Did I pull a muscle or worse?

ericamanuela · July 2012

I had a c-section 3 weeks ago. I noticed a cramping type pain in my lower left abdomen yesterday. I took a nap for a couple of hours, woke up and the pain was still there. I called my doctor and they asked me if I had any bleeding, foul discharge, bleeding or oozing from the incision or a fever. I said no to all of the above questions. The nurse thinks that perhaps it's a pulled abdominal muscle and to watch out for bleeding and a fever and to also notice if the pain worsens. It's the next morning and it's still sore but has not gotten worse in any way. The only funny thing I noticed yesterday was that I pushed a rug over with my foot and it my belly felt a little bit weird. Could it just be a pulled ab muscle? Has anyone else experienced this?

ImThisBabysMom · July 2012

I thought I was doing good a few weeks after my c/s so I started doing more. I got so sore I thought I was gonna split open. I was fine. I just was doing too much. Once I relaxed for a day and quit doing as much, I felt fine again. Take a day to relax as much as you can and see how you feel.

Heather2256 · July 2012

Yeah I had asked my doc when I was 1wk pp about pain on the sides of the incision. Like whenever I'd get up & everything. He said it's the muscle underneath. That's probably what it is.

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