This is the part where I gross you out
Sic months out from the c-section and I still have large patches on my abdomen where I have no sensation. It occurs to me that it would have been really nice if someone had warned me in advance that this can happen. It's not like I would have refused to get the c-section but it would have been nice to know. I like to be prepared.
Remember when I had gall stones? It was just about the worst pain I've ever had and I've given birth without pain medication. It only took one gall bladder attack for me to decided I wanted my gall bladder out. (My recovery from the surgery led to my most popular post ever, loved by both fellow bloggers and random googling poops fetishists alike.)
Now I'm not saying I regret having my gall bladder out. At the time I was suffering there is probably nothing you could have told me about life post-surgery that could have made me change me mind. I'm just saying, a warning about some of the side effects would have been nice. Like, maybe as I was being put under the doctor could have said "Oh, and by the way, for the rest of your life you're going to have occasional, random moments where you feel like your insides have liquefied and are going to shoot out of you at a high rate of speed. Just wanted you to know!"
Since he didn't tell me that I had to come to the realization on my own that the on and off stomach bug I've had ever since the twins were born in fact is not a stomach bug but a fact of life that I've got to learn to live with. And I had that realization after an incident today were I was standing in Best Buy, sweating profusely, concentrating on clenching every muscle in my body and thinking "If I move from this exact spot I'll explode. I'll just have to live here for the rest of my life."
As I stood there trying to look casual and not attract the attention of salespeople (lest they come over to me and talk to me and require a response from me which would cause me to unclench something and lose control of my ... parts) I did some quick googling on my phone. It turns out that the entire internet knows that gall bladder removal can cause, oh, let's just say intestinal issues.
I just wish someone had maybe thought to let me know.
Jen
5 comments:
Four and a half years since my second c-section and I never regained sensation of about two to three inches on either side of the incision. On the other hand my first c-section was 7 years ago and my loss of sensation didn't get worse after the second one. They told me I *might* lose a little bit of sensation. In my opinion, the area where I've lost sensation is rather large. However, my first c-section was a fairly big emergency and so I guess they probably were busy being concerned with my daughter's life and not being extra delicate with my skin. My incision is also about three times the normal width. Lucky me! :)
OK, so what's wrong with me? I've had two c-sections, both of them emergency... about 19 months apart, and I feel everything. I have no numb parts at all...
Sometimes those post gall bladder "incidents" happen when you've had a fair amount of fatty food. This is from experience! The odd thing is that it doesn't always happen. Sort of like gambling.
I guess it's true what they say, everything really does come with fine print.
My son turns 8 on Halloween this year. I still have no feeling around the incision from his c-section.
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