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==Some things to think about after a Caesarean section==
The one main thing I would say about a Caesarean section is always remember that it is major abdominal surgery.
It is said that it can take up to six weeks to heal from a Caesarean section, so don’t expect to be up and running in a few days.
===Taking Medication===
Straight after my emergency Caesarean section is was hooked up to a syringe driver full of morphine, personally I didn’t like the feel of it so asked after about two hours to have it removed, I was then given Co-codamol, as I’m not very good at taking painkillers again I felt very spaced out and not in control of myself and certainly not capable of looking after my precious daughter safely.
On the second day I refused Co-codamol but accepted Paracetamol as I was having the drainage tube removed and figured that it might actually hurt a lot (which unfortunately it did, actually made my toes curl).
I wouldn’t say I was in a lot of pain more uncomfortable, the weather was hot and with the fold of my flabby tummy going over the incision it wasn’t comfortable so I continued with Paracetamol.
I carried on taking that for a further two days then once I went home the hospital prescribed Co-codamol (why after I refused it I don’t know), we stopped and bout Paracetamol so that I had some for if I needed it.
Once home I didn’t take them regularly but more at bedtime because it was uncomfortable by then, but after about a week I had stopped altogether.
Please don’t think I am being brave about the pain but I just didn’t need them and that doesn’t mean that others shouldn’t take the Morphine after surgery or reduce to Co-codamol, personally for me I just didn’t need them.
===Going to the toilet===
Yes a Caesarean can and does affect your bodily functions, I struggled to even pass urine, a nurse brought me a straw to blow in while I was trying to go and I thought she was crazy, I mean what was that supposed to do (it did make me laugh while I was doing it) but seemingly it helps to stimulate the right muscles or maybe it was just me laughing that made me go.
Ahh the wind, well what can I say about that, yep there was plenty of it and at rather embarrassing times, but I suppose the nurses have heard it all before, I apologised constantly to them.
As for the bowels, yes it was painful and I was scared in case I burst myself open but surprisingly that never happened, it can be difficult and some ladies may well need to be prescribed medication to help them go more easily.
===Getting up the stairs===
I think stairs were a bit of a fear for me once I got home, it was painful getting up, one of the midwives that visited suggested walking up backwards as you are less inclined to lean, I thought oh great maybe less inclined to lean but I will probably end up falling down, I did give it a go but was very tense at the thought of falling so it didn’t really help me.
===Keeping active===
You will probably feel that it’s the last thing you want to do BUT you must keep moving and by moving I don’t mean doing the housework or exercise I mean walking around slowly and carefully, it will stop things ceasing up and help a lot with recovery.
===Keeping the incision clean===
My darling husband was given this task, he cleaned my incision twice a day with cooled boiled water and cotton wool, the weather was hot and again my flabby tummy was making it sweaty so he cut up a muslin and placed it across the incision to soak up any sweat/fluid.
Six months after my caesarean section my incision was not only healed you couldn’t even see where it was.
I was back to driving after four weeks (with my GP’s blessing) and I think due to being practical and listening to my body I healed really well and quickly.
--[[User:Teresal|Teresal]] ([[User talk:Teresal|talk]]) [[File:Teresal.jpg|64px|link=User:Teresal|Teresal]] 20:41, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
The one main thing I would say about a Caesarean section is always remember that it is major abdominal surgery.
It is said that it can take up to six weeks to heal from a Caesarean section, so don’t expect to be up and running in a few days.
===Taking Medication===
Straight after my emergency Caesarean section is was hooked up to a syringe driver full of morphine, personally I didn’t like the feel of it so asked after about two hours to have it removed, I was then given Co-codamol, as I’m not very good at taking painkillers again I felt very spaced out and not in control of myself and certainly not capable of looking after my precious daughter safely.
On the second day I refused Co-codamol but accepted Paracetamol as I was having the drainage tube removed and figured that it might actually hurt a lot (which unfortunately it did, actually made my toes curl).
I wouldn’t say I was in a lot of pain more uncomfortable, the weather was hot and with the fold of my flabby tummy going over the incision it wasn’t comfortable so I continued with Paracetamol.
I carried on taking that for a further two days then once I went home the hospital prescribed Co-codamol (why after I refused it I don’t know), we stopped and bout Paracetamol so that I had some for if I needed it.
Once home I didn’t take them regularly but more at bedtime because it was uncomfortable by then, but after about a week I had stopped altogether.
Please don’t think I am being brave about the pain but I just didn’t need them and that doesn’t mean that others shouldn’t take the Morphine after surgery or reduce to Co-codamol, personally for me I just didn’t need them.
===Going to the toilet===
Yes a Caesarean can and does affect your bodily functions, I struggled to even pass urine, a nurse brought me a straw to blow in while I was trying to go and I thought she was crazy, I mean what was that supposed to do (it did make me laugh while I was doing it) but seemingly it helps to stimulate the right muscles or maybe it was just me laughing that made me go.
Ahh the wind, well what can I say about that, yep there was plenty of it and at rather embarrassing times, but I suppose the nurses have heard it all before, I apologised constantly to them.
As for the bowels, yes it was painful and I was scared in case I burst myself open but surprisingly that never happened, it can be difficult and some ladies may well need to be prescribed medication to help them go more easily.
===Getting up the stairs===
I think stairs were a bit of a fear for me once I got home, it was painful getting up, one of the midwives that visited suggested walking up backwards as you are less inclined to lean, I thought oh great maybe less inclined to lean but I will probably end up falling down, I did give it a go but was very tense at the thought of falling so it didn’t really help me.
===Keeping active===
You will probably feel that it’s the last thing you want to do BUT you must keep moving and by moving I don’t mean doing the housework or exercise I mean walking around slowly and carefully, it will stop things ceasing up and help a lot with recovery.
===Keeping the incision clean===
My darling husband was given this task, he cleaned my incision twice a day with cooled boiled water and cotton wool, the weather was hot and again my flabby tummy was making it sweaty so he cut up a muslin and placed it across the incision to soak up any sweat/fluid.
Six months after my caesarean section my incision was not only healed you couldn’t even see where it was.
I was back to driving after four weeks (with my GP’s blessing) and I think due to being practical and listening to my body I healed really well and quickly.
--[[User:Teresal|Teresal]] ([[User talk:Teresal|talk]]) [[File:Teresal.jpg|64px|link=User:Teresal|Teresal]] 20:41, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
