Recovery after D

[Mamy]

I am post menapausal and had a D&C done to remove a pulyp.  I was told to expect 5 days of kool-aid type bleeding.  I bled heavily for 7 days.  (soaking 6 hospital size pads in 8 hours)  I was then told that heavy bleeding for two weeks is normal.  I am now at the kool-aid level of bleeding and it has been three weeks since the D&C.  Now my doctor said not to worry that 4 weeks and beyond of bleeding is normal.  I have no fever, very minor cramping, and no clots.  Is this normal and why would I have originally been told to expect 5 days of light bleeding?  I am beginning to think that I will never stop bleeding.

[tnt406]

Did a gynecologist perform the surgery?I've never heard of heavy bleeding after a D&C.You need to Get checked out again.There maybe something else going on,that they need to repair.Just be on the safe side go back and checked over,and if there isn't any thing wrong then you will know.Check back in and let me know,I'll say a prayer for you tonight.GOD BLESS YOU MAMY.TNT406.

[Mamy]

The heavy bleeding started 3 days after the D&C.  I immediately called my gyneacologist and he said there must have been a blood vessel behind where he shaved off the pulyp.  I have since then gone to his office to see him and he assures me that this bleeding is normal.  Why then did he orginally tell me to expectt 3 to 5 days of kool-aid type bleeding?  At any rate, I called him again yesterday.  3 weeks since the surgery and told him I am still bleeding.  Again, his nurse checked with him and again I was told that the bleeding is normal and may go on for more than a month.  That is why I am posting here.  I am wondering if this is indeed normal or has something gone wrong?

[Christie2004]

I don't think "normal" is the word I would use to describe what you are experiencing.  Soaking 6 hospital pads in 8 hours for days after a D&C is outside the norm, definately.  

However, the bleeding has now decreased, he has seen you and believes that your bleeding stop soon.  As long as you are not experiencing other problems such as increasing bleeding, clots, dizziness or lightheadedness when you stand or any other similar signs, it is probably ok to watch this for another week.  

Definately by 4 weeks post D&C bleeding from surgery should not be an issue--if you are still bleeding at that time, I would think it needs to be investigated furthur.  If your doctor won't, perhaps it will be time for a second opinion.  Bear in mind that I am not a doctor, do not know your medical history beyond the little bit you shared here, and am not telling you what to do beyond common sense advice.

But I am an OB RN and have worked in a gyn office before--and this is not typical of what you see post D&C.  It may well be one of those things you ride out for a bit longer than usual, as long as you are not bleeding heavily as you described before.
  

[JOOE]

sorry, i am lost. what is full name of D&C? mind to spell it out just for my own learning experiences.Thanks!

[Christie2004]

Dilitation and Curettage--the cervix is dilated and the inside lining of the uterus is gently scraped (curettage).

[Mamy]

Thank you, Christie.  I do not feel good about all of this.  But, when your doctor reassures you that this is normal and not to worry, you feel like a hypocondriac (sp?) complaining.