I'm almost 3 weeks post op and have come down sick with a chest cold. The coughing is killing me. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can take for it?

Also, is it possible to cause light spotting of blood from coughing so hard? I haven't had a period in over ten years!

hope you feel better soon...sorry I can't help...maybe you should call your doctor or advice nurse.

I have never heard of coughing causing vaginal spotting. Were you not getting periods due to your weight? It is only 3 weeks but it is possible that you might start getting them since you have lost weight. I would for sure call your Dr. but consider that taking things like Mucinex without being able to take in a lot of fluids could possibly make things even worse right now.

I'm almost 3 weeks post op and have come down sick with a chest cold. The coughing is killing me. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can take for it?

Also' date=' is it possible to cause light spotting of blood from coughing so hard? I haven't had a period in over ten years![/quote']

How old are you? if you're post menopausal spotting is not a good sign. It's best to get it checked right away. Request an endometrial biopsy. Hopefully it's sx related but I can't see why. Best wishes!!

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I'm almost 3 weeks post op and have come down sick with a chest cold. The coughing is killing me. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can take for it?

Also' date=' is it possible to cause light spotting of blood from coughing so hard? I haven't had a period in over ten years![/quote']

Don't want to alarm you, but get to a gynecologist who will give you a transvaginal sonogram to check the thickness of the endometrium and other things AS SOON AS THIS WEEK. Don't let any MD tell you it is nothing and want to gove you birth control pills. I did not have a period for 7 years and one day I thought I saw a very little stain. (Note obesity is a risk factor for endometrial malignancy because we have more estrogen in fat cells. I thought my life was over. It wasn't. I had very early stage and had a complete hysterectomy - no other treatments. You probably don't have a big problem, but staining after menopause is unnacceptable. I know learn that I have 4 other friends with the same diagnosis and all are well - IF YOU CHECK IT OUT ASAP. Do mot wait. Do this first before anything else. Then go on with your life. Fran Drescher of THE NANNY fame had this and her book is called CANCER SCHMANSER - pick up a copy. Interested to see what happens with you.

Incidentally, sometimes things are caught medically from totally unrelated conditions - like coughing . You may have put pressure on a possible fibroid - who knows - just promise you'll check it put.

Now I'm scared. I'm post menopausal. I'm 54 y/o. I thought it was just stress from the surgery and going back to work this week and on top of that catching this miserable cold. Now I'm scared.

Did u go to the gynecologist?

I'm no help with the bleeding but I did had a cough too last week and took sugar free cough drops as needed until it passed.

It could also possibly be the blood thinners they give you in the post op phase. It seems that people who haven't had periods in ages get theirs soon after surgery. I wonder if it's not bleeding due to the blood thinners. I'm pre op but just my educated response.

Just go to the gyne !!!