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To ask if I will be alright until the morning?

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imablue · 25/03/2024 22:04

I'm 4 weeks PP, c-section delivery. Everything's been fine up until today, very sore on one side of wound, it's weeping and smells foul (sorry TMI), and is very angry red.

Rang triage who said they will try and get a community MW out to me tomorrow. However, it's very painful and when I move/walk I genuinely feel like it's going to come open. I know that sounds dramatic but it's the only way I can explain.

Shouldn't this be checked out sooner? I have no fever and I feel generally well other than this.

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HungryandIknowit · 25/03/2024 22:17

Smells doesn't sound good. Would go to an urgent care centre if you can.

northtower · 25/03/2024 22:14

I had this and just completely ignored the m/w advice which was to air it and hope for the best.

I made a GP appt instead, who swabbed it, put me on antibiotics then called me a day later when the results came back and put me on difference antibiotics. It then healed beautifully.

That was 14 years ago, mind, when you could actually see a GP.

But the point remains, I don't trust a midwife to give medical advice on wound care and would bypass them completely. It's a post-surgical wound, the fact that it's related to childbirth is neither here nor there. Get to urgent care or GP.

Imamumgetmeoutofhere · 25/03/2024 22:13

Post surgery and possible infection, I would always query possible sepsis. Give 111 a call and speak to them, they are best placed to advise you

mizzastar · 25/03/2024 22:12

Ring maternity assessment. They should be able to advise you as you're under 6 weeks post partum

PostItInABook · 25/03/2024 22:11

You don’t have to have a fever to have sepsis. If it smells and is red it’s infected. Get yourself seen sooner rather than later. You will likely need antibiotics.

AllAboardTootToot · 25/03/2024 22:10

Sounds like what I had and turned out to be an infection. Pop a cold water flannel on it, pat dry, air it and repeat. It took anger out of it that night in terms of the raw pain. I saw nurse next day, got sent to my dr and on an antibiotic which did the trick.

i know it feel like it will burst but honestly that cold compress helped tremendously. Try that and if not seeing an improvement, call triage back.

quietlysad · 25/03/2024 22:10

Normally I would say go to urgent care but I recently spent 12 hours in a&e with a heart condition (which ended up needing a week in hospital and ongoing care) so the awful reality is if you go there now expect to be seen tomorrow morning. Is there an out of hours doctor you can visit? So sorry you’re in this predicament. We have third world healthcare now sadly.

Onabench · 25/03/2024 22:09

Phone 111. No temperature and you might be okay to wait but they are best to advise

mynameiscalypso · 25/03/2024 22:09

So long as you feel okay and don't have a fever, I'd probably leave it until tomorrow as the midwife will be best placed to help (and I wouldn't want to sit around a hospital at 4 weeks pp).

DramaAlpaca · 25/03/2024 22:08

I think I'd want to get that checked out quickly, OP. It sounds like you might have an infection.

DownWhichOfLate · 25/03/2024 22:07

I think a call to 111 might be wise. Though you still might have to wait until the morning to be seen.

Larabelle6 · 25/03/2024 22:06

No medical advice but if it was me I’d be on my way to urgent care / out of hours

good luck - hope you get sorted quickly!