When Is Bleeding A Problem? Beware: TMI

My discharge orders from the hospital said that if I have increased bleeding I should call my doctor. So when the bleeding changed from a darkish smudge to bright red, and then soaked through to the mattress pad during my nap today (destroying a perfectly good white fitted sheet no less), I telephoned Dr. G's office. Her PA said that it wasn't anything to be concerned with unless I was topping out at a pad an hour or greater.

Hmmm.....well I'm not at that point.

But god the cramping and pain is bad. Percoset is my newfound friend. I look forward to the close of every fourth hour when I get to take two of my lovely white pills. Don't worry: I know this stuff is addictive. My prescription has no refills and I'm not an addictive sort of person. But for now, I am loving the way it kills pain and gives me a nice buzz...and then I slip so easily off into lalaland.

Wow, now THAT was a percoset-induced digression!

But back to the PA. She also wondered, "Could it be your period?"

Well, maybe. But today is cycle day 22 and I'm not due til the 26th or 27th day. So if it's my period, I am totally early. Maybe all that bashing of my uterus during surgery has brought it on early. But how on earth to know for sure?

I guess period blood has a tendancy to clot. Right? Well this is red, sometimes dark, and sometimes a bit tissuey, like after a ER or failed IVF. So I think it might just be a normal post-surgery bleed.

It's a bit distressing anyways.

If anyone has had this experience post surgery I'd love to hear from you if you're up to sharing some gorey details with me.

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P.S.,
Thank you to those of you that visited my page and sent good wishes during my surgery! You guys are wonderful. :-)