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Swollen feet post-op

haley750haley750 member
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I am 6days post-op from my c-section and my feet have ballooned up at least double the size. Is swollen feet part of the recovery process? My doctor didn't say anything to me about it so I wasn't sure. 
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    tawillerstawillers member

    Yep, it's normal.  The swelling should subside at about 2 weeks.

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    lil_jen051708lil_jen051708
    imagetawillers:

    Yep, it's normal.  The swelling should subside at about 2 weeks.

    Yep.  Took me about 2 weeks to go back to normal.  I didn't have any swelling during pregnancy but it was bad once I was in and home from the hospital.

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    misschris216misschris216
    My hands and feet got like that the 3rd day after surgery.  Your doctor can prescribe you a "water pill" which help tremendously with reducing the swelling..it makes you pee a lot though!
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    Neener73Neener73
    imagetawillers:

    Yep, it's normal.  The swelling should subside at about 2 weeks.

    This.  It's a good excuse to put your feet up and have other people wait on you. Wink

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    haley750haley750 member
    Thanks all for the info!  i feel much better knowing it happens!
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    fancefppfancefpp member
    My ankles were out of control!! I didn't swell during pregnancy at all, only after. I was on IV fluid for a couple of days though
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    tevagirltevagirl

    Normal.  It took me about 2 weeks for the swelling to go down.  I left the hospital in my slippers because I couldn't get my shoes on.

    I had at least 6 bags of fluids between my labor/section/post-op. My midwife came to see me about 2 days after my section, when she saw my cankles - she said, "Free with every delivery, one pair of cankles."  

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    magdalina.hmagdalina.h member
    Yup. It's from the fluid pumped in you during the surgery
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    brooke&ryan&babybrooke&ryan&baby member

    Unfortunately yes.

    Mine didn't go back to normal until at least a week post op.

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    Heather16578Heather16578
    Totally happened to me its because of the c-section. My doctors told me to walk, walk, and more walking and that helps. I swear my ankles felt like they were going to burst they were so swollen.
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