Stitch on cervix from d&c?

This morning I thought I would check my cervix position as I do it as part of my charting. Anyway I noticed that it feels like I have something on my cervix. It kind of felt like it was a stitch but I wasn't told that I was given any stitches. If it is a stitch it obviously hasn't disolved yet. I'm a bit upset I wasn't told.

If its not a stitch then I don't know what else it would be. I don't have my GP appointment for another 2 weeks so I guess it might be gone by then. I'm not sure if I should try to get in sooner to have it checked?

Has anyone else had this before? I did google and it seems a few people had stitches and some also weren't told. I feel like it is something I should have been told but I didn't end up having a dr talk to me post op.

Hmmm I guess no one else has had this before, I feel a bit silly posting about it now. I'm also still spotting slightly even though its almost 3 weeks since the d&c :( Hopefully my body will sort itself out soon :(

I had a stitch and was never told about it. Unfortunately it caused scaring for me because it tore out too early. I also spotted for almost a month. maybe give your doctor a call to ask about the stitch and to see if they want to see you sooner to check for anything that may have been missed.


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Thanks for the reply Kay! Sorry you have also had this too. Have you given birth since? I'm worried about scaring on my cervix causing problems with dilation if I do eventually go on to have another baby.

I can't believe it is so common not to tell us what they have done! Maybe they think we won't know so it won't hurt us. I haven't DTD since because I was told to wait until the bleeding stops and also I have since discovered the stitches and don't really want to disturb them but he might have noticed it if I hadn't checked my cervix position.

Yes, twice. My first I ended up developing a cervical lip and my midwife had to massage the scar tissue to get it to dilate the rest of the way. My second I actually dilated too early and had him at 34 weeks but they swear it wasn't related.


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That is good the scar could be massaged so you could birth naturally still. My 2nd birth was at home and I didn't have any internal exams but I guess I would be able to ask the midwife to check if labour isn't progressing as fast as expected (I would expect less than 2 hours as mine are fast!). Anyway, need to get pregnant again first and stay pregnant so no need to worry about that right now! Thanks again for sharing your experience :)

It is possible but at the same time may be a "Nabothian cyst" which sounds like something off Star Trek but is really a thing that forms on a cervix sometimes. I'm not sure what you are feeling. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabothian_cyst

I would def. call and ask the doctor incase they forgot!!!

Just an update... I saw my Dr on the weekend and she hadn't received any info from the hospital about my d&c. When I told her my concerns at first she said it wouldn't be a stitch but then she did an examination and saw I was correct.

She called the Dr at the hospital today and found out it was caused by the instrument they use to hold the cervix in place while doing the d&c. Apparently it is sharp and normally it is fine but for me when they removed it there was some bleeding so they put a stitch in.

According to my Dr it has healed well and the stitch will eventually dissolve. I'm allowed to start ttc whenever I am ready (well after my first post d&c period but that is due next weekend).