The pamphlets we receive do make it sound so simple and quick and easy. After my C section 2 weeks ago, the midwife told me I may feel pulling to one side of my stomach because they cut one side then tear the side furtherest from the surgeon (depends which side the surgeons on to what side gets torn) and she said they do this cause it heals better having one side sliced and the other torn, and you may feel a dragging or burning feeling to one side more than the other side this is the side thats been torn. And it all made sense when she told me, cause I could feel them cutting me then I my whole body was shaking from one side to the other this must of been when they were tearing the rest cause its what it felt like.

I guess they dont tell us this because too many of us would freak out prior to the operation and they could do without a patient in thearte goiong into panic on the operating table. Same reason as I think they wount let support people in when your getting your spinal and epidural because of the length of the needle, may freak some people out, they try and hide it.

I also found it quiet fascinating too, but other people ive told so far think its horrendous, and i suppose it is in a way because its not natural for the human body to have to go through that much trauma, under anesthetic or not, no wonder we feel so much pain afterwards!