Hi Gnatty, Thank you for your reply. It's because I'm a bit constipated I think, I'm eating fruit and generally having a healthy diet. I'm feeling stressed so that's probably the cause. I'm able to move around a lot better the last couple of days. I'm staying with my daughter which is allowing me the bed rest I need, I'm being as careful as I can. It's day 9 after the op now. I've had a tiny spotting which I assume is normal?