Knots Around Incision????? HELP!!!

MomOfThree

I had a repeat c-section almost 4 weeks ago, well today I noticed on my right side that about an inch of my incision is sticking out farther than the rest & on my left side there are 2 little knots probably bead size, & the left side is draining very little but my right side kind of hurts a little kind of like when you pull a muscle...my incision itself is red, no where around it though just where the Dr cut. Has this happened to any one else? If so what was your outcome? Thanks ladies!

littlenat86

What stitches did you have?

DreaMaria

I had a c section with my first and my incision did the same thing. It was "lumpy" for s couple months. My doc said it was the scar tissue forming. I did not have any drainage after 4 days from my daughters birth, but it was pink/red for a week and a half. I did have a wound infection the day after the section and they started me on antibiotics.

I still feel a lump (one, continuous) across the line 15 months later, but its not visible now. Just call your doc to make sure its nothing serious.

PrettyMommy86

I had the same problem. Mine drained for a couple weeks. Doctor didn't have any concerns about it, as long as it doesn't get BRIGHT red and feel hot to the touch.

MomOfThree

@Littlenat86 they told me I have both dissolveable stitches & staples I had butterfly stitches on the outside but those are already gone.

@soon2bmomof2under2 I was trying to look it up on the internet & a lot of places said that it was scar tissue forming, I just didn't know with my first c-section nothing like this happened could you get knots if you do to much?

@prettymommy86 oh no its closer to a pink than a red, I'm scared to death if it is an infection I have way to much to do to be put back into the hospital.

PrettyMommy86

@Momofthree if it's really bugging you, call your doc and explain. They will probably tell you some warning signs to watch out for, but seeing as how I see you have other children and I'm sure you're very active and busy, it's going to be a little more irritated than before when you didn't have to run after other children lol. That's what I was told anyway, I had a 20 month old at the time.

DreaMaria

I'm not sure that it's actual knots, like muscle knots, it's probably scar tissue. But, over working yourself could certainly irritate your incision causing even more scaring. I would just take it easy and still call your doc just to be safe.

MomOfThree

@prettymommy86 oh yeah my stepson has been in since I had him so I've been a lot more active...:)

@soon2bmomof2under2 I go see my Dr in a few weeks I sure hope that's all it is I mean its not hot or bright red.

Thanks Ladies!

littlenat86

I had a little knot like lump in mine it was really small and I had dissovable stitches. The doc said sometimes they can take a little longer to dissolve and they stick up bit it went in a few months. I would keep an eye on it, better to get an infection diagnosed early than leave it and end up in hospital! Hope all is well x

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I have only had one c-section, but I have a raised incision (mine blew open from other health problems) but the incision is hard, numb, but around it is sore. I had it almost 2yrs ago. I would guess since its a repeat one that its even more scar tissue building up.

cicelia

The more c-sections you get the "harder" and "lumpier" the scare is. I've had two, but otuside was cut both ways. where the two scars intersect though is a hard bump, and dr said it's scare tissue that will never go away. It sometimes gets irritated. If its red, hot, or really uncomfortable I would call dr. Otherwise just take it easy. It might just stay bumoy, I know mine has, and my c-sections were 12 and 9 yrs ago.