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Bladder cut during emergency C-section.....
I was trying to search on here if anyone has ever had their bladder cut during a c-section, but found no results...I did however find some on other websites but i'm still curious as to how a bladder heal on its own after being cut and "repaired" during the Csection...it'll be 5weeks in 2days and i'm still walking around with a catheter and it is NO FUN at all...This is my 3rd child..my first pregnancy was an unplanned c-section..... she was too big, then i had a vaginal birth with my second in which i ended up with stitches down there because my son tore me..Now with this 3rd one, i had opted to do a VBAC but unfortuantely it turned into an emergency csection because my baby had a cord prolapse....meaning her umbilical cord was on top of her head which would cause her to lose oxygen, so they had to take her out immediately..i woke up in the ICU all drugged up and not even wondering why i was there, doctors were in and out telling me what had happened but it still never registered until days later that my bladder was cut in which it had to be repaired and i had lost a third of my blood and need a transfusion! with all the meds in my system it was hard to even be mad about my situation! Being that i had a catheter on, i thought it would be removed before i left the hospital..turns out, i had to go home with it on :-( Doctors said it was to help my bladder heal...i was to go back a week later hoping to have it removed, it turns out i still had a leak in my bladder so they gave me another week, still no progress, so another 2wks! total of 5 weeks!!! and if this bladder has not healed yet, my other option will be to have another surgery!! i'm hoping and praying that when i go in this time, my bladder has healed..im just so over it already!
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Re: Bladder cut during emergency C-section.....
Sorry that happened, it sounds really frustrating (and painful!). This woman just posted that she had a tear in her bladder, you could PM her to have someone to compare notes with.
https://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/69178519.aspx
Hope you feel better soon!
DS2 - Oct 2010 (my VBAC baby!)
Should have scrolled down. That is me.
Thank you! My catheter has now been on 5weeks tomorrow...i will be seeing my urologist tomorrow to see if my bladder has healed....if not, then i might be looking into another surgery :-( So please PRAY for me...it is pretty draining mentally and physically... My first week was really bad..i think i was going through postpartum depression.. i couldn't stop crying....but as the days went by, i started getting the hang of it...but i still do have my moments..so i hope everything goes well tomorrow...
I'm hoping for your speedy recovery!
I am so sorry for your delayed recovery. I haven't left the hospital yet and am already so over the catheter. I too have been teary but mostly bc of the bladder thing and not the failed VBAC.
Keep me updated--I am certainly thinking of you!!
So i went in today and no progress!!! still on a catheter for 2 more weeks, i think these doctors are stalling because they don't know what to do (that's military for you) and they are really trying to avoid surgery...they suggested i also get a hysterectomy in which i really don't mind coz im not trying to have anymore kids.. the reason for the hysterectomy is because my bladder is stuck to my uterus and whenever they go in and try to fix my bladder, my uterus will prolly need some repair...if not i may have all kinds of complications with my uterus in the future so they just wanna take it out and just not deal with it...thats pretty much how i look at it. i'm starting to look around now for another urologist to get second opinions and to maybe get surgery elsewhere.... ugggh!!! im really just so over this!!! anyway, how's yours going?? i hope alll is well and that you are on ur way to a speedy recovery :-)
Oh no--my urologist put a layer of fat between the uterus and bladder to make sure they don't adhere to each other again. I hope that works! Are you using a leg bag? Any tips for a newbie on how to live you life with this? Luckily I am still recovering this week but I would love to start to feel like a person again.
I am so so sorry you aren't well. I would be a total emotional wreck right now in your shoes!
That sounds like a smart thing your urologist did! i wish mines were smart like him! LOL........yes i am using a leg bag..in the beginning i didn't want to even deal with it, i went home with that other bag (that holds more). but as the days went, it got to the point where i was tired of it and tried the leg bag,which i found out was alot easier to deal with... also because i had these appts to go to and that would be the only way to get around...i was wearing long dresses to hide the bag. i just now found out i can wear my jeans with it too! j also made sure i didnt drink too much. that way the bag wouldn't fiil up so quickly...there are times when it feels like its not there and times where it bothers me...i was prescribed anitbiotics and something for the bladder spasm so it kinda helps too....when i take a shower i just take the bag out and let the end of the catheter hang..Taking care of my newborn is a challenge too..i have to put everything at an arm's reach. Sometimes its hard to move fast enough with this catheter on but im managing...