The incision has healed great, but right above it, my tummy is numb and it worries me. I won't see my doctor for a couple of weeks.
2007-01-09 04:40:52 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
I have had two c-sections and my last one was almost 5 years ago. Unfortunetley, sometimes the feeling never completley comes back. The area all around my scar, about 2 mm around...is numb to this day. You get used to the feeling. Who knows...it may come back one day, but even your dr. won't be able to tell you for certain. Congratulations on your new born!
2007-01-09 04:45:19 · answer #1 · answered by babe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK, I'm not a woman, but this might be of some help. I had some abdominal surgery a number of years back (small operation, nothing too major). After full healing, I did notice a small area of numbness near the surgery site. Over the years it has diminished quite a bit, but is still with me. The surgeon explained that sometimes the incision severs or nicks nerves which result in numbness. Nerve tissue regenerates very slowly, so even after the surgical scar has healed long ago, the nerves heal according to their own (very much slower) schedule.
How's the baby?
2007-01-09 04:53:48 · answer #2 · answered by Jackie Treehorn 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's normal. You should regain most of your feeling, but as with any surgery, there is always risk of nerve damage when you have an incision. You should also remember that although your incision has healed on the outside, there is still a lot of healing left to do on the inside. My daughter is 19 months and I still have a little numbness around my incision.
2007-01-09 04:59:45 · answer #3 · answered by Melissa B 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The incision may have cut a nerve which will numb the area. It is best to go back to your doctor as soon as you can to confirm. Remember, never put your health on hold if something's amiss. You don't want to leave it until it really becomes a problem and it'll cost you pain and money.
2007-01-09 04:45:02 · answer #4 · answered by Bomberman 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is very normal. My first c-sec was 15 years ago and my tummy still feels that was. My doctor for my last one said to me that it does not happen to everyone, but I have not met this person as yet. No worries after a while you kinda gets used to it, or it loses it's intensity but it will be like that always.
2007-01-09 05:07:15 · answer #5 · answered by w2kaad 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. And 11 years later my tummy is no longer numb. Though just at the scarring, it is very, ever so slightly numb. I can tell if I touch it and think about it.
2007-01-09 04:45:10 · answer #6 · answered by FaerieWhings 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah it's normal. Anywhere you've had and incision will be numb for a good while. I had a breast reduction Dec. 7th and my incisions are still very numb and dead. It'll be all back to normal soon.
2007-01-09 04:46:27 · answer #7 · answered by Babyface 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes it is normal. You will always feel that numbness in your tummy my dear. I had two children the same way and my tummy still feels numb, but it doesn't hurt. Very normal feeling. Don't worry yourself okay? Take care of yourself. And congradulations on your baby!!!!!!!
2007-01-09 04:49:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a c section 15 months in the past and that i nevertheless have numbness around my incision internet site. I bear in mind regardless of the incontrovertible fact that, that it took numerous months to get any sensation back. this is like the extra time that passes, the smaller the component to numbness is.
2016-10-30 10:44:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is perfectly normal, it could take several years for this to heal. My daughter is going to be three if Feb, and I still have little feeling above my incision.
2007-01-09 04:44:09 · answer #10 · answered by Terry M 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