Have anyone ever heard of a C-section taking over a year to heal completely?

Question

I hade an C-section 17months ago and a small part of the incison is still leaking and sometimes bleeding(only a pin tip amount) and the area is still red.

Answer 1

No it should not take 17 months for your incision to heal. I would make an appointment with your Dr. as soon as possible. Could be something as simple as a suture that has not dissolved... Or maybe an abcess. I think that it sounds more like a suture-I had a suture that wouldnt dissolve and it was red around the area where the suture was-I felt something sticking out and pulled the suture out,a small amount of pus came out . Of course that didnt make me too happy so I made an appointment with my surgeon to make sure there wasnt an abcess-which it wasnt. Thank goodness.Please be seen by your Dr. Ask him/her questions until you get the answers that you deserve. Remember you are the one who hired them to do your surgery and the birth of your child and you have the right to know the reason it is not healing. One more thing-do not let them charge you for the visit because it is a follow-up from your surgery-it should be included. The Dr. should have taken care of this problem way before now.

Answer 2

,if it were internal i'd say possably, however it shouldn't still be leaking regardless of how small the amount, could be a sign all is not well in your tummy. a c section is major surgery, a fact most over look.. the redness can take time to fade, but there should have been sign of improvement by now. if it's angry red then infection some where could be the cause. you should go to your doctor and insist he checks you out thouroughly internal as well as external if he/she fobs you of seek another opinion

Answer 3

That is not good! You need to see a Dr, preferably the Dr who did the op. However, after so long, it might be less bother (and maybe expense?) to see your usual Primary Care Physician. (In Australia, we call them General Practicioners, or GP.)

Really, the problem should have been __thoroughly__ dealt with, at the followup visits to the surgeon. This is NOT good, at all!

:-(

You may have a chronic infection at the site. Anyhow, the leak is purtting you at risk of one!

I am a microbiologist, BTW.