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Sore c/s scar

Sami78Sami78
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I'm sorry, but this is going to sound completely crazy, but I have to ask.  My c/s scar had been itchy during this pregnancy, but the other day it was sore/achy at the end of the day, and I had this completely irrational fear that it would bust open.  The nurse at my last appt made a comment that some women just heal differently, and their c/s scars are paper thin and can open up during labor (obviously, she was swaying me toward a repeat c/s, though my OB is supportive of the VBAC). Is there any connection between how the scar heals and likelihood of uterine rupture?  I'm also wondering - do you feel the scar when you're in labor? 
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Re: Sore c/s scar

  • ked77ked77 member
    I was actually wondering about a scar healing/rupture connection too.  My scar healed horribly, a year later it's huge, red, always irritated and itchy and still sore sometimes.  My guess would be that it has to do with the internal scar on your actual uterus which you most likely are not feeling, they stitch you internally, then stitch the skin which is the scar you see/feel.  I'm hoping my internal scar has healed better than the external!
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    I should add that I am not currently pregnant, so my scar irritation doesn't have to do with that.
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  • ShansBrideShansBride

    I don't know statistically about any connection, but my scar get itchy sometimes and towards the end of my last pregnancy I was sore in that area a lot.  My uterus was fine during my VBAC though.

    And when I was in labor I didn't notice it at all.  Actually, the thought of rupture didn't even enter my mind once labor started.

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  • JoelsGirl07JoelsGirl07
    Mine bothers me every so often (see post below about me fearing tearing open). Usually it's just the outer edges that bother me. The itching is just your skin stretching again. It may itch more around it than the actual scar b/c scar tissue cannot stretch. I'm just happy mine isn't numb anymore since the OB I asked about the numbness when I was in the hospital told me his wife's scar was numb for 2 years!
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  • nosoup4unosoup4u member

    That nurse sounds super-helpful Huh? - yikes.

    Anyhoo, my scar got itchy and sensitive towards the end of my pregnancy, I think it might have been more because my waistbands would ride on it more? 

    I agree with the whole outside scar isn't the same as the inner scar. I didn't feel anythink when I was in labor, though my sister did have weird echo contractions on her outside scar when she was pushing (buuuut, it healed badly, and she was still in pain from it 3 months after she had her c-section, so that probably had something to do with it). She had a successful VBAC.

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