24 hours post cerclage. Normal mucus? (and rundown of my experience)

Had my preventive cerclage placed yesterday at 14w5d. Doc said my cervix looked “beautiful” (very proud of this) and the procedure went just as we hoped. Had a rescue cerclage 3+ years ago and I think blacked it out cause I feel like this is all new to me. Also, I’m a very experienced labor nurse and still feel like my medical brain has just gone on vacation.

The cramping yesterday was WILD. I had two rounds of Indocin and 1000mg of Tylenol and still had to get a small dose of Dilaudid to tolerate it before I was discharged. Doc mentioned that she gets reports from patients that pain with earlier stitches is worse. Any repeat offenders have the same experience?

Bleeding has been very minimal. Some bright red bleeding immediately after the procedure that turned into pink spotting before discharge. Barely spotting at all today, but I did have a VERY LARGE amount of thick, sticky mucus that looked like a mucus plug when I wiped just a little bit ago. This seemed vaguely familiar to me from my last cerclage, but I don’t trust my memory. Did anyone else experience this post stitch?

Aside from the intense cramping and the 3-4 attempts to get my spinal placed, I think it went pretty well. Now we just keep our fingers crossed for a very uneventful next 6 months.