I’ll start by saying how lucky and grateful I am - I’ve just had my third c section, I have three beautiful children, all three sections have healed without infection and I’ve had no real complications.
However, at the end of this c section (10 days ago) the consultant said she couldn’t do the usual stitch at the end of the wound and that she’d have to put the stitches on the outside. She said I’d see the stitches just now (it was a clear dressing) but the stitches would dissolve just the same. I thought that sounded fine, no problem.
I took the dressing off 3 days ago and had a proper look. The first part of my scar is usual, neat, fine line, no lumps or bumps, like it has been sewn with an invisible/laddder stitch. The final 2/3 inches are totally different, it looks like the two edges have just been sandwiched together to create a raised, lumpy edge. DH says it could settle down but it actually looks like it has healed very well, the stitches have dissolved too, it’s just been poorly sewn up. Perhaps that’s all the consultant could do with it but I’m feeling pretty sad about it. It feels horrible and raised and it looks really unsightly.
Has anyone else had a scar like this? Does it get better? Is there anything I can do? I’ll say again how lucky I’ve been, I hope my post doesn’t upset anyone, but this issue is getting me down.