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Cough and a booked c-section?

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LongLiveTheChief · 28/01/2017 23:13

I've had a horrible sinus infection for 3 weeks which turned into a tickly cough yesterday. I'm booked in for a elective c-section on Monday and now I'm worried that they won't be able to complete the operation with me coughing. I definitely won't be able to stifle a cough for over an hour through the op, especially after not being able to eat or drink before the op!

Does anyone know if it will be effected? X

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AbbeyRoadCrossing · 29/01/2017 06:17

I'd ask them to be sure.

I had a lung infection and very bad cough and had an EMCS so they can do it - although no choice in my case. It hurts a lot to cough after the c section though.

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Bellabelloo · 29/01/2017 06:27

Oh no. How annoying for you. Rest, rest, rest. You still have time to feel loads better.

If it is elective would they be able to put it off for a day or so? I don't know about during the op, but coughing post a c-section (I had one on Tuesday) is painful! In fact, it is now day 5 for me and is the only thing that hurts, as well as hauling myself off the sofa! I don't mean to scare you - it's doable, especially if you hold the scar area, just not the nicest!!

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seven201 · 29/01/2017 06:39

Ring them up. Maybe they'll postpone it by a few days. I agree with the others, coughing and laughing after a c-section is the most painful bit. Hold a cushion against the area of you know you're going to cough.0'