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I am now 6 days post op.  Still painful but am still bleeding quite bably.  I take blood thinners for another problem.. Has anyone any advice- eg how long before I go to GP, how long does bleeding last. Judith

Update, wound is still bleeding badly.  The nurse I spoke to on this site was fantastic and I now have an appointment with the consultant tomorrow to be assessed.  Wish me luck

Judith

Hi Judith

Hope you get on well tomorrow and they are able to sort things.

I had a vulvectomy in March and had several biopsies before that. Do you get any support from macmillan  through your hospital? I found them so helpful and they’re my go to for any concerns at all.

I had quite a lot of bleeding too following my surgeries and was given some oral antibiotics for a bit of an infection and it all stopped fairly quickly after that so I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you too :) 

Laura 

Thanks Laura, that is very helpful and hopeful.  I have not really had much support from hospital - but they are responding quickly.

Judith

It’s good you’ve been able to get an appointment. Hopefully you will start to feel much better after that. 

I must be lucky then as I was assigned a Macmillan nurse at the hospital and they’re almost like a key worker for me so follow up on anything needed and are always there for me to call and speak to.

its good that you’ve been able to speak to someone from Macmillan through this though,

Thanks Laura

I saw Dr at hospital this am and now have antibiotics for infection.  Apparent the surgery did not get everything they wanted to and biopsy results haven't come back yet.  I am now expecting an appt in 6 weeks to discuss any possible further treatment.  Also the local MacMillan nurse rang me today so the support is there. 

Hope all is well with you.

Judith

Hopefully the antibiotics will kick in then-sounds like we have had some similar experiences. You’ll start to feel so much better I bet if your body has been trying to fight off an infection all that time. 

Hope they do the trick! 

Laura x

Hi Laura

Much better today.  The bleeding is not so bad and I feel more motivated to do things,   I reacted badly to one of the two antibiotics I was given and had to stop

Judith

Hi Judith

So glad to hear you’re feeling better - such a great feeling when you finally have a bit of motivation isn’t it. And that will come and go-make sure you take it easy though too ;) xx

Judith, I am so happy that your bleeding has gotten better and that you were seen and got an antibiotic. I'm glad that you have support from your nurses. Please keep us posted as to how your pathology results come out.

Sincerely,

Lisa