C-section and SPD recovery: what remains
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ailbheMy visible scar is fine and doesn't hurt but it has a lt of really itchy lumps around it that itch like crazy and drive me insane. Some of them appear to be regrowing hair but some are just lumps.
Other than that, I have a bruised, sore patch inside just above the visible scar, particularly on the right, and occasional twinges of pain on the left, too. I can lift just about anything I choose to, but some stretching and twisting is still beyond me. That said, I can dance! After Linnea was born, I tried to do some bellydancing at the Discworld Convention, and the twisting was agony, presumably due to the aftermath of the uterine infection I had had. Now I can dance as much as I choose.
Having Emer or Linnea brush against my abdomen is no longer painful. I don't appear to have a significant numb patch, either, though it's hard to tell because of the horrendous itch.
The SPD still aches after I walk any distance, so I will not be cycling for a while yet. I'm beginning to wonder whether the pain is partially due to an infection, but it's hard to tell. I have my 6-week-postnatal appointment in a week (9 weeks postnatally, but there you go, this stuff was much easier to arrange when I didn't have a toddler and wasn't as picky about doctors) so will bring everything up then.
I've slimmed down a lot faster than last time; I'm a 14 now, and I was a 16 for ages after Linnea's birth. I assume that that's because I was so inactive while recovering from Linnea's delivery. I feel generally fit and healthy and energetic until about 5 pm when I want to curl up and die, just briefly for the rest.
Other than that, I have a bruised, sore patch inside just above the visible scar, particularly on the right, and occasional twinges of pain on the left, too. I can lift just about anything I choose to, but some stretching and twisting is still beyond me. That said, I can dance! After Linnea was born, I tried to do some bellydancing at the Discworld Convention, and the twisting was agony, presumably due to the aftermath of the uterine infection I had had. Now I can dance as much as I choose.
Having Emer or Linnea brush against my abdomen is no longer painful. I don't appear to have a significant numb patch, either, though it's hard to tell because of the horrendous itch.
The SPD still aches after I walk any distance, so I will not be cycling for a while yet. I'm beginning to wonder whether the pain is partially due to an infection, but it's hard to tell. I have my 6-week-postnatal appointment in a week (9 weeks postnatally, but there you go, this stuff was much easier to arrange when I didn't have a toddler and wasn't as picky about doctors) so will bring everything up then.
I've slimmed down a lot faster than last time; I'm a 14 now, and I was a 16 for ages after Linnea's birth. I assume that that's because I was so inactive while recovering from Linnea's delivery. I feel generally fit and healthy and energetic until about 5 pm when I want to curl up and die, just briefly for the rest.
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itching...
Date: 2006-10-09 04:16 pm (UTC)Re: itching...
Date: 2006-10-09 04:54 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-10-09 05:39 pm (UTC)Re: itching...
Date: 2006-10-09 08:33 pm (UTC)If in doubt, ask a doc...