October 2014 Moms
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C-Section Recovery Check-In
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How far out are you from the surgery? How is your recovery coming along?
Are you dealing with any complications from the surgery or issues with pain medication?
What signs of progress in your recovery have you seen lately?
Are you dealing with any complications from the surgery or issues with pain medication?
What signs of progress in your recovery have you seen lately?
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I'm feeling about 85% but am still bruised and swollen around my incision site. It doesn't hurt at all anymore though. It just looks so much worse than it did with DS1, but at my two week visit they said it looked like it was healing well so I guess I was just lucky the first time?
I'm also still having a fair amount of pp bleeding. It's not bright red anymore but still seems like a light to moderate period flow. I can't remember when the bleeding stopped last time but thought it was supposed to be over by now.
I occasionally feel a tugging sensation at the incision site in the evenings, but it really has been a speedy recovery.
DH and I just had sex yesterday (using protection) and went slow. No pain.
I am one week out, and I thought I was doing well initially but the last two days have been more painful. It's hard for me to gauge what's normal because I know most people take narcotics and I'm only taking ibuprofen... So I'm hoping the pain from being up and around more is normal.
Are you dealing with any complications from the surgery or issues with pain medication?
I react really badly to meds so I refused everything after the surgery was over except Tylenol and ibuprofen. I also have this new bandage that you don't move for 2 weeks, so I feel like I have no idea how it's healing.
I wish my doctor had told me more about what to expect with my recovery. I feel a bit like I'm overdoing it and yet like I should be able to do more.
Surgery was today at 1330 EST I am doing really well up walking around this evening. Had my catheter out within a couple hours of surgery. Feeling great. A little crampy from the tubal portion.
Are you dealing with any complications from the surgery or issues with pain medication?
No complications thus far. I still on the PCA tomorrow I go down to the Motrin 800 and Norco.
What signs of progress in your recovery have you seen lately?
Being able to get up and walk so quickly was great. The nurses were shocked I took it upon myself to get up.
It may be tmi but I happy to have my first post-op bm tonight.
Are you dealing with any complications from the surgery or issues with pain medication?
What signs of progress in your recovery have you seen lately?
The hardest part is not being able to lift DD when she asks. I feel like I could do it but I know I had better not. I have quite a bit of pain on the right side where my OB knots the stitches but only when I move in a certain way - usually getting out of bed to feed DS. I didn't know that the first time I had a CS and woke up one night with searing pain and called L&D about it. This time I was prepared.
I have had one symptom I never did with DD - night sweats/chills. I don't attribute it to the CS but just to birth but it was weird the first time it happened. Dr. Google says it isn't unusual but I have never heard anyone mention it before.
Question for you ladies: when I look at my deflated stomach one side droops ally more than the other -- anyone else? Is that normal?
Other than that recovery is going pretty well -- pain is more manageable than I was anticipating. Hope y'all's is all going well and we get to feeling back to normal soon!
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I'm 13 days out from my RCS today and today has been a big turning point for me. I feel noticeably better and have been doing things around the house. I did take an ibuprofen about an hour ago to alleviate any discomfort I may feel later as a result though.
This recovery period has been night and day different from my last. I was in active labor for 26 hours and got to a 9.5 before requiring an emergency CS. That was extremely hard for me to take mentally and even harder for me to take physically. I'm still sad I didn't take the opportunity VBAC because I would rather that experience over a scheduled cesarean, but my baby is healthy and I know I chose the right thing for both of us.
The narcotics never worked, and I only took them when I got home because it never occurred to me that I should just buy Motrin over the counter.
My skin is very sensitive, and didn't tolerate the procedure well at all. I had major vaginal swelling and abscess formation. Heat application snd antibiotics have gotten it to the point where it's draining, so better days are in sight. Thank goodness for granny panties :-)
Dreaded post opp! The pressing on my tummy is what hurt the most if wanted to kick my doctor other than that everything went well. 12 weeks out it's as if nothing happened I feel great just numbness
@MrsCunningham22 I'm 6 weeks PP and this is the first week that I haven't felt achy or anything to that effect. I do not know if it's a fluke I still try not to over do it during the day but in getting restless sitting around...finally!