deb141
28-03-09, 08:06
I am 34 years old and had my first baby in December 08. I had a difficult birth and had an epidural as the pain was too much, most of the labour pain was in my back.
Since the birth i have constantly worried about my health, i had a post partum heamorrage a week after the birth and i think that is what has started the anxiety. I used to suffer with panic attacks a couple of years ago but i recovered with the help of meds.
Anyway since the birth i have back pain which seems to be in the area where i had the epidural. Sometimes when i bend over and get back up it feels like something is being pulled apart. I told the doctor a few weeks ago and he says its quite common after birth, however i have also been getting a little pain in the tops of my legs (thighs). If i lie on one leg too long the top goes numb (after about twenty mins) say if i am reading in bed.
I have just started venlafaxine two weeks ago, so know that they are not fully working yet.
I am driving myself mad with worry and the what ifs and i feel selfish for constantly looking into myself thinking its more than it is, this also keeps the anxiety levels high.
Any advice or reassurance.
Thanks
Since the birth i have constantly worried about my health, i had a post partum heamorrage a week after the birth and i think that is what has started the anxiety. I used to suffer with panic attacks a couple of years ago but i recovered with the help of meds.
Anyway since the birth i have back pain which seems to be in the area where i had the epidural. Sometimes when i bend over and get back up it feels like something is being pulled apart. I told the doctor a few weeks ago and he says its quite common after birth, however i have also been getting a little pain in the tops of my legs (thighs). If i lie on one leg too long the top goes numb (after about twenty mins) say if i am reading in bed.
I have just started venlafaxine two weeks ago, so know that they are not fully working yet.
I am driving myself mad with worry and the what ifs and i feel selfish for constantly looking into myself thinking its more than it is, this also keeps the anxiety levels high.
Any advice or reassurance.
Thanks