Hi all,
I’m 5 weeks post elective c section today and have felt like my recovery has been a lot harder/different to my emergency c section 5 years ago with my first.
I’ve noticed my legs still feel very heavy and find it difficult climbing the stairs. I seem to have pins and needs pretty much all the time in my ankles and feet. I find it gets worse as the day goes on and can have slight swelling in my ankles too. I do occasionally feel like I get pins and needles in my wrists and hands too.
In general I’m feeling super tired (but I do have a 5 week old and a 5 year old), and can sometimes feel like my breathing is heavy. Not breathless as such, but like a heaviness to catch my breath.
Has anyone else experienced anything like this? I’m hoping to book an appt this week with my new gp as previous one I couldn’t get an appt. I asked the midwives re my legs but that was within the first week of post c section so they weren’t concerned.
I just feel like I should feel more active and mobile by now and the constant pins and needles isn’t right. Its making me really worried something serious is wrong.