Two months after my appendectomy, my incision scars still hurt. The largest — a 1.5" cut about 4" above my belly button — is the most painful and remains an angry red. My doctor tells me that this is what I should expect with a surgical scar on a growing, pregnant belly. He says that while the skin and muscle on my stomach will continue to expand with the pregnancy, the scar tissue will resist stretching. And as a result, the incision scars will take longer to fully heal. Additionally, because the rest of my belly continues to grow with no regard to the scars, there now exists indentations where the scar tissues lie. When I am sitting/crouching, and the skin and fat...

I think it's safe to say that my body has been plagued with health issues throughout this pregnancy. In addition to the everyday stuff like vomiting (still!), migraines, insomnia, and major hip pains, I have had three more major issues since the first trimester: Two root canals An eye infection which required a visit to the E.R. An emergency appendectomy And in order to treat these ailments, my body — and the baby as a result of being dependent on my body — has been subjected to the following: dental x-rays dental Novocain prescription steroids prescription antihistamines various antibiotics Tylenol-Codeine repeated injections of Morphine over a 12-hour period an MRI general anesthesia abdominal surgery two weeks of Percocet Granted, these drugs and procedures were all administered with the approval of my OB (and in the case of...