Extreme soreness and stiffness when trying to walk

blueyd1

Hi ladies! I had a RCS last Friday. For my first c-section, recovery was a breeze, but this time, I'm experiencing something very odd.

For the past two days, whenever I get up to walk after I've been sitting for more than a few minutes, I experience extreme soreness and stiffness to where it's almost difficult for me to start walking. The feeling begins around my incision and extends down to my upper thighs. It lessens after I've been walking for a minute or so. This has been occuring with the belly band on and off.

It's not pain, persay, just VERY, VERY sore and stiff. Like I had a brutal workout yesterday or something. I had this same type of soreness the last few weeks of my pregnancy but thought it was the weight of the baby.

Has anyone experienced this feeling? I have a call into my doc, but thought I'd pick your brains as well. I can't tell if this stiffness/soreness is my body telling me to slow my butt down or to walk some more.

Thanks for reading! :-) Hope you're all feeling well!

rosesandpeonies

are you still taking your meds?  

blueyd1

I am on ibuprofen but I stopped with the hydrocodone because I'm nursing and didn't think I needed it. I've learned my lesson and have started the good meds again. :-) My doc said it's probably inflammation from all the retracting they had to do and to basically take it easy, take my meds and sit with an ice pack over my area.

pepomntpat

blueyd1:

I am on ibuprofen but I stopped with the hydrocodone because I'm nursing and didn't think I needed it. I've learned my lesson and have started the good meds again. :-) My doc said it's probably inflammation from all the retracting they had to do and to basically take it easy, take my meds and sit with an ice pack over my area.

If you prefer not to take the narcotics at this point you can also alternate ibuprofen and tylenol. That is what I did after the first few days.