Wow Alan - thanks for sharing that story.
I was gonna say that my experience from a c/s (was an emerg c/s) was not pleasant which is why i'm desperately trying for a VBAC this time around. First of all i was surprised to see how 'damaged' i was down below as i expected only my tummy to be affected from the surgery. My entire vagina, clitoris etc was literally black from bruising and it made sitting, toilet trips...very uncomfortable - so i remembered thinking "I'd may as well have gone through both types of childbirth!"

But that wasn't nearly as bad as the huge blood clot that developed under my c/s incision. It was a massive, extremely painful mound that almost found me in surgery again to have it drained....luckily IV medication and daily injections cleared it up enough to avoid another op.

I also had a side effect of a build up of flem in my chest, from the surgery, which doesn't seem too major but when you've had layers of muscle and tissue cut open - as well as a huge blood clot under your scar - trying to cough up the flem was almost unbearable. Eventually i was given saline through a nebulizer and mask to assist with breaking up the flem.

It was a horrible experience for me that i never wish to go through again. Don't mean to be so negative or intend to scare you - just wanted to let you know that my c/s experience wasn't as pleasant as some. Good luck with it all I hope you have a truly wonderful birthing experience!