by 44alegna44 » 13 Mar 2012, 15:55
hi julie, i too am 4 weeks post lis (a few days over)...i also had stitches, but they were from some hemmies that were removed at the same time. Approximately 2 1/2 weeks post-op I had much blood on the toilet tissue after a bm, scared me senseless as I hadn't had any blood since day 10 post-op. I called my crs and she told me not to worry, it was probably from the stitches, yet if it continued after that she wanted to be informed. There was no more blood after that day and no other issues. I did look up dissolvable stitches on the web, and it seems that they could take up to 6 weeks to fully dissolve in some areas, so I wouldn't worry much about the blood you saw today, my guess is it very well may have been a stitch as you suggested. If the blood continues though, no harm in reaching out to your doc and get his/her opinion. Best Wishes, Angel