,not only has to change the dressing but aloso take blood,,,,
All I wanna know is ..is this Ever gonna get better??
My dr also says DO NOTHING for the next 4 weeks which wil be my 8 weeks after surgery, then when the hole is healed DO NOTHING another 4-6 weeks!!
Is there a chance it can come open again after its healed??
Wow I feel better maybe i just needed to vent lol.
any suggestion or tips would be wonderful..Iam SO gonna have cabin fever after this is over lol
Terri