Posted by mtdewcmu on April 28, 2011, at 12:40:53
In reply to Re: is pleasant/but odd » sigismund, posted by floatingbridge on April 28, 2011, at 2:05:06
> When I had a severe reaction during my c-section (like causing ptsd though I didn't know it then) the frickin surgeon, whom I had not had a grudge--I mean my son was healthy with an apgar of 9, laughed, yes laughed and waved her hand when I asked her about my experience of feeling like a trapped animal and panicking. I felt I knew the awful truth about how drugs could be used evilly to dismantle a person, that's how harrowing my reaction was. They had to knock me out.
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> I didn't tell her about my thoughts about cracking under torture--I have enough
> sense. But she really laughed out loud (not lol) and said, "oh people imagine such silly things under surgery." I felt incredible umbrage. I realized right then that I hated her.That is interesting that you may have experienced PTSD from having a c-section. I witnessed a c-section in nursing school, but the book never mentioned PTSD as a complication. But I could totally see it as plausible, especially when added to post-partum depression/psychosis.
Doctors are a different breed. (See my other reply to sigismund.) But the surgeon was probably not the right person to talk to about your experience. She was probably thinking about what a good job she did sewing up your uterus, and didn't want to hear criticism about things outside her control. The anaesthesiologist might have taken it seriously, as it's more germane to their specialty. Being able to remain conscious during the procedure is considered a good thing, but it could very well carry a risk of PTSD.
I worked in a hospital for a few years on the nursing staff, and as much as I hate to say it, patients whose records carried a psychiatric diagnosis were always harder to work with. They tended to be moodier and responded to things differently than the average patient. They had trouble with things that most patients didn't, and they were difficult to please. You have to have some sympathy for the medical staff.
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