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Re: Post-partum bleeding led to hysterectomy

From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 23 May 2002 18:32:16 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 23 May 2002, Janel wrote: >
>After delivery of my child and placenta, my uterus continued to bleed
>excessively for over 3 hours. My physicians were unable to stop the
>bleeding and after several different attempts had to stop the bleeding
>with a hysterectomy. My question is: is the placenta supposed to be
>pulled from the mother, or is it supposed to be delivered naturally. My
>physician literally pulled my placenta from my body with a forceps and
>it was extremely painful, like it was being ripped out. I was not asked
>to push at all. Could have this caused the excessive bleeding? I am
>trying to come to terms with the fact that I am 29 years old and cannot
>ever have children again. My physicians have been nice to answer all of
>my questions, but I am scared to ask them this question because I don't
>want them to think I am going to sue them or something. I just want to
>know if it is normal procedure in a delivery to pull out the placenta in
>such a harsh fashion. I have one other child and it didn't hurt at all
>when I delivered the placenta. I had no other problems in my pregnancy.
>Please advise---Thank you

Unless it is abnormally attatched, I can think of no reason it should have been such a traumatic third stage. Left to it's own devices, the placenta usually will deliver within 20-30 minutes. It is standard proceedure for many doctors to hasten the process, as their time is valuable and if you can complete this is 5 minutes rather than 30-40 when there is an office full of women waiting for them, why not? Well, unfortunately, what happened to you could well be one such reason why not...hard to say without having been there.

I would ask the question...it is your right to know and very well might put your mind at ease, with a reasonable explanation. ANd this cold only increase your respect for your doctors, right? If there is no reasonable explanation, if this was caused by an error on their part, what good does it do that they are "nice"? How "nice" is it that hastening this process cost you your fertility? (If that is indeed what has happened)

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