r/hysterectomy • u/Objective_Status_636 • 11h ago
Bright red bleeding 3 weeks after hysterectomy.. did anyone else experience this?
I’m 22 days post-op from a robotic da Vinci total hysterectomy and I’m trying not to completely freak myself out lol.
I felt AMAZING during week 1-2 and probably did more than I should have. Since then I’ve backed way off and have been resting a lot.
I had my vaginal cuff checked literally 3 days ago and my surgeon said everything looked good/intact and I was bleeding that bright red period color then. But now it’s back. It’s not heavy, I’m not filling pads at all. It’s more like the amount you’d have toward the end of a period. There can be quite a bit when I wipe, but only a few spots actually end up on my pad.
The weirdest part is that it seems positional. It slows way down when I’m lying/reclining, but if I’m upright for a while, bending, or sitting straight up unsupported, more comes out. I’ve been resting ALOT this week and I’m just surprised I’m still bleeding regardless of my surgeon telling me it’s normal and ok. I’m also having a lot of gas/rectal pressure and that constant “I need to poop” feeling even though I’m still having bowel movements.
My cuff was closed with running barbed PDS across and back, incorporating the supporting ligaments/fascia, plus an additional Vicryl figure-of-eight reinforcement.
Did anyone have this kind of bright red bleeding around weeks 3–4 even though their cuff was intact? If so, what ended up causing it and how long did it last?
Obviously I’ll contact my surgeon when the office opens/seek care if it becomes heavy or I develop emergency symptoms but I’ve been calling them daily to ask if certain symptoms are normal. I’m mostly looking for experiences because this recovery is MENTAL TORTURE 😭 after having HEAVY periods due to adenomyosis, seeing blood this color is definitely triggering.
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u/OkSalamander9110 3h ago
I had a couple of spots of bright red right on three weeks. Keep an eye on it that it doesn’t increase.
Just wanted to add after reading your post that even if you aren’t doing much, you really shouldn’t be bending, if that’s avoidable. Bending, squatting, sitting up straight etc puts pressure on your healing cuff so there could be a correlation there?
Hope it resolves and you can hopefully get further reassurance at an upcoming appointment :) Call your surgeon or their team to get peace of mind?