Re: c-section still healing?

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AMD wrote: >
> My sister-in-law had a c/s on Mar 8. A couple weeks later she had a
> nasty infection that opened the incision and landed her in the hospital
> for a couple of day.
>
> Now it's been almost 2 months since the surgery, and the incision is
> still open and they're still packing it with gauze. How long do these
> things take to heal? Why can't the dr just suture the incision again to
> help it get closed up? Is this a common complication of c-section?
>
> thanks,
> Andrea

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