Has anyone ripped their stitches after
episiotomy? I had my son July 15th 08 and
some how I ripped my stitches. I went to
the doctor and he took a look and he
decided to see if it would heal up on it's
own... Because if he did anything he would
have to scrape it and sew it up is what he
said. So he told me to soak and keep it
clean and maybe it wouldn't get infected.
Well he didn't even give me an antibiotic
to take to help it not get infected. So a
few days later I looked at it and of
course it was infected. Well I called the
doctor and talked to a nurse. She told me
to wait until the next day and come up
there and see him. I asked her was it
really safe for me to wait longer?? I
waited though and whenever I went up there
he told me I had to have surgery. Repair
episiotomy surgery... I was okay with this
because they were gonna put me to sleep.
Well I went on over to the hospital the
same day and they put me to sleep.. Well
whenever I woke up I was in so much pain
that I couldn't even function... They
started giving me morphine, fentnyl, and
said they gave me 2 percosets by mouth.
Well they gave me so much that I stopped
breathing.. I was still in pain none of
these meds helped any.. People say that
this is very uncommon and I was just
wondering if someone has been through the
same surgery.. I was also wondering if he
just didn't sew me up really good in the
first place... Because whenever I went
home from the hospital from having my son,
I didn't do anything.. All I did was take
care of him and he only weighed 5pounds
12ounces.... Also people told me that he
should have numbed my vagina whenever he
did the surgery because that way whenever
I came too it wouldn't have been so bad
all at one time... Just let me know if you
had something similar to this or maybe
even the same problem.. Because I can't
find anyone who had this... Thanks for
your time!!
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Lilmizzthang19
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Posted: 07-30-08 16:50pm
Guessing no one else has had this problem?
I can't seem to find anyone this must be
uncommon..
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AyaMiyaki
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Posted: 07-30-08 16:58pm
I'm sorry, no. I tore with my daughter and
had to be stitched, and my tear healed
kind of weird... but they didn't break. I
didn't get an infection. They told me I
might need a corrective surgery since my
tear healed funny, but I opted not to. My
experience isn't comparable to yours at
all. I'm sorry it happened to you, and I
hope you're able to find answers.
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Rosie H
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Posted: 07-30-08 17:14pm
wow sorry that happened to you. I think
the doctor should never have cut you in
the 1st place. What position did you give
birth in? With the baby only 5 pounds they
could have let you try another position or
maybe allow you to not push so fast and
hard.
Well thats besides the point. They really
should have done more to control your
pain. Theres no reason why you should have
felt it so soon after waking up. Sorry if
I sound a little upset. Doctors make me
that way...lol
Im pregnant with my 1st so I wont know
anything about tears until a couple more
weeks. But you can get infections any time
after birth, its not likely but it can
still happen. It could have been their
fault or it could have just happened. I
suggest soaking in a sitz bath or sea
salt, maybe even baking soda. This will
keep your new stitches clean and it can
sooth the pain.
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Lilmizzthang19
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Joined: 30 Jul 2008 Posts: 3
Posted: 07-30-08 17:25pm
I was just sitting up with my knees up..
Regular position I guess.. The nurses at
the hospital suggested I be careful if I
soak because bacteria can collect in tubs
whether they are cleaned everyday or not..
So far so good though with the new
stitches.. Been taking really good care of
them and haven't done anything except mess
with the baby.. But they told me I could
take care of him but couldn't do anything
else.. No lifting over 5 pounds other than
him of course... So hopefully these issues
are gone... I know infection is possible
but I just don't understand why he
wouldn't give me antibiotics cause that is
what they are for, To prevent infection..
I am on them now so it will not get
infected again... Even the nurses wondered
why he didn't do it in the first place...
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aggrant
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Joined: 12 Nov 2008 Posts: 1
episiotomy gone bad too!!! Posted: 11-12-08 20:36pm
I gave birth to my son in april 2007. My
stitches ripped out, and I also had to do
the epson salt baths three times a day for
a month. The doctor also wanted me to
heal naturally. However, in the meantime,
I was cauterized every week for a month
with silver nitrate to get rid of the scar
tissue. It healed okay..and I had no
problems pertaining to that for a while.
but in March 2008, i started getting
severe pain down there, that felt like I
had been kicked and sometimes if i moved
the wrong way, I could feel the muscle
tearing.
So now, I am getting injections of
Marcaine and cortizone every few weeks to
help numb the nerves down there. The
doctor is hoping that with a series of
injections I will be okay, casue they're
afraid of doing surgery because of the
scar tissue damage.
I feel your pain. still going through it..
I hope everything will work out.
