In 2015 Fern gave birth by c-section, in what she was led to believe to be a ‘textbook delivery and recovery’, so when she developed pain she presumed it was just a pulled muscle.
I gave birth via Elective Caesarean Section on 13th October 2015. I had what I was led to believe and understand to be a textbook delivery and recovery, with only a complication of a post-partum haemorrhage of 1.15 litres during the procedure. I was given seven days’ worth of blood thinning injections post operation to cut my risk of developing a DVT.
On 31st October 2015 I developed what I believed to be a pulled muscle in my left buttock, as I was very mobile post-surgery. I did not have any swelling at this point. I continued to treat this as a pulled muscle.
I had an appointment with my Midwife on 5th November 2015 to be discharged from her care. I asked whether the pulled muscle could have anything to do with my spinal block or surgery. My Midwife seemed to think that if I had any issues with my spinal block this would create an intense headache and it was unlikely to be anything other than a pulled muscle. I was not at this stage feeling any breathlessness or anything other than leg pain.