C-section problem!!! Please Help!!!?

I had a c-section 3 weeks ago and I'm still recovering. Everything was going well with my recovery. No scar problems, it's healed really well. It's closed and doesn't have any visible problems nor am I experiencing any pain on the incision. Anyway, Now I have a really bad cold. Alot of coughing and ALOT of sneezing. Well if you've had a c-section then you know that coughing and sneezing is torture!! Anyway, everytime I sneeze of course it hurts my stomach. Not my incision but just above it. The lower part of my stomach. It even burns when I sneeze and right after if it is touched. Is this normal? It just started burning when I got the cold which was about 3 days ago. Like I said the incision doesn't burn but the area above and to the sides of it.

I would suggest to see your Dr. soon. Although, your situation may not be life threatning, a professional help is always advisable. It could be that the area above the incision get irritated because of the coughing and the stress on the skin is making it painful. I think this is normal if you had a major surgery. As long as the incision is always cleaned and medicated your incision should be just fine. I also don't think it'll open and start bleeding again. If the pain is not tolerable, you should call your Dr for pain reliever. I hope this help.

You should see you doctor ASAP. All that coughing could cause you to re-open the incision.

When you cough or sneeze, hold your abdomin and support that area very well so that you are causing less stress to the area by coughing.

I think it's very normal to feel pain all around the incision site after a coughing spell because all of your muscles were cut and during a cough you are tightening those muscles, naturally this will cause some discomfort.

Really try to help support the whole area by holding above and below the incision during the cough, I am sure this will help.

Ok, you need to see your doctor. See your family doc for your cold, but, you also need to see the surgeon to have yourself checked. Just because your incision looks ok on the outside doesn't mean everything is ok. Especially if you have this burning discomfort.You could be tearing the incision from the inside loose, C- section incisions go very deep.