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Postive thoughts for Nan, please!
On Fri, 09 Apr 2004 19:37:10 -0700, DeliciousTruffles wrote:
I teared up reading her dh's post. Terrifying would be a most proper description. Same here, and I came prepared, as I read Brigitte's post here before skipping over to AM. It saved my mental health for the day... -- -- I mommy to DS (20m) mommy to two tiny angels (28 Oct 2003 & 17 Feb 2004) guardian of DH (33) |
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Postive thoughts for Nan, please!
Oh my!! I hope she gets better soon. Positive healing thoughts are coming
her way. Cam --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.656 / Virus Database: 421 - Release Date: 9/04/2004 |
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Postive thoughts for Nan, please!
On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 10:39:37 +0100, Anne Rogers
wrote: I believe the average stay for a c-section in the States is 4 days. In Canada it is 3-4 days. In Australia, the average is 5 days. I might be wrong, but it seems to be 3 nights at our local hospital, provided a blood test on the third morning comes back fine. It might vary hospital to hospital, but at mine, they told me to expect to stay in for 5 days. -- Daye Momma to Jayan and Leopold See Jayan and Leo: http://www.aloofhosting.com/jayleo/ Updated 28 Feb 2004 |
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Postive thoughts for Nan, please!
On Fri, 09 Apr 2004 11:31:47 -0700, DeliciousTruffles
wrote: Her DH just posted over at alt.mothers that there has been a complication with Nan. She had her staples removed Wednesday (she had a c-section on March 31) and her incision *completely* opened up while in the pharmacy getting her medication. She was taken back to hospital by ambulance and is still there. They don't know when she will be released. I think she needs as many positive thoughts as we can muster right now. Oh wow... my apologies for missing this thread. When I finally came back online after coming home, I marked all my groups read, as I just didn't feel up to trying to catch up on all the threads. I just wanted to say Thank You to all of you that expressed such caring thoughts here.... it still means a lot, even a few weeks later. Nan |
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fao Alpha.....was: Postive thoughts for Nan, please!
On Sun, 11 Apr 2004 01:47:59 GMT, Alpha wrote:
Vicky says: This scares me, though, since there's a possibility that I might have to have a c-section. Makes me think that if I have to have one, I'll demand the dissolving sutures. FWIW, I had staples the first time around and healed exactly as I should have. I had dissolving stitches the second time around, and there was a 1- inch segment of my incision that refused to heal. I had it cauterized at 6 weeks postpartum (which was traumatic for me), but that didn't work. It didn't stop bleeding until 3 months postpartum. Awful. If you can avoid a c/s, do. :-) -- Alpha mom to Eamon and Quinn This is what I'm going through. It's been almost 3 weeks since the repair surgery, and I have a spot at the top that just won't heal. The doc doesn't seem overly concerned about it, but for obvious reasons I'm skittish. He wants to remove the retention sutures, but I don't know that I'm ready, yet. How did you deal with your un-healed area? I've been following direction and cleaning mine twice daily, but its not getting better. All I hear is that it's "normal" for scar tissue to take much longer to heal. Nan |
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fao Alpha.....was: Postive thoughts for Nan, please!
Nan says:
How did you deal with your un-healed area? I've been following direction and cleaning mine twice daily, but its not getting better. All I hear is that it's "normal" for scar tissue to take much longer to heal. I did all sorts of things. Like you, I cleaned it twice a day. I would wipe it dry with a tissue, then air-dry for awhile after that. I also let it air out whenever I could (which wasn't too frequently, with a newborn and a toddler to care for) -- by which I mean, I'd lay down on a bed without clothes covering the incision and just let it be open to the air. As I mentioned, they cauterized it, which was horrible, and it didn't work. The midwife got me a prescription for Silvadene cream, which is apparently something they use to help severe burns heal. I applied that to the unhealed part and put a bandage over it. I used it for a few weeks, but it didn't seem to be working, so I stopped using it. Then I just started putting some regular old Neosporin on it and covering it with a non-stick gauze pad, and that seemed to work better than anything else. But in all honesty, it's hard to know whether it was the Neosporin or just time that finally healed it. It felt like I was dealing with that forever. :-\ I was so sorry to hear what happened to you! What a nightmare. I hope your incision is healed up soon. -- Alpha mom to Eamon and Quinn |
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