Pain at incision site after c-section

[RobWillsMom]

Have any you experienced pain after c-section - I'm talking about TWO YEARS later.  My child will be 2 later this month.  I was in constant pain, esp. at the incision site on the left side, for the first 6 mos, my ob thought it might be a internal suture that didn't disolve.  The pain went away but then came back big time more than a year later.  I've had several sonograms and an MRI - my ob is stumped.  I have rheumatiod arthritis, so I thought it might have something to do with that, but my rheumatologist doesn't think so.  Sometimes the pain is sharp, while other times it feels more like contractions across my scar.  It is constant and I'm taking pain killers every day. Both drs are recommending surgery, but for what?  I don't want to be sliced open again if I don't have to.  Any suggestions or thoughts would be much appreciated!

[pertykitty]

my c section scar from 8 years ago bothers me from time to time. mine is because of scar tissue. scar tissue can cause pain, but i would think your dr's would have thought of that. have they considered endometriosis? really they can find symptoms but cant tell you for sure unless they go in. im sorry you are going through so much pain, and its not good to stay on pain killers for so long. i hope they figure it out for you and soon.

[jacki2329]

MY C-SECTION WAS 17MONTHS AGO. STILL PAINFULL ALONG THE INCISION. EXPECIALLY ON THE LEFT SIDE ALSO. MY DOCTOR IS STUMPED OR SHOULD I SAY DUMB-FOUNDED. WHEN I LAY ON MY LEFT SIDE IT FEELS LIKE IM LAYING ON SOMETHING. WHEN I WAS PREGNANT, I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE BABY'S HEAD AND THEN IT WAS HIS SPINE. WELL I HAVE THE BABY SITTING HERE. NOW WHAT. OH YEAH DID I SAY THIS WAS MY FIRST CHILD AT 41 YEARS OLD!
AND HE IS VERY HEALTHY.

[Just4cindy]

It has been 2 years and 10 months since my c-section and I have pain in my left side, directly on my scar.  Especially if I have been exercising my lower abs.  I found a small bumb there and I think it is an infection around the suture.  I'm going to the doctor soon to see if we can get rid of it.  Check yourself for any bumbs, maybe its an infection.

[kikicoates78]

My youngest son is 8, and I still have a burning sensation at times on the left side of my incision. I also had that side rupture way back early after, so I'm pretty sure it is scar tissue that dosen't "give" as much as the rest of my skin. If you are in pain to where you need meds, you should opt. for the surgery.

[alikat1205]

I had pain for 4 years after my last c/s.  My youngest is now 6 and is no longer constant, but it does still bother me, and it just stinks!  Something they don't tell you about when they get you to agree.  I'm sorry.  You likely have adhesions (scar tissue) and the surgery is adeholysis.  I saw a dr. who said she could do it, but I might get adhesions from the surgery to remove the old tissue, so I decided not to put myself through it.

[Just4cindy]

I just wanted to update my situation.   I went to the doctor and they removed the lump from my stomach.  It was a short surgery that resulted in a large hematoma.  I finally got the results of my biopsy and it indicated endometrysosis.  Apparently I had some uturus hanging out still! Doctors aren't perfect I guess. Nonetheless, my pain is gone and I am healed there. I have an appt. with the gyn to make sure I can still have children or something. HOpe this is helpful.

[Countrymama]

my youngest will be 2 this summer, and i am 22 weeks pregnant with my 3rd child.  my c-section scar is still numb...i still have pain and tingling. my doctor said it could be YEARS on end...it's a very sensitive area, and there are alot of nerves involved. if you think about it, it is major abdominal surgery...and everyone is different.
maybe try a topical anesthetic to relieve your pain if it gets that bad.

[shweta1113]

I had a C-section 5 yrs back,I feel pain at the incision of the left side after my periods & it usually disappears after 1week,10 days or so.The pain is slight & bearable.I've consulted Gynocologist, they say thai its scar endometrisis&surgery is reqired.Can any esteemed Gyno pls advise whether I should opt for surgery or could it be cured by medicine.How about Ayurveda,can it be cured by this.Pls advise what's the best treatment for scar endometrisis.

[awestleap]

I had the same pain almost 2 years after my c-section.  Within a year a lump had formed at the site.  Surgery removed the mass and biopsied it.  It was Endometrial tissue.  I was diagnosed with Endometriosis.  Apparentely, some Endometrial tissue escaped during the c-section and attached itself to the outside wall of my abdomen.

[stephaniew334]

The doctors took a really long time closing me up after having my daughter by c section.  I was in the operating room prabably another hour after they delivered her.  They explained that they had a hard time closing my incision back up becuase it wouldn't stop bleeding. A few days after going home I noticed that the whole right side of my stomach was purple.  When I went to have my staples removed the nurse could not believe that my stomach looked that way.  She even went as far as to ask which Dr did the surgery. I also bled very heavy for 8 weeks after I had her and passed clots so big that I could feel them coming out.(I only bled 4 weeks and not heavy at all with my first child, who was also born by ceserean)  I would call the nurses at the ob/gyn office and they would tell me that I had a c section and there was no way any placenta was left in me, therefore, there is no way I was passing clots like that... (they basically treated me like I was lying) I continued to have painful, heavy periods, and eventually they became so painful that I had to do something about it.  I had a pain that I would describe as burning, stabbing, and sometimes it felt as if someone was taking their fingernails and scratching at my insides.  It would begin a few days before my period would begin and end a few days after my preiod was over.  I went to a few doctors and had vaginal ultrasound, after vaginal ultrasound done and everyone treated me as if I were crazy.  Finally my primary care physician referred me to another gyno.  He wanted to see me while I was on my period.  I went in and as soon as he stuck the ultrasound to my abdomen (where my c section incision was) and instanly saw it.  I was so happy that I cried, someone besides me really knew that I was not crazy and that I was indeed in the pain that I was telling everyone I was in.  My daughter was 2 years old when I had the surgery to remove the endometriosis from the incision (yes, it was biopsied and it was in fact endometriosis). The doctor told me that there was a very high chance that it would return, and also told me that there was a high chance that there was more endometriosis inside of me.   My daughter is 8 years old now and the pain has not returned to the incision site, but I have had extremely heavy periods with pain.  I also have not been able to concieve since giving birth to my daughter.  Around 8 months ago my friend told me about mirena (an iud with progestrone in it, it is actually called an iuc I believe) She said that her periods actually stoped.  She had me convinced.  My gyno did not put in IUD's so I decided to call another.  BIGGEST MISTAKE OF MY LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I bled the whole 8 months that I had it in.  I finally conviinced the new gyno to remove it.  That was a week ago today.  I spotted after I had it removed until  2 days later. I woke up covered in blood and when i went to the bathroom and pulled my pants down a huge clot landed on the floor!!!!!!!! I continued to bleed heavy, but it wasnt' quite the pad an hour that the dr requires, until the next morning, I woke up the same way, except, it didn't slow. The pain was so intense that I felt like I was going to throw up.  I finally went to the er the next morning after ruining countless numbers of panites/pants. I even had to change clothes at the er.  They took my blood and did a pelvic exam.  My blood levels were on the low side of normal, and the pelvic exam didn't show lesions.  So they sent me home.  I finally called up the first gyno.  Today I went and he gave me a high dose of premarin to take.  He took blood samples and I am scheduled to do and ultrasound next week.  I hope that there is some answer to my heavy periods.  I hope he finds out if I actually do have endometriosis in other parts and I hope that whatever is wrong with me can be treated.