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Hi everyone. I can't believe all of this! It is so shocking. I just had my second c section 4 months ago and am not suffering from abdominal pain, however I am experiencing a strong burning, stinging pain during s_x and am wondering whether it could be realated to the caesar. I also had a wound infection with my first c section and the surgeon said I had a lot of adhesions. I am suffering from night sweats too. Does anyone else have these problems? or is it in my head?

its crazy, am not a lone, we have to go through all this pain after the actually pain. what are the doctors researching on? the cut us open, and its each one for themselves! I hope some concerning doctors will read this, and pardon me ladies, i had to let it out. xoxo

Icannot believe that all of us women are having the same type of problems after a c-section. Whether it be a first section or a fourth, we are having problems! Something is wrong! Who knows what it is.....a technique that needs to be changed, a doctors mistake? All I know is that I'm sick of being in pain. I am 11 wks. post p.p. I had a tubal ligation with my third section. I was in the most pain I had ever been in. I went back to the Dr. at 8 wks. p.p. with pain on my right side and burning during urination. I have also been experiencing unusual abdominal cramping. I was still bleeding. I left the Dr.'s office diagnosed with a uterine infection and bladder infection. Taking two antibiotics 700 mgs in all for 10 days, the problem did not go away. So I went back today, and Dr. wants to do I.V. antibiotics for 48 hrs. in hosp. and a cat scan after 24 hrs. I know that alot of you women have been experiencing problems p.p. but does anyone have any real answers as to why we are experiencing them? I just want to get better! c.schewe@comcast.net

hello i had a c section 17 weeks ago, i did notice that when led down and tensed tummy that my left side would look bigger, but i believe you have lots of differnt organs in there and your tummy mucles are still soft, and dont forget they take a long time if ever getting back to normal after pregnancy, also i think the pain on certain sides from my experiance might be to do with what side surgeon stood and made incision, i think too many people get to paronoid and put blame, dont forget with most of us women who has had c sections had them for a really important reason for the safety health and well being of our precious un born child, if no section was performed and somthing bad happend then people would certainly complain, so why put blame on others, ( i am not saying that doctors dont make mistakes). but it sounds like here to many people are trying to find people to blame (do some people out there really think after having an operation with tissue, nearves and things like that being cut that that part of the body is going to be 100 % back to normal)

Oh.. wow.. (sob*).. I had a c-section October 1st and have had a sharp stabbing pain on my left side. I figured that it was taking me longer to heal, since I am taking care of my child alone 5 days out of the week. Now I know that I need to take this up w/ my doctor asap!

hi, i had c-section 2 yrs ago and for the past 2 months i have been having pain in the left lower abdomen, my gynec thought that it might be incisional hernia, and i consulted with a surgeon, he has asked me to take a ct scan. I get pain once or twice a week. Bearable pain. I am scared for getting operated, is there any other solution. I heard [people live with these type of hernia for decades without treatments, is it true? Is it ok to postpone the operation. I have one kid, we are plannignto have a kid in a year or so. Possibility is that it might be c section too, i do not want to undergo too many surgeries?

I'm not (by any means) trying to put the blame on someone else, I'm just merely saying that after 11 weeks I'm sick of being in pain and I'm sick of bleeding. I know my body, and right now, things are not right. I should not still be bleeding and I should also have been able to resume my normal activities. But I cant. I have three kids to raise! I have been In the hosp. receiving antibiotics for 2 days, antibiotic treatment at home, consultations w/ Dr.s, I just dont't know. After my surgery I had huge bruises. A big bruise across my thigh where they strapped it to the table, and a big bruise across my pubic bone. When I got my staples out my incision was still wide open. (I could see my own adipose tissue! Fat!) Dr. put steri strips and that was it. It was also still draining blood. My baby was 6 weeks old when it finally closed. During my surgery I smelled feces (was it my own? did they injure my bowels?) They talked about cauterizing my bladder, (did they hurt that too?). I just can't seem to get any real answers. They even ended up putting me to sleep w/ general anesthesia. I didn't know until I woke up. Now, I don't remember much from the time my son came out. That is even blurry to me. I can even vaguely remember them calling in another Dr. and for someone to get my file during surgery. Maybe I'm being paranoid. This was my third section and things did not go the way the others did. I guess theres just something that does not feel right. My son is healthy though and I suppose that is all that really matters.

