Does Anyone Still Have Pain and Numbness After Having C-section?

I have had 3 C-Sections and my children are now 17, 15, and 13...I too still have numbness no more pain though. I asked the doctor about the pain and he told me because I was cut the nerves were trying to reattach. I do remember the pain but it took about 8 or 9 months before it went away. Ask your doctor and see what advice he/she gives you because a lot has changed since I've had my last C-Section.

R. married 17 years to a wonderful husband with 3 beautiful Teens. I am blessed!

This is very normal. I can say every once in a while I will get an odd sensation and I had my son 3 1/2 years ago! :) If it is really painful or the pain lasts very long ask your OBGYN about it. It should only be infrequent after the first year I believe. Mine is still just tender with the skin. But give yourself some time, it was major surgery! :)

Yes it's normal. I had numbness for 9 months or so. My friend had numbness and itching for almost a year. Everyone's body has different ways of healing. You are probably feeling the inside tissue growing back together. If you are concerned about the scar, try the Mederma or Vit E serum. It works wonders!

My son is 19 months old and my scar is still numb.. I never hurt so I dont know about that but trying to get back in shape with the scar is a chore it feels like 2 different bodies for a long time.. Good luck... Maybe call the doc and see what they have to say???

It was so weird to have my husband poke along the scar and not feel anything! I don't remember how long that lasted, but it went about 2 inches above my scar.
Mine hasn't bothered me for a while, but after my first c-section, I remember it hurting really bad for 3 months--so much so that I had to be careful about how I moved--and then still ached sometimes for a very long time after that. I think I noted the pain, and figured that if it kept bothering me enough, I'd remember it and then start worrying. But it seems like the aches were far enough apart (not all day long, only a few times a day) that I never got concerned. But I'd bet they lasted 2 years.
Then it really started bothering me when I was pregnant again. It itched like crazy as it stretched, and those under-the-belly maternity pants were unbearable. But I recovered much faster the second time, and now that my son is 22 months old, I can't remember my scar hurting at all for a very long time. So I'm guessing it's different for everyone, and for every c-section (mine were really really different!)

It is normal, I had mine 6 months ago and my stomache is still numb. Then of course my scar always itches (go figure). One of my post partum nurses told me she was still numb and her youngest is 19 years old. So you may never get all the feeling back. I guess it is just one of those wierd things we have to learn to live with.

I had one 4 1/2 years ago, and I still sometimes feel numb around the scar. It is not often, but it is still there occasionally. I think it is pretty normal. When I worked on an OB/GYN office, I heard about it all the time. I think my apin lasted a year or two. I can't really remember. But, remember, you have had a major surgery. Your body has been forced to do something it wasn't designed to do. So, it akes awhile for it to completely heal and recover. It not like a cut where it is just the outer layers of your skin that need to heal. They have to go through alot of stuff to getto that child. Your insides and your outsides all need to heal and recover. That can take awhile. If the pain is to severe or if the numbness and pain spread, then please let your doctor know, because that would probably not be normal.

Your not alone. Pain for me is minimal, but I have tingling, itching and numbness. My daughter is 4mo. old. Remember that you had MAJOR surgery! Your body was traumatized! I've heard that it can take years (or never) for everything to maintain sometime of normalcy. My grandmother took 10 years to regain all feeling and all the wierd twinges to go away after similar sugery. If your 6 week post op appointment was normal it's just a matter of time.

I did for a long time as well. I guess it must be normal.

I have had 3 C-sections and I still have pain and numbness. there is a spot on my lower belly that has absolutely lost all feeling. Since section number 1 you can pinch me in this spot and I cannot feel it. My last section was 9 months ago almost to the day, and I am trying really hard now to excercise everyday and loose this extra weight I have been packing for 6 years....since the first go round and it is a challenge. I can walk for about 20 minutes before my scar starts to hurt. I just bought an eliptical rider and I lasted a whole 8 minutes before I couldn't take anymore and this morning I was sore when I woke up! I know it doesn't affect everyone this way, because I have girlfriends who are not bothered by thier scars at all. I do know that after about a year, you are not quite as sore when you are active. I think it also depends on labor and how hard that was for you. My first was my worst and my labor waas 18 hours long and my baby was stuck in my birth canal, so it was a brutal surgery. They took out my guts to get the baby out and that was definitly my worst. My second was planned, no labor, and much easier to recover from. I was still sore when I was active that first year. This last one was planned, but I went into labor 3 weeks early. It has been more difficult than the second one was for sure. I hope that helps a little!

I had a emergency c-section without a surgical block 9 months ago. I had alot of pain for a couple of months. The pain is gone but I still have numbness. My best friend had a c-section 14 years ago today and she still has the numbness too. My doctor told me that I could have this numbness forever.