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Ok, I had a c section 18 months ago. Since then I have experienced pain on my left hand side, underneath my scar. It's quite like period pain, it gets worse during ovulation but the area is fairly tender. It's sore but it's not awful, tbh. I can live with it.
However I went to get it checked out because I wanted to check it wouldn't have an impact on trying to conceive baby #2, and just generally that everything's ok. I had a scan about six months ago. I got a very vague letter from the GP which said the scan had revealed some ovarian cysts and they were referring me to a gynaecologist. As the appointment was six months away, I wasn't worried and carried on as normal.
So the appointment finally arrived on Tuesday. The gynaecologist basically said the cysts are a red herring and that he doesn't believe they are abnormal, or that they are the cause of my pain.
He thinks the problem may be "adhesions" - things stuck together after my c section, I think is what he meant. Recommended a laroscopy (or something?) basically - a camera going into my abdomen through my navel and through my c section scar, to see what the problem is and hopefully fix it. It is done under general anaesthetic and he thinks I would need 2/3 weeks off work.
I don't want to have the operation. I understand it's minor but I don't want the general anaesthetic, I have a toddler who needs looking after (husband is fab but works long hours and we don't have much in the way of family support) and I can't risk my health. I asked the doctor what would happen if I didn't have it and he seemed to think, not very much!
Issue however might be that they don't do the operation and it's something serious and we don't know because we haven't looked (low chances of this). Also he said I may need an MRI to check my womb lining isn't out of place??
He's going to write a detailed letter and we'll have another appointment to discuss in detail once I've chattered it over with my husband. At the moment I feel quite set on not doing it, living with the pain and hoping the next c section sorts it out.
Husband and my mother think I should do it (or at the very least find out more about it).
I wondered if anyone here had any experience with this. Sorry for the book...
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FrasierCranium · 28/01/2016 19:21
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