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I had an emergency c-section in August; I had thought everything was healed up fine...this last week, I started to increase my abdominal activity - just a few flutter kicks and a couple of crunches - I also had more bending than usual, doing laundry and dishes. Now, my scar burns/stings, and it feels bruised underneath the skin...when I touch the spots where it feels bruised, I can feel hard little lumps...is it possible that my c-section created hernias? I have a doctor's appt next week for something unrelated - should I ask the doctor about these pains, or is this something normal that will go away?
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it sounds normal to me jamie..those lumps sound like scar tissue. it all sounds normal to me. the burning and stinging still happens to me 2 yrs post c so i think it is just part of it you can mention it to your doc but i think it all sounds normal...good luck
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Jaime, since you're thin, you'd probably be able to see a hernia as a bulge under your skin. It would also flatten back out when you lay on your back. I thought I had a hernia after my first c-section. I'm big enough that it would be hard to see if I had a bulge along the incision line (especially back then, I got up to 325 while I was depressed). It was a nearly constant burning pain, and when I stood up it felt like something slipping inside of me. I didn't see a doctor for it...I figured a doctor would tell me to lose weight, so I went on a diet on my own. When I got pregnant again and went to the doctor, he couldn't feel a hernia. He said it could be a weakness in the connective tissue. I was so convinced it was a hernia that I didn't want to have a vbac...when I had my second c-section, there was no hernia, they had a patch ready in case there was one. I've been doing crunches since 6 weeks postpartum this time, it hasn't flattened my stomach any, but it hasn't hurt my scar. I've been taking garlic and vitamin c daily since my c-section, and I think it's helped with healing.
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