C section infection

Hello! I’m currently almost 6 weeks postpartum. For 3 weeks I’ve been dealing with an infection in my c-section wound and it just doesn’t seem to be healing. I’m on my second round of antibiotics and also have a steroid cream but the infection isn’t clearing up and I’ve now noticed that part of the wound has opened slightly. Did anyone else have issues like this and if so, what help to solve it eventually? I’ve convinced myslef I’m never going to fully heal!

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I went in for sepsis mind but when I was in hospital being treated. My wound full reopened. I had antibiotics, the cream and once it started to close a bit I had inadine dressings on it when covered that with another dressing and it healed and fully shut so quickly

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hello! i had iodine patches and dressings for mine and thats what i think ultimately cleaned mine up ☺️ i was feeling similar about mine, think it took about 3 weeks in the end! i’m 5 month PP and its looking really well.

I got the infection before I was released from the hospital. After leaving it took 3 days (a week after the csection) for ous to come out. They put a temporary wound vac on. So 1 week 1 day after my csection i ended up back in the hospital with a huge hole from the bacteria. I had to go to a wound care doctor for 5 months for it to fully heal. So I totally get feeling like it's taking forever. If its opening again I would try going to the hospital to show them.

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