Long Recovery ( C-section not healing )
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Use your packing qtip to measure how deep your wound is all the way around, if less and 2-3cm then you should only have a few weeks left, month tops as long as your changing your packing every day and keeping it clean!
It’s been stuck at 3cm on the right side and 1cm on the left for a month now . It has become infected 4 times over the past 5 months. I do the same thing everyday . Cleaning with saline water , packing it , keeping it covered and powdered so no yeast can grow . They used hydraforablue on the right side but the left is to small . I’m just scared about the surgery and hope it’s not necessary because the holes are so small compared to the beginning . The doctor is thinking there’s something deep in there they can’t see of why it won’t close up .
I rarely ever cleaned with saline, Mr Dr said it wasn’t necessary. But if you’re staying infected so frequently I would clean it once a week at least. How often are you changing your packing? And are you using gloves and a new packing tip?
Changing once everyday and yes to the qtip and gloves .
What kind of packing are you using?
It’s odd you keep getting infected. That will definitely stall healing
Iodoform 1/2 gauze strips
Try using the plain, the iodoform isn’t necessary! Maybe you don’t react to it well
Can you get a different doctors opinion? Pay for a private consultation ? You can ask a gp to refer you. I'm not sure how much an appointment is, but it cost £100 when I had one for vertigo years back, then I was referred back to the nhs and didn't have to pay anything else .
Mine did. I was induced at 37 weeks because of high blood pressure. Her heart rate dropped to 3o right after my water was broken because my umbilical cord ripped off my placenta. Ended up with an emergency C-section. 9 days later my incision opened, had a second surgery to clean it out and close back up, a week after I had a small pinhole leaking, caused by a seroma (pocked of fluid). My dr cut an inch incision, I had to be packed from the end of January 2024 until the end of may 2024. Took almost 6 feet of 1.5in packing at first! It took a long time! It’s not comfortable but does eventually close!