A few days after my cesarean, I experienced an anxiety attack, but didn't know it at the time; I started trembling and hyperventilating. The nurse came in and gave me oxygen, and after about 10 minutes of everyone freaking out, I calmed down.
I am now one year post partum, and have become progressively more of a homebody.....I only go out of the house once every 2 weeks. I went to the store with my husband last night, and wasn't nervous...in fact it was nice to be out, but by the end of our shopping, I was distracted and irritable, and happy to be back home.
I was fired from my job because I had pneumonia due to collapsed lungs after my cesarean, and I didn't have any more time off available. I can't even imagine going out job-hunting.
Have any other moms gone through this? Did you seek professional help? Are you better now? What did doctors tell you? What experiences have you had with these symptoms?
(I have not seen anyone yet, and feel that I will slowly improve)
2007-03-08
11:26:00
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