Incompetent Cervix - stitch/cerclage - threatened labour

[Alisa F]

Im feeling so much better. I really thought the pain of last week would never go away but I feel better now. Im still bleeding. Well very lightly and it's coming out brown so it's probably just my cervix still being sensitive.

Out of curiosity, what antibiotics were you on and for how long? I was on erythromycin 5 days before stitch and then finished the course day after. So 7 days in total. How about u?

 

[LindyB]

I had eurythromycin as well for 7 days but I started on the day of the stitch. They took a swab from my cervix and the surrounding area whilst they were doing the stitch too and that came back negative. I also had the brown bleeding/discharge as well just on the third day after. I knew to expect it but it still worries me but I think it was totally normal.

 

[Alisa F]

Hmmm, I'm now 8 days post stitch and still getting pinkish brown discharge. Something to talk about at my appointment tomorrow...

 

[LindyB]

It will be fine - it will be old blood from where you had your stitch.

 

[Hopeful 4 #1]

So sorry have not been able to do an update! I was admitted on Friday to have my cerclage, but ended up having to wait until Saturday, and by this time I was getting stressed cause I felt they didn't feel it was urgent. Pfft. Anyway, after much screaming, and 21 hours of nil by mouth, they did it on Sat. I reacted quite badly to spinal, thew up, fainted etc. And then had a substatial amount of pain.. much more than I've seen described here... post op. Was given morphene and a few other drugs to send me off cause I was in pain.. my stomach was killing. But I think its cause they never gave me a catheter, cause my consultant thinks its just a risk of infection.. so cause I was still numb from the spinal, I couldn't actually control the muscle to help me pee. Bladder was massively full as they had to give me 4 bags of fluids through a drip to prevent dehydration cause I hadn't eaten for so long. Bled till yday and its gone now I am glad the stitch is now in... I am now just hoping that this really helps me to get to term. I have a toddler though.. and its virtually impossible NOT to lift him

I had it done at Wythenshawe hospital in Manc (someone asked me but can't find the post...) Using my phone here lol.

So.. Thats me!

 

[Alisa F]

Hopeful - So sorry u had to go through that. It's just insane to not let a pregger eat or drink for so long. It was me i think who asked u where u had it but only cos i thought u were in London. With regards to the pain, I had the same as you. I had to have morphine and nearly passed out cos inthought my bladder would explode. And I only peed about 4 hrs after the procedure. They couldn't get the bed pan to me in time and I wet the bed hahaha. For about a week I felt like someone was slowly cutting up my bladder and lower intestines with a rusty knife. But the pain foes away so don't worry. Good luck Jon hope u feel better son xxx

 

[lch28]

hopeful sorry it was a rough time honey but glad all is well

 

[LindyB]

I hope you feel better soon Hopeful. I've just started to feel a bit more normal down below and it is 12 days after my stitch. Last time I had one it was ok pretty much straight away. From reading on this site everyone feels differently afterwards but you've had it pretty tough. Take care!

 

[Hopeful 4 #1]

Thanks so much girls. Wasn't the best experience! Wanted to ask; i have jad quite bad back pain since sat.. n its constant. Is this normal?!

 

[Alisa F]

Hopeful - what kind of back pain hon? I can only tell u what I've had - before the cerclage I had pain in the flank area and around kidneys in back. Went to gp, urine dipstick test was clear but I insisted on urine culture. Sure enough I had GBS in urine and was given antibiotics.

Then after stitch I've had lower back pain that has felt muscular pain. I think it's cos I've been laying so much on one side. So it could be pain of laying around. Can you get in touch with the consultant if you're concerned? Maybe an earlier follow up appt would reassure you xxx

 

[Hopeful 4 #1]

Its lower back pain since I have had stitch in. Like muscular pain. I'm already on anti biotics as my consultant prescribed them routinely. Just called my maternity triage so gonna have a word with a midwife when she calls back. My abdominal pain is minimal tho. l am just freaking about nerve damage from the spinal. It does really hurt though! Uuuggh

 

[Hopeful 4 #1]

Oh and im the day I am (mainly) sitting. So only really lying down for a long time at night x

 

[Alisa F]

Ah ok, my advice is useless cos I had general hope u feel better.

What antibiotics you on and for how long? Just comparing cos I was put on 7 days erythromycin starting 5 days before suture. Wait, I'm getting deja vu. Think we already spoke about this

 

[Hopeful 4 #1]

Haha. I'm on Cefalexin.. and metrinodazale (or summat lile that- box is downstairs lolol)

 

[LindyB]

How did your appointment go Alisha? Was it today?
Hopeful I had lower back pain immediately after my stitch this time as well as lower abdominal pain as well. It hurt to go the loo and walk around. It scared me because thats what I felt like in early labour. Now I feel ok but I did ring the hospital just to make sure. The midwives said that because I had been pulled about so much down below that I would get pains like that. It's still worthwhile ringing though. xx

 

[Hopeful 4 #1]

How did your appointment go Alisha? Was it today?
Hopeful I had lower back pain immediately after my stitch this time as well as lower abdominal pain as well. It hurt to go the loo and walk around. It scared me because thats what I felt like in early labour. Now I feel ok but I did ring the hospital just to make sure. The midwives said that because I had been pulled about so much down below that I would get pains like that. It's still worthwhile ringing though. xx

Ohhh I see. Still waiting for them to ring. This is what it feels like. Exactly the same. Kills when I am walking. How long did it last for with you?

 

[mum2rugrats]

Well im here sharing my second stitch journey with you. My first 'stitch' baby is now 8 months old im 16 weeks and 5 days today had a mcdonald placed on Monday tea tine luckily only needed a spinal this time

 

[LindyB]

Hi Hopeful. I was in a lot of pain for the first two days but I rang the hospital to tell them about pressure/milder pains as much as a week later. I can remember Lizzie saying that hers lasted longer and sounded more serious though and she carried to 38 weeks with twins.

Hello Mum2 rugrats! What happened with your first stitch? This is my second stitch baby too. My first was 34 weeks (no stitch) and my second was 37 weeks (with a stitch). My concern is that this time the stitch was placed later.

 

[Hopeful 4 #1]

Ah. They have said they aren't too worried. Could possibly be from spinal. If it doesn't ease up in a few days OR gets worse then they have said to call back. have listened to bubs on doppler and all sounds fine. Not had pressure and no bleeding which is good. Only bled for two days. Feel a bit more re-assured now, thankyou!

 

[mum2rugrats]

here is my story. In May 2010 i found out i was expecting baby num 3 at 19 weeks my waters broke, scanned every week to see if any improvement by 22 weeks still no fluid at all. At 22 weeks 6 days on 22nd Sept 2010 i said goodbye to my little boy Charlie. I found out i was expecting again feb 2011 at 16 weeks i was offered a cervical scan everything was ok, at 20 weeks i had my anomaly scan and luckily was offered a cervical scan again where funnelling and shortening was noted i was taken down and had a shirodkar placed under GA it was a worrying time up until 37 weeks when i had it removed i ended up been induced due to going 2 weeks over. Nice to see some new faces just obviously not under circumstances xx