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It's been a week since my c/s and I just took the sticky plaster off yesterday. All looked pretty good until today and it kind of looks and feels like I have a frankfurt under the stitching - the only way I could describe it LOL...
So as the title says, how much swelling is too much and how long should it last?
Thanks...
dh and I are just trying to remember and we think it was around that size. If it gets red or hot and sorer then normal go bck and get it checked.. better to get it checked and get told all is fine then have an infection go untreated...
it does sound normal to me though
I had a similar thing with mine, they actually talked about a particular type of tissue that forms post-surgically (sorry can't remember the word for it) that feels like a long lump under the wound area but apparently it's perfectly normal, its a sign that the wound is healing, and it does go away eventually. However if you're worried by all means see your dr even just for peace of mind.
I had problems with my wound (infection wise) so I'm not a good person to ask about how long the healing took. I had fluid behind the wound, so I was really nervous about the lump (thinking it meant the infection was taking hold again) but the drs assured me it was a good sign of healing.
If your pain level starts to increase, if the wound starts to leak or smell bad, or gets hot and red, or if you start feeling unwell (fevers), see your dr straight away. I guess if it's been a significant change over the last couple of days it might be worth getting checked out too.
I'm sorry, but mine was neither red nor swollen after 7 days :dunno: I can tell you that I did not have stiches, but they stapeled it closed. My dr took off the plaster and out the stapels after 6 days and tbh ... it was perfectly closed, no bumps or nothing ... one straight pinkish line.
For peace of mind ... I'll have it checked. Better safe than sorry!
ETA: 'Don't know if this will make a difference, but my c/s were a classic cut to the uterus, meaning vertically accros the uterus, not like "normal" c/s horizontal. Maybe if you were horizontally (is that a word :lol: ) cut, it could be that the scar tissue is more prominent ... I really don't know. But still, I would not think that scar tissue being swollen that size of a frankfuter is normal.
For my last c section it was swallen for a while. Might have had something to do with cutting along the old scar maybe.
thanks for your replies girls. I did end up in hospital and taken back to theatre to get drained and on IV antibiotics.
I still have the little sausage kind of thing happening down there today and there is not a great deal of pain, but so glad that the huge mass of gunk is gone.
Bubs isn't handling all the meds too well going through my milk. A small price to pay though, it could have been worse.
xx
geez, Nicambhar! Glad to hear you are better now. how scary
Nic
Sue, I'm really glad you had it seen to when you did! Hope it all heals well from here on in. Remember all the good gear from your milk more than makes up for the nasty effects of the meds in bubby's system!
xxx
Oh Nic that's terrible! Hope you're on the improve.
Gees must have missed your BA. Congratulations!!!
Glad you had it checked !! Also glad that you and bubba are handeling the antibiotics well.
Get better soon :)
Hi Nicambar, I was just reading through this old post from back in Sept and wanted to ask you about the lump that you had. I had a caesar cut to have a big cyst removed 12 days ago now and have a small 'frankfurt' sized lump just above my wound/scar. I'm not in any pain, the wound has healed fine, the lump is hard and doesnt hurt to touch.
Doesnt feel like it's an infection but surely it's not normal. Could it be a hernia? If so, what do they do about it. I'm so upset because it protrudes when i'm on my side and standing up and dont feel like I should have to just put up with a deformity. I haven't had kids yet but will be trying soon.
Any thoughts, ideas?
Thanks in advance
DeDe
DeDe, my frankfurt is still sort of there. You have to really press hard to feel it though. So I am thinking that it's just all the scar tissue from inside.
I did see my frankfurt from a side on view and it really distressed me. I think it just takes time to heal up down there.
Take care.
DeDe, best bet is to see your GP and get them to take a look at it. They may order an Ultrasound to check for fluid behind the wound site.
If there's some residual infection or another problem, that will obviously have to be treated. If however it's scar or healed in an unsightly manner, you may need to wait awhile to see how it develops. It could go down over time. If not, you could pursue plastic surgery at a later date to have that tissue removed and the wound 'tidied up'.
Thanks Nicambhar and Marydean, you have put my mind at ease. I might be being a bit premature in my concerns.
Thanks again
De