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Old May 27th 04, 07:49 PM
Christine
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My question is this:
I was told by my Dr. NOT to do steps more than once or twice a day and
when I do, take baby steps ( one step at a time ).....well it turns out
that I felt fine...( I was discharged last wed ) so its just been a
week....I have NO pain at all, and taking NO pain meds....I consider
myself very lucky!!!!!!!!
but how many of you did steps anyhow??
if you feel good can it hurt anything?

I know of other ppl who felt good and were out driving...shopping,,,etc.
I'm not going out anywhere but I am guitly about going up and down
steps.....and its 2 levels of steps..;(
I have a bathroom on both floors so I dont really NEED to go up and
down, but it gets so boring in the bedroom all day, and i always need
something on the other floor....

so can just steps hurt me?

another ?

Driving, Dr. said NO driving for 4 weeks AND NO riding either for 4
weeks.....now I had a nurse in the hospital tell me that i CAN ride in
the car,,,but NO driving.....the dr. said its because If we would wreck
OR if he would have to slam on the brakes, that would NOT be good for my
insides....

does anyone ride in the car?
although I really have no desire to go in the car, i was just
wondering....

its rough when you feel fine and cant do anything....

I know what happened to Nan, and I'm really tryng to limit my steps
today and tomorrow, and for a few more weeks......

any input?
tia...

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Old May 27th 04, 08:09 PM
Donna Metler
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"Christine" wrote in message
...
My question is this:
I was told by my Dr. NOT to do steps more than once or twice a day and
when I do, take baby steps ( one step at a time ).....well it turns out
that I felt fine...( I was discharged last wed ) so its just been a
week....I have NO pain at all, and taking NO pain meds....I consider
myself very lucky!!!!!!!!
but how many of you did steps anyhow??
if you feel good can it hurt anything?

I know of other ppl who felt good and were out driving...shopping,,,etc.
I'm not going out anywhere but I am guitly about going up and down
steps.....and its 2 levels of steps..;(
I have a bathroom on both floors so I dont really NEED to go up and
down, but it gets so boring in the bedroom all day, and i always need
something on the other floor....

so can just steps hurt me?

another ?

Driving, Dr. said NO driving for 4 weeks AND NO riding either for 4
weeks.....now I had a nurse in the hospital tell me that i CAN ride in
the car,,,but NO driving.....the dr. said its because If we would wreck
OR if he would have to slam on the brakes, that would NOT be good for my
insides....

does anyone ride in the car?
although I really have no desire to go in the car, i was just
wondering....

its rough when you feel fine and cant do anything....

I know what happened to Nan, and I'm really tryng to limit my steps
today and tomorrow, and for a few more weeks......

any input?
tia...

Well, I couldn't drive for about 4 weeks, but I was allowed to ride in the
car if needed when I was released a little over a week after my
C-section-and since I was still going in weekly for BP monitoring and
medication adjustments, that was necessary.

In general, I found that, just like after my appendectomy, my body told me
what I was ready for and what I wasn't. By far, the most painful thing
afterwards was my cat jumping onto my stomach the day after I came home from
the hospital. I think I about sent the poor thing into orbit!



http://www.growingfamily.com/webnurs...LID=9T8S0V9F5G



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Old May 27th 04, 08:35 PM
Shena Delian O'Brien
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Default C-Sec and steps....and driving??

Well I would not recommend doing what I did, but I just listened to my
body and took it as it came.

I of course had to ride HOME from the hospital, duh! (hour ride) So YES,
I was a passenger.

I had postpartum care appointments as did the baby, and my husband was
working full time. I could have gotten rides but I did not, I drove
myself and my baby and carried him around in his baby carrier starting 4
days postpartum. I did feel taxed while doing so, weakened and
definitely sore, but it was not bad. I actually did not know until about
4 weeks postpartum that I wasn't supposed to be driving. Someone told me
that and I boggled - driving is a cinch and fairly relaxing for me.

After a week or so I was at the grocery store doing a shopping trip.
Another week later I went on a shopping trip with DH that was longer
than I was comfortable with (sore and tired) but it didn't injure me any.

I had no trouble walking down steps at all, did that the first day I was
out. I had to walk up 10 steps to get into my apartment, so every time I
went out I did walk upstairs again when I got home.

I'll remind you that I had no complications with my pregnancy or the
incision, it healed cleanly and quickly with a small scar.


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Old May 27th 04, 09:08 PM
Donna
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"Christine" wrote in message
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snipping the part about steps, because I don't know anything about that.
We live in a ranch - the issue never came up

Driving, Dr. said NO driving for 4 weeks AND NO riding either for 4
weeks.....now I had a nurse in the hospital tell me that i CAN ride in
the car,,,but NO driving.....the dr. said its because If we would wreck
OR if he would have to slam on the brakes, that would NOT be good for my
insides....

does anyone ride in the car?
although I really have no desire to go in the car, i was just
wondering....


My OB (and my husband, who is a trauma surgeon) both recommend not driving
for 3 weeks post C-section. They both feel that after abdominal surgery,
the consequences of an accident can be so severe, that it's better not to be
driving at all for that period of time. Neither one has ever said that
*riding* in a car was at all risky. I have been under the impression that
the major risk factor in even a minor accident (following abdominal surgery)
is impact with the steering wheel.

Is it possible that you misheard your OB about being a passenger?



