Hi, @sharnie - I had a different surgery in that region in 2012, a prolapse repair. I got a UTI during my recovery period, which I understand is common post-prolapse surgery.

I saw some information in the results section of an article in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology that you may be interested in:

Perioperative adverse events associated with colpocleisis for uterovaginal and posthysterectomy vaginal vault prolapse
https://www.ajog.org/article/S0002-9378(15)02226-7/fulltext#:~:text=the%203%20groups.-,Results,occurring%20in%2034.7%25%20of%20subjects.
Results
In all, 245 subjects underwent colpocleisis during the study period. Mean age and body mass index were 78 (±7) years and 27.7 (±5.8) kg/m2, respectively; 59.1% (140/245) of subjects had stage-4 prolapse. The most common adverse event was urinary tract infection occurring in 34.7% of subjects.

I do recall that medication cleared up the UTI rather quickly, though I turned out to have a reaction (rash) from the first medication I was given. I think that is pretty rare.

How are you doing today, @sharnie?