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[quote=Anonymous]Sorry not reading everything but have had three sections. Single most important thing is that you need to move as soon as you can as much as you can. I'll preface this by saying overall that my c sections were largely positive and I recovered very quickly. Because most of what I'm going to say is negative, but overall it was actually very positive.

1) GAS PAIN IS WEIRD. It can happen anywhere in your body. My first section it was a sharp crippling pain in my shoulder, I thought I was having a heart attack or something. I literally thought I was dying and did not believe them when they said it was gas and gave me a gas x. You minimize this by moving as quickly and as much as possible.

2) Anesthesia is weird and uncomfortable and unsettling. You'll have to go in without your partner and they will sit you on the table and you'll be basically naked and they will put these weird socks on you. They'll also put these bags around your legs for air compression to prevent clots. It feels weird and you'll be sitting on this table where multiple people will be touching you and putting things on you and talking to you. I always feel this part is very anxiety provoking. While all these people are buzzing around, the anesthesiologist will be inserting a needle into your back and asking you for queues on how it feels to see if its working. Then it does work and you are laid down and they spread your legs and put up the curtain. You feel very exposed. This part isn't very long, maybe 10 minutes, but its weird. I would have liked to know this beforehand, so I hope this isn't scary to know.

3) Pooping issue is real. Start taking colace a week before and keep taking every day for at least two weeks. Work on pooping as quickly as you can because that is a problem that DOES NOT GET BETTER IF YOU WAIT. Most traumatic issue with a c section I ever had was a poop issue, and I had HELLP and almost died in my first one!

4) You'll feel a lot better after a week-10 days but you won't be at 100% for probably 3 months. Your scar will feel weird maybe up to a year after the surgery. It's not usually an issue but just so you know and don't think there is a problem.  [/quote]

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