C-Section -Oct 1st - I went to my OB and he said that it was just gas... can you believe that? I kept telling him that it hurts the most when I lift my son in his infant seat or when I walk around!! Then he told me that I was healing slowly and that nature heals with time!! I'm with cschewe, I know my body too and I know when something isn't right! I'm so sick of being in pain and my doc isn't taking me seriously!! I'm going to make an appointment with my regular doc, 'cuz i can't take this anymore (sob*)

I too have had buring hot poker like pain on my left side since my first c section. I am 10 weeks post op from my second and still have a wound that is packed 2 x a day because of infection. I also have a large ma__s in my r ight lower abd that the doc says is nothing. going to see a specialist next week

Just another question.....How many of you have not been able to resume intimacy w/ your partners after your c-sections? Just curious. cschewe

Jessica, Thats a good idea to follow up with your regular Dr. I think that sometimes you just need another opinion from someone on the other side of the spectrum! Just my 2 cents!

Hi all, just checking back in. I see no magical cure has arisen since my last visit. I too am still suffering left sided pain. Now it is daily, worse with my peiods. My doc says the same 'ol thing, she wants to do a laparoscopy. According to all the info on adhesions, surgery only exacerbates the problem. So my question to you all is this, how in the world are you getting any pain releif? I have come to a stand off with my doc. She won't prescribe them because I am refusing to do exploratory surgery. I think a doctor should respect a patient's wishes on such a thing. Its only excrutiating at that time of the month, I can deal with the daily 'pangs'. My last period I just laid in bed and cried for 3 days, I didn't even call her because I knew she wouldn't call in anything because she's been pushing for surgery. There is no reason for a person to have to suffer like this - just because she doesn't want to write scripts. How do I find a more sympathetic doctor? What can I do?

Nikki, I definately think yoe should find another Dr. I have much respect for Dr.'s but in this case,,,,I don't know. There are other ways to "explore"! There are tests that are minimally invasive like cat scan, ultrasound, MRI. In the meantime maybe some type of anti-inflamitory may be of some help. Hope youre feeling better soon.

I've had 2 sections - the last one 3 years ago. I've been having intolerable pain from a palpable lump of scar tissue/bundle of nerves? for about 6 months. I'm on narcotics and have just been started on medication (neurontin) to try to control the pain. The first surgeon I saw refused to do my surgery?...I see another one next week. It's frustrating when they(usually male) don't take you more seriously. Hey, I didn't take T#3's after my c-sections, but I have to take them now- could you listen to me and take me seriously! Anyways, it's awful to see so many other women with similar problems... and NO we're not hysterical women, we just need help!

This is my 1st visit here. I did a search trying to find out what's going on with me and ended up here. WOW! I was surprised to read that so many women are experiencing the same thing I am. I have had 5 c-sections in 10 yrs. My last one was Oct. 2000. I have a bulge that is painful on my left side above my incision. I'm not sure how long it's been there (kinda busy with the kids:) but it has become increasingly tender and painful to touch. It is especially painful if I bend over at the waist and then stand up straight. It doubles me over. It seems so weird having this pain being 4 yrs "post-op". There are a few things I remember that were out of the ordinary. When I had my 3rd there were some complications with the anesthesia, it didn't "take" and I felt the whole thing. (Also, I labored with 1, 2, and 3 before section. Wanted to with 4, but Dr. called it off night before I was schedule for induction---I now believe this was a wise decision) Also remember that with my last baby they cut my bladder and I had to keep my cath. for 3 wks. (that was fun to drag around) I feel so weird when I'm out somewhere and all of sudden I grab my abdomen because a pain hits me. People don't know how to react, esp. when it pa__ses as quickly as it came. After reading everyones entries I have decided to call my Dr in the morning and schedule an appt. It amazes me sometimes what we overlook and live with sometimes simply because we've become used to it!

Dear Kim, Definately, go see your M.D., and if you don't like what you hear... go see another one! ( I had to) I can't believe you've had 5 c-sections, that's amazing! It sounds like we have the same thing, and I believe it is very underdiagnosed! It just gets written off as a bit of scar tissue that would get worse if they took it out, and it'll probably just go away on it's own. Yah right, don't buy it! The constant pain in the whole pubic area - not just the lump; the intense stabbing, twisting pain that takes your breath away when you bend over at times; the lack of intrest in s_x because your pubic area is sore all the time (multiply this by 6 months, a year)...this is not normal! Not good for you, your kids or your husband! I even have pain in my left hip (bursitis). Does anyone else have this? (not sure if it's related). Give your M.D. this site to look at in his spare time(not that he'll have much). I actually talked briefly to a lady at a party who said she had a friend with a similar condition (although I'd never heard of it before, and neither has my family M.D.), and that she had the lump excised and now she's feeling great... so there's hope! Good luck with your M.D. Kim, and your 5 kids!