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c section scar help
Well 6 weeks on and no issues with healing until yesterday. 2 points on my scar are weeping and bleeding. Doc had a look, took a swab and gave antibiotics just in case. Im now wearing a sanitary towel over it as protection.
Is there anything else I can do? Did anyone else have this. Im scared im going to end up with a hole in my tummy (I really should stop reading take a break)
Is there anything else I can do? Did anyone else have this. Im scared im going to end up with a hole in my tummy (I really should stop reading take a break)
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Can you put salvos on it or anything? Maybe just bathe it in salt water? Xx
Mine was like this. Saw three different midwifes all of which said it wasn't infected even though there was yellowy green stuff oozing out! Finally went to the doctors , she didn't swab it but just gave me anti biotics and said if it hadn't started to improve within two days to go back to her. I didn't expect to see an improvement that fast but I did. It started to dry out and the holes I had closed up. When I finished the course of anti biotics a week later I felt great.
I'm now ten weeks after my c section and feel totally healed. My scar is fine. The area where it was infected is a thicker darker purple colour to the rest of it but I'm sure that will fade in time and might be because mine was oozing for three weeks before I finally got anti biotics given.
Difficult but try to get as much air to it as possible.
Hopefully these antibiotics will work. I will also try the salt solution and keeping it aired
Thanks ladies x