I had an emergency caesarean for my first baby which was not a good experience. The doctor doing the operation seemed very anxious and i seemed to bleed a lot during and after it because it all took a long time although they said it was fine. But I continued to bleed for weeks and weeks after and everyone kept reassuring me this is normal. My GP referred me back to obstetric but they refused to see me as it had been 6 weeks and they said no placenta left there as it was a caesarean so there couldn’t be. Eventually a gynaecologist saw me, did a scan and found an 8cm piece of placenta that I needed a general anaesthetic to remove.
I was told this really shouldn’t happen after a caesarean and I feel really upset that this did happen and that I needed more surgery. The whole thing has felt like such an ordeal for me.
After the caesarean the doctor never saw me again to check how I was or even give me a chance to ask any questions. After any other surgery you would see the surgeon again and then probably even have a follow up but in childbirth you are expected to just not really understand why it had to happen and then be ok with never seeing them again or having any follow up. It all seems strange to me, particularly when a complication happens. It felt like I was being practised on as this has been devastating for me.
A terrifying experience which I never want to repeat.
"Bleeding after caesarean"
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