Cesarean post up
Hi,
For mum mums that had cesarean section, how long did you have to use pain relief? I am 8 days post up, and I am still using pain relief cause I still have some pain.
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I’m 16 days post op, not taking pain relief but I still feel the pain in my incision and above it, like the skin is very sensitive and irritated
I am 3 weeks today, I used prescription medication for 10 days, every 4 hours AND the ibuprofen and paracetamol— i really recommend this
And then on day 12 I asked for some more lower strength version (it’s slightly stronger than cocodamol) and I pretty much stopped using it mid way last week
Now i take ibuprofen maybe 2 times a day, mostly after I’ve been too active x
Do not be scared of using the pain relief, they would not prescribe it if they didn’t expect you to use it!
Every half a week I feel a significant improvement but it definitely still feels inflamed/tight/achey depending on the time of day and my activity levels
The worst pain now i would compare to the feeling of a tight rubber band (like the mini hair elastics) when you’ve had it on your wrist — but it’s obviously where my c section is
I stopped after 10 days but only because I kept forgetting to take them and thought I'd see how I'd do without any. I'll take 1 paracetamol and 1 ibuprofen here and there when it's feeling sore if I've done a lot but it's mostly just tender now with no pain, so 2 days without constant painkillers now
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Hi,
For mum mums that had cesarean section, how long did you have to use pain relief? I am 8 days post up, and I am still using pain relief cause I still have some pain.
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