The Scar You Stopped Thinking About: How Old Surgeries and Births Create New Pelvic Pain
Why does your low back seize up when you stand from a chair? Why does sex hurt now when it didn’t three years ago? Why does your bladder feel full at 40% capacity? Why do your hips ache after a short walk?
These questions rarely get connected back to a scar, because a healed scar looks finished. On the surface, it is. Underneath, something very different may be happening — and it’s one of the most overlooked contributors to persistent pelvic pain we encounter.