To Terri & all who have had C-sections due to fibroids & myo scarring

[Guest guest]

Hello Terri and al who have had C-sections,

I have been reading the posts about C-sections vs. natural births. And

since you have had so many C-section births you must be an expert on the

subject! So I thought I might ask you some questions about the whole

C-section experience. I am posting this note on both the uterine fibroid and

the ttcmyomectomy groups.

I am currently TTC* after several myos (both abdominal and vaginal) and have

been told a C-section will be the birth of choice for me. I have not been

given an option because my doctor says natural birth is too risky in my

case. I am okay with this option. But I have a few questions about it.

* TTC= trying to have children

I had an epidural 4 years ago during an emergency procedure one week after

my myo. I hemorrhaged severely during my first period after the surgery and

had to be admitted into the ER and then the hospital. My doctor had to give

me an epidural to insert a balloon into my uterus to try and stop my

bleeding. Fortunately, it worked so I was able to keep my uterus. But what

I remember was very little. The epidural made me quite groggy (along with

the trauma of the whole experience) so I was very sleepy during the

procedure.

Since that epidural experience is my only one, I am nervous about the whole

epidural idea with a C-section. This leads me to my questions.

1. Were you in and out of consciousness during your epidural for your

C-section, or did you feel wide awake and able to remember your baby's

birth?

2. Did the epidural numb you enough so that you did not feel discomfort or

pain?

3. How long after the birth were you put on IV pain killers or pain pills?

Were they narcotic? Which ones were they if you can remember?

4. Were all of your C-sections planned? Did you ever go into labor before

the date of your C-section?

5. Some women who have to have emergency C-sections say that once their

labor contractions start the epidural does not really help their pain. Is

this the case with a planned C-section?

6. If you are a very squeemish person when it comes to needles, is a

C-section difficult to go through? (It's amazing how many surgeries and gyn

exams I have been through, not too modest or squeemish about that anymore,

but still have an issue with needles. I have always requested having a

general anesthetic because I don't want to be awake when they are cutting on

me. I am quite nervous about the surgical part of the C-section even though

the end result will be my beautiful baby.)

If you have a moment to answer these questions, I would certainly appreciate

it. No, I'm not pregnant yet, but working on it and hoping for a pg soon!

Thanks so much to you.

Blessings,

:)Sonja