I am one week postpartum and have still noticed that the ends if my incision on either side are very tender especially if I try to stand up from a sitting position.
My right side has always been a little worse than my left but recently I've noticed that my left side hurts a bit more. There is no redness or anything. I can see a bit of dried blood underneath the tape over my stitches but I assume that has been there since the incision.
How long did it take you all to feel back to normal?
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My incision was numb from the moment I woke up after surgery. About 2 inches above my incision & about the same length is what was tender and sore on me. It has taken a month to begin to feel normal at that spot.
When you say stitches, do you mean staples? I assumed staples were normal with sections...I had my staples taken out two days after leaving the hospital, and had dried blood/scabbing for about 2-2.5 weeks.
I am felling pretty much all healed, although I still get pangs of pain like someone stabbed me a few times a day. Also have been having some pain on my right side. The area above my incision still is sore to touch or push on, but not as bad. I think this spot hurts on me because it is the start of where I actually have feeling-the area below all to my incision is totally numb.
I'll feel normal when I can work out and take a dang bath lol. Best of luck on your healing!!!
Day 19 for me and the right side still feels sore too. It looks like it's healing well though.
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As for stitches vs staples, it all depends on your OB. I had neither, she used surgical glue.
I think a lot of it will depend on how your body heals. I'm 6.5 weeks post surgery and I still get some shooting pains at the incision. But I just went in for my 6 week appointment and they said everything looks great. I can also feel hard knots of scar tissue under the incision (although this is my second section). The most obvious thing though is that I'm still a little sore if I sit up in bed too many times. I have no muscle tone from being so stretched out while pregnant and then being cut open. Time for some planks, I believe!
Also, with my first I mentioned to one of the nurses that it really hurt on the right side and she said "have you ever seen a c-section performed? The right side is where they pull you open. Of course it hurts!"
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Wow. 2.5 months out! No wonder they say a vaginal recovery is sooo much easier!
Is there any way to inhibit scar tissue growth? I'm thinking about doing warm compresses, hoping to increase circulation in the area, and just because it feels good on the sore spots.
Huh, they told me I could do them for pain relief, but didn't say I should or his often. I'm definitely going to start.
Does the baby count as a warm compress? Lol. Seems like he's always on my belly.
I am 5 1/2 weeks, and am almost back to normal. My incision did get infected though, and this is my second CS. I think I was feeling more myself after only 4 weeks with my first...and also no infection that time. GL!
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FWIW I didn't have staples or stitches externally. They used dura bond.
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