Infection After Imperforate Hymen Surgery?!

**Steele_Mistress** · 11-14-2008 09:32 PM

Hi. I'm Kelly, I'm 19 and new to these boards.

To get straight to the point:

On October 27th I had surgery for imperforate hymen. Before or after, up until about a few days ago, I had never had any symtoms like the ones I am experiencing now so I'm pretty sure it was nothing I was already containing when I went into the hospital. As has been described through internet sites, since I am inexperienced with having periods and experiencing womanly bodily-functions so I don't know just how normal or abnormal what I am experiencing IS, I know that women discharge but it should be clear and odorless, right? Well after I stopped bleeding after my imperforate surgery I have found that I STILL have to wear pads because I am discharging [I know discharge is normal..but I KNOW this isn't] every so often. It's a light-ish brown-ish color on the pad and has a god-awful smell. I can't really even describe the smell but it is strong and heavy. The discharge is not really heavy though, but I can feel it coming out. My vaginal area is not really normal either I have noticed. I thought that after my surgery since I decided to stop shaving my vaginal hair for a while, that it might be the hair trapping an odor and causing my vagina to confuse me with having a false infection but that's definitely not it. I can wash with a rag and come out still stinking. I'm not really able to get too close to my vaginal hole to rinse/scrub because of the stitches on my hymen and I don't want to shove water up there or anything. I'm not allowed to take baths either, only showers. Since having surgery I have had to put this stuff directly on my stitches called "Premarin" cream. I've noticed a small build up on the left side of my vagina, inside the wall, a build-up of a small amount of something white and I was kind of thinking [and hoping] that it could just possibly be excess Premarin cream dripping out of my hole and lodging itself up there?! I thought it COULD be a yeast infection but I don't think it is.
I have 2 other conclusions: A.) Some antibiotics that the hospital has given me have caused something to go wrong downstairs. B.) I possibly have trichomoniasis.

Can ANYONE help me? [I know I need to see a gynecologist but I cannot schedule an appointment until Monday because they are not open on weekends]. I'm just looking for some opinions/advice.

**Steele_Mistress** · 11-20-2008 09:01 AM

Nevermind.

Bacterial infection. Went to the gyno today.

**delta** · 11-21-2008 06:19 PM

Glad you went to the doc and know what it is. Take care.

**Steele_Mistress** · 11-22-2008 05:54 AM

Thanks.

**ldavis** · 03-02-2010 10:24 AM

Hi I am just wondering if you knew the disadvantages of premarin....this drug is from pregnant horses' urine. These farmers keep the mares in a 5X3 stalls for six months of their pregnancy; and in order to keep their urine more concentrated they dehydrate them and only allow them to drink every three days. There are many other alternatives to this drug and these drugs are equally if not more effective than premarin. I wish there was a way to tell women about the affects of these drugs before they are prescribed. These horses live to be only 8 or 9 instead of the usual 20 and the surviving foals are sent to slaughter. PLEASE HELP STOP THIS!