My OBGYN said he could not sew my muscles back together after my c-section. Can I carry another child? Do I need surgery?

November 6, 2013
Asked By:stomach123

He said my muscles were too far apart and that they must have separated during my pregnancy (after my first c-section). I do recall after that first c-section that he said it was difficult to sew them back together that time due to an ovarian reconstruction in 1999 by another doctor. This time he said he tried to overlap my fascia to make up for it???? Help.

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