Post Csect Pain

Hi all. Just need some advice. I went for e-csect on 15th feb. Everything was fine and my wound healed well. Now I'm 5 weeks post partum and suddenly I feel a dull pain in my internal abdomen like 2 or 3 inches above my scar. I didnt lift any heavy objects, Ive been fairly consistent with my girdle and I didnt eat any 'restricted' foods. Any advice? Anyone else felt this before?

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Super Mum

Your scar is a beautiful horizontal line (slightly curved), but that’s just the outside. On the inside, the doctors had to split the muscles, and cut through the fibrous inner lining vertically to get to your womb and take baby out. So although your skin has healed nicely in that horizontal line, you’ll still feel tightness and a dull ache along the vertical line (which you can’t see) from the internal healing and scarring. Whenever the scar line gets pulled, you’ll feel the discomfort. Over time (maybe 6 months to a year), the scar will soften, then you should feel less discomfort:)

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