Positive elective c/s stories??

[Peg]

I just have one more question Is there anything that makes it more likely I would need a drain, or is it just one of those things that depends on how the surgery goes?

im not 100% sure but i think it is dependent upon the amount of bleeding....its used to allow the wound to drain properly. Although barely anything came out of my drain, it really wasnt necessary.

[rufalina]

Good luck hun. I know it will go well for you. xo

[briggsy's girl]

all the best for the birth of your bubba!

re the drain - i'm not sure if my size had something to do with it (i'm a big person) - or the fact i had more bleeding than expected - i think it comes down to what happens in the surgery itself. i know i read about someone having their stitches out later on - i had internal disolvable stitches and just tape on the outside, so didn't need them out. i did get the drain out - it wasn't the most pleasant, but as soon as it was out i was fine. just a wee bit of burning as it came out, but i was ok straight away afterwards - was actually a relief to not have to remember the damn thing!

[Jandals]

Hey ladies. Don't have much time for a detailed rundown - but i'll be back! Just wanted to pop in and let you know the gorgeous baby Toby arrived on Wednesday. We are both doing really well. I was home after 2 nights in hospital and I'm actually pretty surprised at how good I'm feeling. Still a little sore and of course tired but not as bad as I had been expecting.

Had a few complications with the spinal - one attempt away from a general , some serious low blood pressure issues and Toby had pooed while still inside. So the actual surgery itself was a little stressful but it was all done and things were sorted out pretty quickly. We were able to have skin-to-skin in theatre and a lovely first b/f in recovery. So all in all I think I can now contribute to positive c/s stories

Thanks again for all your help and advice.

[Peg]

congratulations Jandels thats great to hear.

[Nimra]

Hey ladies. Don't have much time for a detailed rundown - but i'll be back! Just wanted to pop in and let you know the gorgeous baby Toby arrived on Wednesday. We are both doing really well. I was home after 2 nights in hospital and I'm actually pretty surprised at how good I'm feeling. Still a little sore and of course tired but not as bad as I had been expecting.

Had a few complications with the spinal - one attempt away from a general , some serious low blood pressure issues and Toby had pooed while still inside. So the actual surgery itself was a little stressful but it was all done and things were sorted out pretty quickly. We were able to have skin-to-skin in theatre and a lovely first b/f in recovery. So all in all I think I can now contribute to positive c/s stories

Thanks again for all your help and advice.

Dear Jandals
congrats on your little bundle of joy.I am glad reading another positive C section story.
I am in the que as well and scheduled to C section with in three weeks.

I know you must be very very busy settling with bub but really appreciate when ever you get some time to answer my question.

How did you manage low blood p reassure thing while surgery.I always have issues with anesthesia.it drops my Blood pressure to dangerously low.Once I had black outs and double vision with low BP after GA ( my BP was dropped to 50/45) and lost heaps of blood too. which was the most scary thing.
This time I am very anemic too.I am very scared.

Nim

[Jandals]

Hi Nim,

I wasn't expecting such a drop in blood pressure as when I had a spinal with DD I was okay (she was a vaginal delivery). But the anaesthetist said the dose of the medication that can effect blood pressure is a lot higher in a spinal for a c/s. I'm not really sure exactly how it was managed as I was very out of it and struggling to stay conscious I had an amazing anaesthetist and he was monitoring me very closely and I'm pretty sure he was furiously pumping drugs in to my drip to try and stabilise me.

Although it was horrible and a little scary it was all over pretty quickly and once I was in recovery I started to feel better. I had to stay flat in the bed for a good few hours after-wards though as my b/p would drop again if I sat up. I found that annoying as it was hard to feed lying down.

I didn't lose too much blood - about 500ml. I was also anemic during pregnancy and I'm still taking ferrograd with vit c to try and get iron levels back up. Hard work with a baby sucking all the goodness out of me

Not sure if I've been any help! I think the best thing to do is let the anaesthetist know about your history - that way they can be prepared. Do you have a good support person to talk to you while it's all happening? I found the reassurance I got from the theatre staff and DH helped keep me calm.

Let me know if you have any other questions. I'm happy to help where I can.

Good luck! I'll look forward to hearing how you got on.

[Nimra]

Hi Nim,

I wasn't expecting such a drop in blood pressure as when I had a spinal with DD I was okay (she was a vaginal delivery). But the anaesthetist said the dose of the medication that can effect blood pressure is a lot higher in a spinal for a c/s. I'm not really sure exactly how it was managed as I was very out of it and struggling to stay conscious I had an amazing anaesthetist and he was monitoring me very closely and I'm pretty sure he was furiously pumping drugs in to my drip to try and stabilise me.

Although it was horrible and a little scary it was all over pretty quickly and once I was in recovery I started to feel better. I had to stay flat in the bed for a good few hours after-wards though as my b/p would drop again if I sat up. I found that annoying as it was hard to feed lying down.

I didn't lose too much blood - about 500ml. I was also anemic during pregnancy and I'm still taking ferrograd with vit c to try and get iron levels back up. Hard work with a baby sucking all the goodness out of me

Not sure if I've been any help! I think the best thing to do is let the anaesthetist know about your history - that way they can be prepared. Do you have a good support person to talk to you while it's all happening? I found the reassurance I got from the theatre staff and DH helped keep me calm.

Let me know if you have any other questions. I'm happy to help where I can.

Good luck! I'll look forward to hearing how you got on.

Dear Jandals,
Thanks for your very detail reply.To some how Iam at ease that their is solution of this problem but again reading in depth what you have been through scares me too.
I am already a panic and anxiety queen I don't know if such situation arrives what I will do.I am trying to be positive.Good thing my DH will be with me so I will be having support in theater.

I am glad you had minimal blood loss I hope same would be the case with me.My this pregnancy had been pretty rough and really want some good time now.

Jandals when did you start eating after surgery? I have always noticed proper eating with good vitamins really heals me fast. during my last coccyx removal surgery I was on very heavy pain medication which really made me weak and I was allowed to have apple juice after twenty four hours.
Take care
Nim

[Jandals]

Don't panic And I'm really sorry if I scared you - I didn't mean to!

I was thinking that the reaction you had last time was to a GA and a spinal will probably be quite different. Hopefully you won't have such a bad reaction this time. I'm sure the anaesthetist will help to reassure you on the day. He or she will come and talk to you before you go in to theatre and you can ask as many questions as you need to.

I was allowed a little bit of water in recovery (it was a REALLY little bit) and then I think I was able to eat about 3 hrs after surgery. Basically the midwives wanted me to wait until I wasn't feeling nauseated before I ate so as soon as I was feeling better they brought me a sandwich. I was on oxycodone and tramadol for a day or 2 but that didn't effect what I could eat.

Make sure you keep on top of your fibre intake so you don't get constipated after your c/s. I was taking lactulose and coloxyl (softener) from the day of the surgery to make sure everything flowed nicely

Try not to worry, and remember you will have your beautiful baby in your arms very soon.