Dissolvable stitches still in there after 8 ys

[Troush]

I had a hysterectomy in 2009. It is now Jan 2017. In Nov 2016 I went to my doctor because I had yellow chunky discharge and a God awful smell about me. It was embrassing to say the least. She did an exam and culture of the discharge. I had a major infection of my girly area. She then sent me to a gyro and they tried to remove the stitch they found...8yrs this stitch as been in there. She pulled and tugged and cut but couldn't get it out. She referred me to a Urogyno to which I am going to today.
The smell and chuncky discharge is gone. Now its just yellow discharge which tells me the infection will be coming back if I don't do anything about it. Ugh I am so scared to go today. We looked at the surgical report and all the materials used were supposed to be dissolvable. What do I have to look forward to today?

[PainMiddleName]

The discharge could be an infection based on the information you described. I'm not sure what type of surgery they (Drs) did but I had 21 staples from my complete Hysterectomy. My advice is to go for 2nd options from GYNECOLOGIST & maybe even another surgeon. I'm not in any way involved in the world of medical practices, not a doctor or nurse!  This is just one woman to another who has walked through the hysterectomy issues first hand.  Take care and please keep posted on how you're doing. Hope you find the answers you need & get to a point where you can put this in the rear view mirror & on to a healthier, happier life.

[old_before_my_time]

Did you find out the cause of your discharge?