Postpartum
2 weeks today since my c section and I’m on day 3 now of a pounding non stop headache. I’ve been over heating and been experiencing vision blackness and flecs also experiencing nausea and abdominal cramping. Although my section area is healing perfect and I have no pain there it’s all in my stomach. My stomach is hard and my midwife said it’s most likely tissue buildup but im in agony trying to look after my newborn I can hardly lift.
After my c section I’ve been given a pain relief schedule of
7am - 2 paracetamol, 2 ibuprofen, 1 iron tablet and lactulose.
12pm- 2 paracetamol, 2 ibuprofen
6pm - 2 paracetamol, 2 ibuprofen, lactulose
10pm - 2 paracetamol
I also have PRN liquid morphine and even when using this the headache and even with all this the pain doesn’t shift.
I’m worried it’s postpartum preeclampsia or a complication with my section. Has anyone experienced this?
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You should space out your painkillers you’re having such a large gap inbetween I used to take them every two hours, depending on how many of each you can take a day. For example take paracetamol at 7am then ibuprofen at 9am paracetamol at 11am etc…
I agree, I'd be spacing them pain killers out so you have more of a constant supply of pain relief. But I'd probably also wants some checks for post partum pre eclampsia and any signs of infection markers in bloods.
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You should check your blood pressure!!