Your recovery at home: When to call your health care provider

Call your health care provider if you have:

• blood clots that are large (golf ball size), especially if they have whitish tissue, and/or bright red bleeding that soaks a pad in an hour or less
• a bad-smelling or greenish vaginal discharge
• stitches that separate
• pain, redness or pus-like drainage at the site of your stitches
• an abdominal incision that is red, warm to the touch, or has drainage
• tenderness in your abdomen, other than the usual tenderness around a Cesarean incision
• constant back, abdominal or pelvic pain
• fever or chills with a temperature of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher
• a hard, red, painful area in your breast, along with fever or chills
• pain or burning when passing urine, a change in how often you pass urine, or not being able to empty your bladder
• any difficulty breathing
• a bad headache or double or blurred vision
• deep redness, warmth, or swelling in any area of your leg(s) or pain when you point your toes toward your nose
• a feeling of sadness, anxiety or depression that lasts longer than one week
• not enough energy to care for yourself or your baby.

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First published: 05/01/2008
Last updated: 11/19/2009

Reviewed by: Allina Patient Education experts