Omg just had an elective section when does the pain stop?
I’m day 1 today & although I’m moving around I’m only having paracetamol and ibuprofen which I can’t see helping! I’m so sore.
I’m gonna need to do stairs too. Also I’ve got a pico dressing any advice on making the most of that too x
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I’ve just had my section too, yesterday morning! Staying for the comments lol I’m so sore too. Cried all the way out of the hospital to the car! I also have pico dressing for 10 days x

i was prescribed naproxen and dihydrocodeine and wow they helped me so much! i struggled for the first three days and was out the house on the fourth and in the car and stuff. i promise you it gets so much easier! also had a pico dressing and my wound never got infected or anything 🥰 xxx

Congratulations ❤️ I went for my first walk 3 days after. 2 weeks after I was feeling a lot better and mobile . Only got shooting pain when twisting , bending, coughing and sneezing. So after 3 weeks I think I was fine by

Keep up to the pain meds every 2 hours para then ibruprofen .... try your best to move and get yourself going again but don't over do it .. use a pillow to cough sneeze ect ....
Room to side when get up from laying down xx

I asked chat gpt to make me a pain killer schedule and I had alarms to remind me to take a tablet . By staying on top of pain relief helps a lot 😍

Everyone is different however it should drastically reduce by 5-7 days but keep on top of meds. Likely to be in pain a week or 2 . Dihydrocodeine is amazing, if they didn’t give you any, request it tomorrow from midwife or gp x