Black blood/discharge 8 weeks post ovarian cyst removal

Hiya, 

I had an ovarian cyst removed 8 weeks ago, biopsy results benign, yippee! And an endometriotic cyst diagnosed. 

follow up bloods last week showed my CA-125 had gone from 100 to 60 and surgeon advised another test in 4 months. I was a bit disappointed they weren’t normal again. 

Then this week bleeding has started and it’s black. I don’t have periods usually as I have a coil. 
could something other than the cyst cause my levels not return to normal? 

I got in touch with my gynae surgeon this afternoon via email and he told me if it’s still happening after the weekend to contact him again, but no extra info as to why. 

Now the irrational worrying has started! 

Any post laparoscopy ladies out there who had black vaginal bleeding a couple of months after surgery?

thanks for reading!

  • Hi fozzie83, 

    Benign results, yippee indeed - that's what we like to hear! You must be relieved and reassured and I hope that you are recovering well after the ovarian cyst removal. I can imagine it was a bit alarming for you to notice this black bleeding especially as you are not used to having periods due to the coil. You did the right thing in contacting the surgeon via email and I would follow his recommendations and get in touch with him if you are still noticing this black blood this weekend. It's totally normal in a frightening situation like this, when noticing black blood to be a bit worried and for irrational worrying to take over, but it's important to try not to anticipate what it might be but to leave all this in the hands of the medical experts. If things haven't settled down this weekend, do get in touch with the surgeon as advised and I am keeping everything crossed for you that this is resolved very soon. After all this, you deserve total peace of mind and to make a full recovery after the laparoscopy so I hope that this black bleeding goes away very soon. 

    I will now let other ladies who have had a laparoscopy come forward and tell you more about their own post ovarian cyst removal experiences. 

    Best wishes, 

    Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator