Pain during c section?

tink28 · Mar 31st, 2012, 12:05 PM

I had an EMCS a year ago and was given a spinal block. During the op I felt excruciating pain at 2 or 3 points, the pain was in my clitoral/urethral area, it was so bad I was screaming with it and they nearly had to put me under. This was the only pain I could feel everything else was just tugging sensations etc. I still feel pain like this occasionally when I get up quickly. No one can give me at explanation for what caused this, I've spoken to doctors/midwives since. Has anyone experienced anything similar?

xxtweak18xx · Mar 31st, 2012, 17:31 PM

I had no pain at all during or after my c-section.

sg2011 · Mar 31st, 2012, 20:02 PM

Could be that they pulled on the nerve that supplies those areas (it is the same nerve) several times during your surgery. How that nerve wouldn't have been numbed by the spinal, I have no idea unless it was a bit on the patchy side (although patchy blocks are more common with epidurals than spinals). It could be that you have some nerve irritation left over from that. Your pelvic floor muscles also get tugged during a section so it could have something to do with that too (again, if the spinal is in effect properly, you shouldn't feel any pain).

tink28 · Apr 1st, 2012, 09:25 AM

I was wondering the same thing, as someone else suggested it could be a nerve. It is weird as I was completely numbed everywhere else.

sg2011 · Apr 1st, 2012, 16:12 PM

I think blocks can be a bit sketchy sometimes and your own anatomy will play a huge role too (nerve pathways etc.). It definitely takes time for things to settle down in the pelvis after such a major upheaval so likely as time goes on your will have less of the pain when you move. Nerves are funny things and they take time to regenerate/repair themselves once irritated. It's pretty unpleasant thigh especially in the more personal bits!

tink28 · Apr 2nd, 2012, 15:57 PM

It makes me so scared at the thought of having another c section

MummyKK · Apr 2nd, 2012, 17:00 PM

I wouldnt say i could feel pain more like pressure and pulling! What you went thru sounds awful!

Mummytobe85 · Apr 2nd, 2012, 17:44 PM

Hey hun, i was in intense pain too during the section that i was screaming for gas and air - never thought i would feel that much pain - it was more of a tugging/pulling pain.

They did warn me though before hand and im scared of another section but may still go for it x

Mar 31st, 2012, 12:05 PM	#1
tink28 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,737	Pain during c section? I had an EMCS a year ago and was given a spinal block. During the op I felt excruciating pain at 2 or 3 points, the pain was in my clitoral/urethral area, it was so bad I was screaming with it and they nearly had to put me under. This was the only pain I could feel everything else was just tugging sensations etc. I still feel pain like this occasionally when I get up quickly. No one can give me at explanation for what caused this, I've spoken to doctors/midwives since. Has anyone experienced anything similar?

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Mar 31st, 2012, 17:31 PM	#2
xxtweak18xx Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 10	I had no pain at all during or after my c-section.

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Mar 31st, 2012, 20:02 PM	#3
sg2011 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 199	Could be that they pulled on the nerve that supplies those areas (it is the same nerve) several times during your surgery. How that nerve wouldn't have been numbed by the spinal, I have no idea unless it was a bit on the patchy side (although patchy blocks are more common with epidurals than spinals). It could be that you have some nerve irritation left over from that. Your pelvic floor muscles also get tugged during a section so it could have something to do with that too (again, if the spinal is in effect properly, you shouldn't feel any pain).

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Apr 1st, 2012, 09:25 AM	#4
tink28 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,737	I was wondering the same thing, as someone else suggested it could be a nerve. It is weird as I was completely numbed everywhere else.

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Apr 1st, 2012, 16:12 PM	#5
sg2011 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 199	I think blocks can be a bit sketchy sometimes and your own anatomy will play a huge role too (nerve pathways etc.). It definitely takes time for things to settle down in the pelvis after such a major upheaval so likely as time goes on your will have less of the pain when you move. Nerves are funny things and they take time to regenerate/repair themselves once irritated. It's pretty unpleasant thigh especially in the more personal bits!

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Apr 2nd, 2012, 15:57 PM	#6
tink28 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,737	It makes me so scared at the thought of having another c section

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Apr 2nd, 2012, 17:00 PM	#7
MummyKK Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Ireland Posts: 138	I wouldnt say i could feel pain more like pressure and pulling! What you went thru sounds awful!

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Mummytobe85 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Kent Posts: 1,046	Hey hun, i was in intense pain too during the section that i was screaming for gas and air - never thought i would feel that much pain - it was more of a tugging/pulling pain. They did warn me though before hand and im scared of another section but may still go for it x

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