Some Advice After Surgery? Posted: 01-18-07 21:19pm
I just came back from the hospital this
morning. Was there for 3 days cuz I had
an aggressive uterine infection. I was
hooked up to an iv and antibiotics the
whole time. And I kept geting shots of
demerol in my bum and I was sooooo stoned
and high the whole time. Lol.
I was so pissed to cuz monday I went to my
obgyn they did an ultrasound, said I had a
complete m/c took some blood, I told him I
had a fever all day and I was extremely
faint and nausoues and he just excused it
for a bug going around and sent me home.
I got even worse later that day and went
to er just in case. Yup. Uterine
infection (that's the third
time my obgyn said there was nothing wrong
with me and then I end up in the hospital
twice-i'm switching doctors )
the next night they gave me the
ru486("abortion pills") to try to get the
leftover tissue out, didn't work. *so*
painful though. Thank god for demerol :d
then the next night they perfromed a
d&c and everything turned out okay.
They sent me home with more antibiotics I
have to take orally
i feel okay now(just all drugged up and
loopy). But gawd-what an awful week.
How long do you think I should wait to
have sex again? Is it okay if I start
after I stop bleeding or should I wait a
few weeks? How long does it usually take
to stop bleeding after a d&c?
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Bridget
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Posted: 01-18-07 21:24pm
Geez, sounds like an ordeal. Sorry you
had to go through all that.
when I had my d&c I was told I could
have sex once I stopped bleeding. I only
bled for like a day and it was light
spotting though so I wasn't about to go
having sex that soon. I think I waited a
week or 2, I don't remember, I know it
wasn't long though.
The bleeding is different for everyone.
Like I said, I had none but I know someone
else who bled for almost a month.
I hope you're feeling better physically!
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nadia19
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Posted: 01-18-07 21:28pm
The doctor who performed the d&c said
"if I wanted to concieve right away, I
can, but it's better for my body to wait a
couple cycles though" i'm not planning on
concieving but if he said it was okay to
concieve I assume that i'm okay to have
sex right away lol
i don't really feel very sexy though I'm
just double checking
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Ingi
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Posted: 01-18-07 21:49pm
nadia19
wrote:
the doctor who performed the
d&c said "if I wanted to concieve
right away, I can, but it's better for my
body to wait a couple cycles though" i'm
not planning on concieving but if he said
it was okay to concieve I assume that i'm
okay to have sex right away lol
i don't really feel very sexy though
I'm just double
checking
i think, if you have a .Uterine .Infection
you are being treated for, in addition to
a d&c, you should probably wait awhile
on the sex. When is your next doctor's
appointment? Two weeks, i'd assume.
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Emma2
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Posted: 01-18-07 21:55pm
Yeah a d&c is basically an abortion
and you must wait a couple of weeks to
prevent serious infection which can leave
you infertile...Sorry about the whole
ordeal its awful!
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nadia19
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Posted: 01-18-07 21:56pm
Feb 2nd. Is my followup. With the on
call gyn who did my d&c. *not* mine!!
I'll be asking for a referal to the gyn
who did my surgery.
I thought I should refrain too. I don't
want anymore complications. I had enough
of hospitals. *sigh* too bad for dbf
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alexa84
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Posted: 01-18-07 22:21pm
Aw im sorry you had to go through all
that! I would definatly get a new doctor
too.
After I had to go trough a d&c I didnt
start bleeding (only spotted a few times
after surgery) till 1 1/2-2 weeks later
than it lasted for 8 wks!!! It really
sucked. Also it was about 14 wks before I
even had sex again. It hurt really bad
and felt really tender in the back. But
everyone is deffernt in the healing part.
I would ask your doctor and see what they
say. I know the doc that done my surgery
told me to wait 8 wks because of the risk
of infection.
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Posted: 01-18-07 23:53pm
nadia19
wrote:
feb 2nd. Is my followup.
With the on call gyn who did my d&c.
*not* mine!! I'll be asking for a
referal to the gyn who did my surgery.
I thought I should refrain too. I don't
want anymore complications. I had enough
of hospitals. *sigh* too bad for dbf
i'm concerned this wasn't covered in your
discharge papers from the hospital. For
instance, you can't wear tampons either -
only pads. And no baths. No douching,
etc. Nothing is to be inserted at all.
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nadia19
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Posted: 01-19-07 00:45am
ingi
wrote:
nadia19
wrote:
feb 2nd. Is my followup.
With the on call gyn who did my d&c.
*not* mine!! I'll be asking for a
referal to the gyn who did my surgery.
I thought I should refrain too. I don't
want anymore complications. I had
enough of hospitals. *sigh* too bad for
dbf
i'm concerned this wasn't covered in your
discharge papers from the hospital. For
instance, you can't wear tampons either -
only pads. And no baths. No douching,
etc. Nothing is to be inserted at
all.
they told me about the tampons and baths.
Never said I couldn't insert anything
else. He literally said "if you wanted to
get pregnant right away, you could, but
it's best for your body to wait a couple
cycles" I was so doped up when I was
leaving I never asked about sex-i was
never planning on concieving-but
obviously-it's the same thing. But like I
said, i'm not gonna risk it anyway. It
still hurts to pee so I assume it's gonna
hurt if anything else goes up there.
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Kia
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Posted: 01-19-07 06:35am
emma2
wrote:
yeah a d&c is basically
an abortion
no, it is not.
A d&c is a surgical procedure, it is
used for various uterine ailments, not
just abortion.
This poor girl just had a miscarriage.
Sometimes you really ought think before
you type, nancy.
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(that's the third
time my obgyn said there was nothing wrong
with me and then I end up in the hospital
twice-i'm switching doctors 
)
I'm
just double checking
