Pain relief AFTER.. What did you have?

[Life is Good]

Danielle, it is like a tube of pretty heavy-duty elasticised material that extends from above your belly button to midway down your thighs. It's as if they cut it off of a long tube of the stuff (so the two end bit are frayed). It is cream in colour. I am not sure if it is routine at all hospitals for them to give them out, but they did at mine when the physio can around on day 2. Having said all that, I imagine that there would be commercial products available that do the same job in the event that you aren't given one? It just holds everything together

[Danielle_NZ]

Danielle, it is like a tube of pretty heavy-duty elasticised material that extends from above your belly button to midway down your thighs. It's as if they cut it off of a long tube of the stuff (so the two end bit are frayed). It is cream in colour. I am not sure if it is routine at all hospitals for them to give them out, but they did at mine when the physio can around on day 2. Having said all that, I imagine that there would be commercial products available that do the same job in the event that you aren't given one? It just holds everything together

Which hospital was that at? I'm going to be at the Mater Womans... I haven't found a commercial product in my size :-(

[Life is Good]

North West Private, Danielle. My friend had her CS at Mater Private and she was given one (she lent it to me as a spare so I had 2).

[Hummingbird]

I was on 2 x endone every 4 hours and voltaren for I think my entire stay (discharged on day 6), we tried to cut it down to one and that was a nightmare I could hardly move! I was also on voltaren. The midwives kept saying that I shouldn't need all that but I could feel it wearing off and it was so painful to move once it started to wear off. When I left I had a script for a couple of days on digesics and voltaran for about a week...After about day 8 or 9 I didn't really need anything.
I think maybe cause I had an emergency c-section, maybe they have to be a bit 'rougher?'...if you need it then take it and it will help you heal quicker!
Congrats on your little one x

[DaintreeDream]

I am starting to feel like a freak I have had 2 CS and I was on panadol only on day 2 and nothing on day 3, I was moving around alot (both babies were in NICU so I was walking back and forth) and I think this is why I felt so good, I walked alot and was even up once per night to walk to NICU to drop off my EBM and see babe, I do not suggest at all to overdo it, but I really do feel the more you move the better you feel rather than sitting in the same position then trying to get up (I hope this makes sense).

I am sorry to hear that you are in pain please tell them it is not working for you, they should offer you something stronger.

[Charlotte91]

I was walking heaps around the NICU.
I think maybe walking around helps!

[lilmisspositive]

First of all. Thank you all for your quick replies. I am now home and got panadeine forte. I agree with you with how much you do. I was in dire pain last night but I was walking a bit more then I am used to. Tbh I felt like asking for more pain relief made me feel like an addict or something... They were good once I complained but just the fact that I had too ask three times for pain relief made me angry as I know that if you keep on top of it from the start, it is easier after a few days to have nothing.

As for this elastic thing. Now I am ****ed. I did not even see the physio lady... Oh she dropped by on friday with a leaflet and then left. WTF? I went private too. So should I get one? and were would I get one from? Is this similar to the belly bands that they sell at baby galore?

I have about 20 forte left and voltarin. I was not given any repeats so wondering what the hell I will do if I still need them.

I read that a small amount of you needed panadol. Thanks so much for your reply too. It makes me realise that no I was not some freak of nature as they made me feel.