Menstruation after surgery for ectopic pregnancy

[Lisadengel]

I was wondering if anyone has experience in this:  I had surgery three weeks ago today for an ectopic.  I ovulated around the 7th (based on an OPK, BBT and CM).  My progesterone on Mon. was 1.5.  I know low prog. can mean you will start to menstruate...but here is my question:  I think I am just starting to get the first period after the surgery but am not sure.  Yesterday I had a spot of bright red blood and then a little brown mucus.  This morning I had more brownish mucus and brown blood, and I am starting to see pink (not mucus, just like a stain on the toilet paper).  I also saw some bright red mucus.

I called the RN to see if that was the start of the 1st AF after surg. and she said to treat it as if it is, but since it is "old blood" because it is brown, and there is only a little pink, she can't be sure.  I know it's supposed to be much heavier than normal and more painful (I do have a sharp pain not like the post-surgery pain today in my lower abdomen.)  If this spotting/staining stops should I assume it isn't my period? I have had periods where I got brown staining, then nothing for 2 days, then my period.

I am wondering mostly because I need to go through two cycles (in other words 3 periods) before I am allowed to try again (plus have a hysterosalpingogram).

I know the RN told me to assume it was, but I was wondering if anyone had this spotting and if it stopped and you actually got your period.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks and sorry so long.

[lilpuff]

My story sounds like all of yours. my right tube was removed n now im on my second period since surgery and im havin extreme sharp pain on my right lower abdomen. my question is does this get better? ive always had terriable periods now its way worse! Also what will i feel like if i get pregos again? any help would be amazing thanks!

[Gallardo2011]

Hello,
Justwanted to congradulate you on your baby thats great news :) So im going through what you went through, i just had an ectopic pregnancy & had surgery & als lost my right tube. I wanted that baby more thananythingbutnow that i read your story i have hope i will be able to have a baby. I was wondering how long was your recovery & how long did you wait to get pregnant again, did you take any meds, have treatment??? Sorry for all my questions im just in need for some relief i guess :/

[Aleymomofbel]

Does anyone know how long the hgc hormone stays in your body? I had a ectopic pregnancy , and had to have my right tube removed exactly 3 weeks ago! My hgc and protestorne levels were really low, and I was wondering if it is possible that I could have had a period even when I was pregnant because of low levels , or how long the hgc shows up in your body because I'm having pregnancy symptoms and have had sex 5 times in the last 4 weeks and just tested positive for a home pg test! Could it just be left from ectopic preg even though it has been 3 weeks and the levels were already really low then?

[samnsioteshame]

i had already gone with operation of having ectopic pregnancy last feb 27, 2012....after 3 days with my operation i had spotting with brown color...and after 5 days i suffered abdominal pain.i cannot moved my legs and my doctor give me a pain reliever and it relieves the pain after 2 hours when i am urinating there is 2x3 size of blood just like a whole blood.the doctor said maybe its my day of menstrual period and after that the  spotting  is there but after 7 days no more spotting..im now on healing period with the bruise...hope no more abnormalities occur...tnx

[shalesha]

I had my left tube removed Jan. 13 and I bled a few days after. I've read that doesn't count as a period, so I still have yet to have one. I have been searching online for something to tell me whether or not that was normal

[nareshm113]

I too suffered an ectopic pregnancy : (  when my doc couldnt find the pregnancy in my uterus, ovaries and tubes he was so quick to offer the metho. shot,but i chose to wati a few days and get a 2nd opinion. On 11/30/11 i just wanst feeling good so i went to the ER, and sure enough thru a vag ultrasound we heard the little heart beat and i knew then that i was over. Got the metho. shot with no surgery. After getting the metho. shot i was concerned about what would happen to me next (meaning bleeding, cramps, or whatever) and my OB said i would see mild signs of a period because the lining in my uterus had to shed. so for the 1st 2 weeks i didnt have anyting going on, then i started spotting which turned into heavy bleeding within that 1st week. So im laying in bed and my stomach is HURTINGGG and i tried passing gas and that didnt work and i figured i had to make a bowl movement, so i tried and that helped a little. So im still in the bathroom and felt the need to push and not sure what it was, but i passed sumthin from my vagina. TWICE!!! i had an appt with my OB the next day anyway and he said it was prob my placenta (although the look on his face was in total shockkk since he said i wouldnt pass anytihng). I bled for about another week and 2 days then it stopped. So im still waiting for my regular cycle to start, but im not in a rush to try again!! too disappoiting!! Does anyone know when it should start? Jus wanna get back to normal!