What’s “normal”?
3w4dpo total laparoscopic hysterectomy here, kept my ovaries. I’m in a bit of a weird situation with my surgeon because she’s retiring and closing her practice, so she’s hard to get ahold of and won’t be in the office again until my post-op appointment on the 22nd (I’ll be 5w1dpo by that point).
I had a question about what’s considered “normal” discharge and pain at this point in recovery. My bleeding dwindled down to just spotting when I wiped after the first week, and I’m still using pads because there’s a bit of really light-coloured brownish discharge coming out still. When I wipe it’s relatively odourless and clear/yellowish.
I’ve been pushing myself too hard this week because I went back to work, but my manager has strictly informed me that I’m to sit on my ass during my shifts (really slow-paced retail store) between customers. I have a little bit of soreness in my right lower abdomen, just beside my hipbone. If I do too much bending it hurts more for a few hours afterward (so I’m avoiding bending), but when I take it easy it’s just a dull ache.
Is this discharge and pain normal for this point in recovery? TIA.