injections after c section

Imogen wrote: With my second section I had staples with a waterproof dressing that wasn't taken off till one week post op. Had the clexane injections and stockings again. Only had the morphine pump for about 8 hours then went on to the slow release tablets. This was in Dec 2009 at North Shore.

Same here - think I was in the week before Imogen. Have to say my scar has healed perfectly, I was expecting a big raised, wonky scar (like what your cat looks like after they've been speyed! ) but it's just an extremely narrow red line, not raised at all, just looks like a wrinkle. Mine was emergency c-section too.

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I never had slow realise morphine, just the pump, which they took off my 6 hours after his birth cos I wasn't using it and then voltaren, codiene and panadol. I stopped taking the voltaren and codiene though cos something made me spew and I thought either of those might be the culprit and I would rather a bit of pain than puking so badly that they had to give me another drug to stop me puking.

I can't feel any scar tissue at all. My mw with Kyle was amazed at how tidy my scar is and you can barely see it, just a very thin faint line. She asked how did the surgery and I said "some guy who was talking about his holiday instead of concentrating on cutting me open"

i am lucky scar wise...just a tiny red line..no scar tissue behind it..

Wow things are very different between surgeons and hospitals!!

I had my first c/s in 1998, an emergency. Had an epidural, no stockings, no injections, a delightful drain that was removed the next night , internal stitches that dissolved. Pain relief were panadol suppositories, tablets and voltaren tablets. None of this morphine business! I was allowed out of bed the next morning, helped to the shower and the nurse left me to it. I ended up flaked out on the floor of the shower, was discovered by my friend's midwife who'd come to say hi.

Second c/s in August, elective this time. Same hospital. Had a spinal, the sexy stocking until I went home, injections the first two nights (stayed 3), dissolvable stitches again, no drain this time (YAY!!!). Had the morphine pump until 10am the next morning, then the tablets for maybe another 24 hours but refused them after I started seeing spiders on the walls and bed. Also got fed panadol and ibuprofen regularly. I insisted DF was there when I went for my first shower because I was scared of flaking again. This time the midwife stayed in the bathroom with me, she said she had to stay. It was fine until some really large clots fell out and I got dizzy. Next thing there were several midwives in there plus DF. Didn't end up on the floor this time so all good.