agonising back pain days after c-sec

[LondonNinja]

Hi all, please help! I had a c-sec on Weds (have a stunning little baby girl now ...

Anyway, since the delivery, my back (upper-mid) has hurt like hell. Earlier, it felt like I was being stabbed and I almost thought of calling for an ambulance. What on earth is going on? I take codeine with paracetamol but it didn't stop me screaming in pain. I'm scared to go back to bed to lie down now .

It was an elective semi-emergency CS as I had obstetric cholestasis BTW. I came home on Saturday.

perhaps you have a gallstone see here - have you phoned NHS direct? If not, do so.

congrats on the DD, btw!

I would call the hospital labour ward. Did you have an epidural/spinal or ga?

Yes definitely do call them. This isn't normal i don't think.

Hope you can find out what it causing it and get some relief

could be a stomach ulcer. I had one after my daughter was born and it presented very much as you are describing. More likely as well if you have been on lots of painkillers.

That's odd. Could it be a complication from the epidural? (Although I'd think that would present lower) Sounds worth getting checked out if the pain is that bad though.

Congratulations on your baby!

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I had horrible back pain after a c-section too but I was convinced it was the bloody awful hospital bed and that was the number one reason I checked myself out asap. It was a dull ache though - not the stabbing pain op describes which sounds horrible.

hope you got somewhere with this - did you phone someone/see someone today?

I had bad back and hip pain after a c-section - was referred to a physiotherapist, and it was muscular pain, the result of having been put in an awkward position while I was numb from the anaesthetic. THe pain was often sharp and stabbing, and I couldn't walk properly for weeks.

I would definitely see someone as soon as possible.