Question: I had a hysterectomy on July 11, 2016. All went well during the surgery. I went back to work on August 22nd. I am high school teacher with loads of stress. At my 5 week check up my surgeon said "all healed nicely. You can return to normal activities at 6 weeks"--although he literally only looked inside me for one second. On August 22nd (the day I returned to work) I had some really watery discharge, and then it went away. For the past 6 days or so, I have had some light yellow discharge that doesn't itch or burn. It is also odorless. I only shows light yellow on a panty liner. On the vagina itself it appears white. I used a tampon to look at it and it did appear light yellow and white on it. I am concearned because it seems like there is much more of it than I remember before my surgery. I no longer have a cervix and have no idea what to expect to see now with my cycle when it comes to discharge (I still have my ovaries.) I read that until my vaginal cuff'stitches sutures dissolve entirely, I may see more yellowish discharge. He didn't say my sutures were entirely dissolved at my appointment. I am just wondering if this is something I should be seen about or if it might be attributed to the healing process. I purchased an otc vaginal ph kit yesterday, and it showed "negative" for abnormal ph. I have been intimate with my boyfriend without a condom twice since XXXXXXX as I can now no longer get pregnant. Neither of us have had sex with anyone else in 2+ years. Although he did say he has not had an std test before we met. Do you think this is stress or hormone related fluctuations perhaps? My app says I would have started my period Sept 10. Please let me know if you need any more information.

Why should I not have sex for 8 more weeks ? My surgeon said I could resume all sexual activities after 6 weeks time.

Thanks.