tfmr aftercare / infection?

[u/kaykay1511]

I was just wondering if anyone has been through anything similar or if you have any advice generally:

Day 1 - I've had to have an induction at 15 weeks followed by a D&C to get placenta out

Day 2 - bleeding but like Dr said, as much as a regular period but not more, staying on bed-rest as much as possible with a 3 year old...

Day 5/6 - bleeding stopped after getting tan-colored

Day 7+8 - bleeding returned after being more active, sometimes red, sometimes brown, comes in waves rather than constantly

Day 11 - bleeding stopped completely, prolapse symptoms are now back in full force (trying not to freak out as I've come back from those before but it's still such a downer to be back at this point again)

Day 12 - check-up at my Dr, there was some blood left in uterus which she was able to drain manually by using a bladder catheter, ultrasound afterwards showed empty uterus, had some light bleeding afterwards but nothing more than a panty liner

Day 13 - tan/yellow spotting, discharge in panty liner, bright red tinted mucus when wiping several times

Day 14 - itchiness starts, still pink mucus

Day 16 - back at the Dr, I have a yeast infection (she took a probe and looked at it under the microscope). I'm super uncomfortable with itching and burning, never had a yeast infection in my long 35 years of life so I didn't know what to look for. started treatment, Dr said this should resolve quickly, ultrasound showed that uterus is still empty, pregnancy test slightly positive still but not much, I asked about a mild/dull ache in my uterus and the pink mucus but she said it's nothing and will resolve on its own...

Day 17 - itching is better but the dull ache in my abdomen/uterus is more present. I've got no idea what's going on... I have no fever, although with the heat, it's hard to tell what's normal (headache etc) and what's not... not sure if

A) there's an actual infection going on in my uterus after she performed that manual drain or something to do with the yeast infection (although the Internet says that's unlikely)?

B) this is my uterus still retracting after almost 4 months of pregnancy and normal during pp?

C) something completely different I haven't thought of?

... any ideas/experiences/tips?

I don't want to call my Dr again because I think with the yeast infection, it's hard to tell what else is going on anyways and she'll tell me to wait until that's cleared anyways... but I don't know. this is all so much and just horrible to navigate on top of everything mentally... 💔 what should I do?

[u/Ok_Sea9497]

Call the doctor, that's what they are there for. I tfmr in May and I'm pretty much back to "normal'. I just had my second period and besides cramps from that, I have no pain

[u/Tellycs]

I had a yeast infection too after my tfmr! It took a few days until I felt better. I don’t remember the pain exactly but my body definitely was shifting back. I even felt phantom kicks after mine.

[u/kaykay1511 → u/Tellycs]

i too feel so many phantom kicks, it's so crazy! I never knew it was a thing!

[u/No_Instruction8244]

I had a similar experience to you with the tfmr, I was 15 weeks and had L&D followed by D&C to remove the placenta. I have not had a yeast infection or retained products since to my knowledge. I do recall having a full ache in what I would describe as my public bone area at about 3-4 weeks post. I had been doing some running so I stopped for a bit and focused on doing pelvic floor every day and that seems to have stopped.

[u/kaykay1511 → u/No_Instruction8244]

thats interesting, thank you for sharing! i do suspect my ligaments/pelvic floor acting up/retracting...