Cesarean pain 3 weeks pp

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I had an elective section 3 weeks ago. I took my prescribed painkillers for the 1p day period and have been using paracetemol/ ibuprofen as needed since. I am still having quite a bit of pain if I don't use painkillers- is this to be expected? No signs of fever or bleeding/ oozing from the wound.

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You should check in with you MW. She will be able to give better advice.

How easy have you taken it? Recovery for my first was much slower because I pushed myself too hard.

Check with midwife but yeah I was in pain for several weeks. It’s a major surgery, you need to take things easy. I barely left the house the first few weeks.

What kind of pain? I had a c sec 3 weeks ago this coming Monday- I’m in no pain but I think if you are having gas pains or muscular pains that’s normal and no concern but if you’re having soreness around the scar perhaps get it checked? The pain I had for the longest was a pulling on the inside of the scar, On one end- it was the stitches on the inside just where they knot them off, apparently this is normal to have some tenderness there for a while. I’ve taken ibuprofen and/or paracetamol every day up until about day 15 for discomfort but last few days much better Xo

The pain were cramp like and soon after this post I had a huge gush of blood loss. I called the midwife and they said as a one off they wouldnt be concerned but if it happens again I am to go to the hospital to be checked over. I strangely feel better now that it has happened. The cramps have went away.

Hoping that's the end of it . I had very minimal blood loss after the surgery so maybe it was just a matter of time. Worrying all the same.

If it’s like period pain cramps it could be your uterus contracting back rather than in relation to the caesarean. I think some people have horrendous gas pains after c section too. Deffo follow their advice and if it doesn’t stop go and get checked out xxx