Bleeding after posterior colporrhaphy (surgery in the vestibule)

Hi ladies,

I have a question, especially for those of you who've had a vestibulectomy or a similar surgery in the vestibule/vulva: on Wednesday I had a posterior colporrhaphy (in other words, excising a scar tissue that I had at the bottom part of the vestibule and stitching the healthy skin together), and since then I've been bleeding more and more heavily from my uterus. It doesn't help that the day before the surgery I forgot to take a dose of Utrogestan, which I usually take in this phase of the cycle. I'm worried about the bleeding but my doctor's nurse is not - she says it might be due either to the surgery or to the missed dose of Utrogestan, and that I have to wait another 2-3 days. Does it make sense that I would bleed from my uterus when the stitched wound is clearly outside of my vagina? Also, I didn't think that a missed dose of Utrogestan can unleash such a waterfall...Please reassure me?

How do you know where youre bleeding from? I had a vestibulectomy and bled for 2 weeks... pain in the butt but it looked like a period. I'm sure its normal

Alana3 wrote:How do you know where youre bleeding from? I had a vestibulectomy and bled for 2 weeks... pain in the butt but it looked like a period. I'm sure its normal

Thanks for the reply, Alana, it's reassuring! I thought the volume of the blood discharged would be very different, no? Also, I thought that having irritating blood discharge there all the time would not be great for the suture's healing, but if yours has healed okay...

I dont know what you had but I bled for 2 weeks and you can't tell I've had anything done but I'm not sure what you had. I guess it depends on everyone. Do you take a lot of advil, asprin?

Alana3 wrote:I dont know what you had but I bled for 2 weeks and you can't tell I've had anything done but I'm not sure what you had. I guess it depends on everyone. Do you take a lot of advil, asprin?

No, I actually take nothing at all (except for the progesterone in form of Utrogestan). As I said above, the doctor cut out a tiny (less than 1/2 an inch) patch of skin and pulled together the healthy skin, stitching the edges together (that's how I was explained it, in non-technical terms).

Hmm weird idk I had most of my vestibule removed but your body is still going thru trauma idk my bodys response to everything is to bleed and my doc wants me on continous bc im like screw that Ill take knowing when my period is versus that nonsense. Keep an eye on it or make an appointment remember everyone is different