What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California
I have 3 questions:
1)
My daughter was breech and the doctors were not abel to turn her so we scheduled a c-section delivery. I carried to term, going into labor 22 hours before my scheduled c-section. My labor was progesssing. The OBGYN told me not to go into the hospitol to do the c-section that "labor is good for the baby" ??? is that true??
I had the surgery I do not remember any problems from the birth, but I believe something bad happened right after. I was ina recovery area and the nurses were upset that I could not breastfeed. I was so exhausted I could barely keep awake they kept trying to wake me frustrated bc my baby needed to breastfeed, I just remember having no control over my body and trying to do what they were saying. I also remember this terrible feeling voer my body and not having any control or being able to speak. I remember my body making involuntary jerking (like my whole body) and the nirses yelling at me to stop flailing around but I couldn't talk or control what my body was doing. I finally was able to breastfeed later they had to give my daighter formula in order for her to feed. -Could that have been a seizure or allergic reaction to the anasthesia? I am terrified to have surgery again. I am afraid I might die while under bc I may have an allergy or intollerance.
MAIN POINT/QUESTION: I had a c-section and was in hospitol for 3 days. On day two I notices pink and puffy around incision site. Hospitol had informed me if I saw that to mention somethign as it could be infection. I told the nurse when i noticed it and she said I was fine. I was a tropper and forced myself to get up and walk as they saud the sooner and better youre walking the better your recovery.--- I grew up in foster care and was badly abused growing up so measuring "normal" amounts of pain can be challenging (I am just learning now that I put up with more than most people bc I am use to it... it is my normal) The nurse said it was normal. I went home on day 3, got my discharge meds etc.
I couple days (1-2?) later it was Easter and I was at a friends house and just remember going to take a nap and sleeping all day long while they cared for my baby when I wasn't feeding her. I did not eat or be around anyone I was exhausted and weak. I drove home but couldn't make it I began to have unbearable pain strike my belly. I pulled into the hospitol ER where they put me off until a stranger came and advocated and demanded I be seen right then. I was told they were admitting me. They did. they ran some scans and tests and it tunrs out I had an internal infection inside my abdomen and needed to be hospitalized. I had to go on heavy antibiotics and stop breastfeeding (afterwards I would be told by the same doctor that I could have continued breastfeeding) I was so weak and my blood count was all off. I was 18 and had to consent to a hysterectimy bc they were not sure if the infection/masses inside had spread and they needed me to consent to the hysterectimy (I didn't understand what they were telling me, I only rememer them telling me to sign the papers and talking above my head and acting like it was a common thing I only figured out later what I consented to) However, they did the surgery and removed the masses/enfections and installed these tubes that poked through my stomach and had suction bulbs on the end to suck the infection out of me and drain. And they did not have to do the hysterectemy after-all. However I did not get better. there was talk of blood transfusion etc. All the while the hospitol would not allow me to keep my newborn in the hospital with me. I was a single mom and had no family. I had to let other people take my baby home. My blood cell count was still messed up and they had to agressively take more antibiotics. Eventually (1 month later) i could go home. But I feel taken advantage of now. A nurse friend of mine (not treating me) mentioned something about my "staph infection" and when I casually called it that my Dr. freaked but till this day I still do not know what was wrong with me or what caused my traumatic incident. I ruined me and took me almost 1-1.5 yrs to heal. And the emotional distress/trauma from it lasted for years. My daughter is now in school and had problems I think from the post birth separation.
Do i have a case?
I have 3 questions:
1)
My daughter was breech and the doctors were not abel to turn her so we scheduled a c-section delivery. I carried to term, going into labor 22 hours before my scheduled c-section. My labor was progesssing. The OBGYN told me not to go into the hospitol to do the c-section that "labor is good for the baby" ??? is that true??
I had the surgery I do not remember any problems from the birth, but I believe something bad happened right after. I was ina recovery area and the nurses were upset that I could not breastfeed. I was so exhausted I could barely keep awake they kept trying to wake me frustrated bc my baby needed to breastfeed, I just remember having no control over my body and trying to do what they were saying. I also remember this terrible feeling voer my body and not having any control or being able to speak. I remember my body making involuntary jerking (like my whole body) and the nirses yelling at me to stop flailing around but I couldn't talk or control what my body was doing. I finally was able to breastfeed later they had to give my daighter formula in order for her to feed. -Could that have been a seizure or allergic reaction to the anasthesia? I am terrified to have surgery again. I am afraid I might die while under bc I may have an allergy or intollerance.
MAIN POINT/QUESTION: I had a c-section and was in hospitol for 3 days. On day two I notices pink and puffy around incision site. Hospitol had informed me if I saw that to mention somethign as it could be infection. I told the nurse when i noticed it and she said I was fine. I was a tropper and forced myself to get up and walk as they saud the sooner and better youre walking the better your recovery.--- I grew up in foster care and was badly abused growing up so measuring "normal" amounts of pain can be challenging (I am just learning now that I put up with more than most people bc I am use to it... it is my normal) The nurse said it was normal. I went home on day 3, got my discharge meds etc.
I couple days (1-2?) later it was Easter and I was at a friends house and just remember going to take a nap and sleeping all day long while they cared for my baby when I wasn't feeding her. I did not eat or be around anyone I was exhausted and weak. I drove home but couldn't make it I began to have unbearable pain strike my belly. I pulled into the hospitol ER where they put me off until a stranger came and advocated and demanded I be seen right then. I was told they were admitting me. They did. they ran some scans and tests and it tunrs out I had an internal infection inside my abdomen and needed to be hospitalized. I had to go on heavy antibiotics and stop breastfeeding (afterwards I would be told by the same doctor that I could have continued breastfeeding) I was so weak and my blood count was all off. I was 18 and had to consent to a hysterectimy bc they were not sure if the infection/masses inside had spread and they needed me to consent to the hysterectimy (I didn't understand what they were telling me, I only rememer them telling me to sign the papers and talking above my head and acting like it was a common thing I only figured out later what I consented to) However, they did the surgery and removed the masses/enfections and installed these tubes that poked through my stomach and had suction bulbs on the end to suck the infection out of me and drain. And they did not have to do the hysterectemy after-all. However I did not get better. there was talk of blood transfusion etc. All the while the hospitol would not allow me to keep my newborn in the hospital with me. I was a single mom and had no family. I had to let other people take my baby home. My blood cell count was still messed up and they had to agressively take more antibiotics. Eventually (1 month later) i could go home. But I feel taken advantage of now. A nurse friend of mine (not treating me) mentioned something about my "staph infection" and when I casually called it that my Dr. freaked but till this day I still do not know what was wrong with me or what caused my traumatic incident. I ruined me and took me almost 1-1.5 yrs to heal. And the emotional distress/trauma from it lasted for years. My daughter is now in school and had problems I think from the post birth separation.
Do i have a case?
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