I have had my first LEEP two weeks ago. I had some precancerous changes in vagina, so they completely removed it with the LEEP treatment. Soon after that I have noticed yellow vaginal discharge. This situation made me worry enough, and now I will become crazy again. Why I have yellow discharge, maybe something goes bad?
The Loop Electrocautery Excision Procedure is called LEEP. It is used to diagnose, or find out all abnormalities and treat or remove most of tissue problems. Usually that tissue problem, that requires LEEP are placed on the outer and inner cervix, vagina and vulva. Leep treatment is about 92% effective in completely removing the precancerous changes. There are small chances, maybe 8% that these precancerous changes may have invisibly spread to another area. Once that this procedure is done, there is not further discomfort for most of the woman. Some of them maybe will feel cramping, and bleeding over the next few days. At the end, what you are worried for, vaginal discharge. After four to six weeks after LEEP many women feel yellow, white brown or tan vaginal discharge, and may be sometimes smooth and lumpy. That is part of the heeling process and will stop when heeling is complete. Only if that persist more then month you should visit doctor.
Thank you so much for this info garofano,I was about to ask how long the discharge should go on before seeing my physician.I was told by my physician that I need to wait 3 weeks before having sex but on my paper work from hospital(out patient surgery) it has 4 weeks.I had my Leep a week ago from today & was under when I had it.I woke with minimal to no pain(a little cramping on & off).I had a little dicharge but I was also spotting coming off my period when I had the Leep procedure.Besides that no problems,the next later I started with the yellow/clearish discharge that sorta feels like being on my period from the way it is uncontrollable.I have been wearing pads,tried the mini pads at first but they wasn't working.The discharge also has a really weird smell.Will this discharge & smell fade & go away soon?
I just had my LEEP 5 days ago, and i have'nt had any bleeding or coffee ground looking discharge. but I have been having a smelly yellow watery discharge. I guess it's a normal part of th healing process but if it continues for more than a month i'll call my gyn.As for the procedure itself I was scared to death and only had a local anestetic, I WAS WORRIED FOR NOTHING! It was so fast and simple, just a few mild period like cramps and done! I'd rathr have a leep done than end up with cervical cancer.