Donna


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Old May 27th 04, 10:07 PM
Jacqui
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Donna wibbled

My OB (and my husband, who is a trauma surgeon) both recommend not
driving for 3 weeks post C-section. They both feel that after
abdominal surgery, the consequences of an accident can be so
severe, that it's better not to be driving at all for that period
of time. Neither one has ever said that *riding* in a car was at
all risky. I have been under the impression that the major risk
factor in even a minor accident (following abdominal surgery) is
impact with the steering wheel.


I would imagine that wearing a lap belt is out, though, since a
crash with a lap belt can have nasty results in the midriff area
anyway, and if you did have a crash with a low-slung shoulder belt
it could hurt a heck of a lot - I felt like I bruised very easily
for a while after mine, if the baby kicked my stomach while nursing
for instance. Because the nerves are cut and you can't feel much
around the incision until they start to reconnect, you could in
theory do some damage that you wouldn't notice for some time, I
suppose. Certainly my wound infection didn't hurt at all, and it
certainly should have given the swelling and whatnot. But I went
home from hospital in the car and no one mentioned anything then,
just that I shouldn't drive myself.

Jac

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Old May 28th 04, 12:51 AM
Donna
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"Jacqui" wrote in message
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Donna wibbled


I have been under the impression that the major risk
factor in even a minor accident (following abdominal surgery) is
impact with the steering wheel.


I would imagine that wearing a lap belt is out, though, since a
crash with a lap belt can have nasty results in the midriff area
anyway, and if you did have a crash with a low-slung shoulder belt
it could hurt a heck of a lot - I felt like I bruised very easily
for a while after mine, if the baby kicked my stomach while nursing
for instance. Because the nerves are cut and you can't feel much
around the incision until they start to reconnect, you could in
theory do some damage that you wouldn't notice for some time, I
suppose. Certainly my wound infection didn't hurt at all, and it
certainly should have given the swelling and whatnot. But I went
home from hospital in the car and no one mentioned anything then,
just that I shouldn't drive myself.


That's what is so curious. What you observe above certainly makes sense,
but I do wonder why riding as a passenger isn't given as a routine risk?
It;s curious.

Donna


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Old May 28th 04, 02:20 AM
Donna Metler
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"Donna" wrote in message
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"Jacqui" wrote in message
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Donna wibbled


I have been under the impression that the major risk
factor in even a minor accident (following abdominal surgery) is
impact with the steering wheel.


I would imagine that wearing a lap belt is out, though, since a
crash with a lap belt can have nasty results in the midriff area
anyway, and if you did have a crash with a low-slung shoulder belt
it could hurt a heck of a lot - I felt like I bruised very easily
for a while after mine, if the baby kicked my stomach while nursing
for instance. Because the nerves are cut and you can't feel much
around the incision until they start to reconnect, you could in
theory do some damage that you wouldn't notice for some time, I
suppose. Certainly my wound infection didn't hurt at all, and it
certainly should have given the swelling and whatnot. But I went
home from hospital in the car and no one mentioned anything then,
just that I shouldn't drive myself.


That's what is so curious. What you observe above certainly makes sense,
but I do wonder why riding as a passenger isn't given as a routine risk?
It;s curious.

Donna

I expect because, while it's possible to not drive for a month, it's not
possible to not be a passenger for a month. If no other reason, you're
probably going to have a follow-up appointment for you and the baby within
that time, have to come back and get the staples out, etc. I can think of 6
times at least I had to be in the car going somewhere the first month after
coming home from the hospital-including several within the first week.





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Old May 28th 04, 09:56 AM
Donna
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"Donna Metler" wrote in message
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I expect because, while it's possible to not drive for a month, it's not
possible to not be a passenger for a month. If no other reason, you're
probably going to have a follow-up appointment for you and the baby within
that time, have to come back and get the staples out, etc. I can think of

6
times at least I had to be in the car going somewhere the first month

after
coming home from the hospital-including several within the first week.


That sounds right to me.

Also, it occurs to me that one is *much* less likely to get into a car
accident if one is not driving sleep-deprived. Of the two parents, mom is
generally much more tired in the early days than dad is. Maybe that
contributes to the idea that it's generally ok to be a passenger, if not a
driver.

Donna


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Old May 28th 04, 06:36 PM
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"Donna Metler" wrote in message
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I expect because, while it's possible to not drive for a month, it's not

possible to not be a passenger for a month. If no other reason, you're
probably going to have a follow-up appointment for you and the baby within
that time, have to come back and get the staples out, etc. I can think of

6
times at least I had to be in the car going somewhere the first month

after
coming home from the hospital-including several within the first week.


Not being a passenger just doesn't seem POSSIBLE to me. I mean, you hve to
get home from the hosiptal, right?

I see people mention 'having the staples out' after a c-section all the time
on this group, and I'm so confused about it because I had two c-sections,
and I never had staples...both times I had stitches that were
self-dissolving. Whats the difference?


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Old May 28th 04, 04:15 PM
libbymom04
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Default C-Sec and steps....and driving??

After two weeks I was driving again. Getting up and down for the first two
weeks was a challenge for me though. For some reason the staples were
pulling my skin real bad! The docote did an awesome job with a tiny paper
thin scar and I was completely healed at my 6 week check up. I was going
shopping and all too around the 3rd week. Even doing some cooking and
cleaning.

 




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