Anyone bleed after having a hysterectomy?

I had a hysterectomy 6 weeks ago. only just had my uterus removed. still own my ovaries, BUT. I am still bleeding. Is this normal? I be bleeding heavily before the hysterectomy and that be the reason for me have the surgery. I went hindmost to see my doctor 3 weeks after the surgery. he said that I was bleeding plentifully during the surgery. so it would take awhile for adjectives the blood to exit my system. Does this sound right?
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Dr. Jelovsek writes:

"Normal post operative bleeding last from several days to several weeks after surgery. After the first couple of days the bleeding turns into spotting, usually dark red but sometimes bright red. Then contained by most instances, the bleeding stops for good. Sometimes nearby may be a burst of bleeding at about 2-3 weeks if at hand was a collection of blood clot within the pelvis from right after the surgery. And occasionally at about 2 - 8 weeks after surgery, within may be some bright red vaginal spotting due to suture dissolving. The timing depends upon the type of suture used and how fast it dissolves. This may be spontaneous bright red spotting (it is not often ever heavy) or it may happen after intercourse or physical commotion.

That is the normal course of usual postoperative vaginal bleeding. Sometimes, however, bleeding can crop up at other times or even much later (up to years). Causes include:

granulation tissue (healing tissue growing on its own)
prolapse of a faloppian tube (1)
endometriosis of the end of the vagina (2)
atrophic vaginitis due to low estrogen level and traumatic irritation
a cancerous growth at end of the vagina (3)
In the situation you describe of bleeding at 4.5 months, you will stipulation to have a vaginal speculum exam to look at the back of the vagina. Most likely you hold some granulation tissue at the end of the vagina. On appearance it would look close to a dark red, beefy friable polypoid growth at the termination of the vagina. It bleeds easily next to touching. The treatment is to biopsy it away and use vaginal sulfa or other antibiotic cream. There usually are no pain fibers at adjectives. If it hurts at all during biopsy, it may represent a prolapsed tube if singular a hysterectomy was perform without removing the tubes and ovaries. A prolapsed tube more recurrently causes discomfort rather than bleeding and it may call for to be removed under anesthesia to some extent than in the bureau.

This bleeding is not a serious problem but be sure to see your doctor."

Hope that helps!