So, I am not posting this to freak anyone out or make anyone worry. I just want to make you ladies aware of something.
Early January of this year, my 25 year old sister in law unexpectedly passed away. she had just given birth to her 2nd child just 2 weeks prior.
She had been having cold chills, feeling faint, achy and tired ... called her dr and she was told it was normal post partum symptoms .. giving birth before she knew it wasn't something normal .... she called her dr again when her symptoms got worse .. she started to get a rash and had a hard time breathing, again she was told the same thing. Finally she decided to go into the ER because she knew something wasn't right .... within hours her kidneys starting failing .... not long after she went into cardiac arrest and passed away. They had no idea why.
After getting a lawyer involved my brother finally got her autopsy results that they were refusing to release .....
She died from TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME ... brought on not by tampons (as most think is the only way to get it, I know I did) but by the STREP A she contracted in her uterus while in the hospital giving birth. (which strep a is common in form of strep throat) apparently the hospital was having reaccuring cases of strep a that even took the lives of newborns in the NICU.
Her life could have been saved. A simple antibiotic could have been given to her and she still would be here to raise her now 3 month old daughter and 19 month old son, if only the dr would have seen her the 2 times she called. Instead ... the strep spread throughout her blood stream and because it was left untreated ... turned toxic and killed her. Even if they had figured it out when she went into the ER that night ... it was too late.
This definitly isn't something that is common .... but I wanted to make yall aware ....
PLEASE PLEASE ... yall know your bodies .... if there is something that doesn't feel right after birth ... be pushy ... make sure your dr knows and make sure you are seen. Put your foot down and demand to be checked ....... don't brush it off.
If the dr had taken the time to see her and actually listen, she might still be here today.
There is not a ton of information about it out there, but research what issues can occur after birth and know the symptoms ... because you just never know what could happen.
Again, I don't want to scare anyone ... but I was glad to have found out being pregnant myself, I was able to talk to my dr about it and give me a little peace of mind.
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If a doctor ignores you, find a new doctor asap or go to the ER, you pay them for services, it's your choice. Never let them hold power over you
Im sorry for you loss! My finances aunt went sort of through the same thing because they did not remove all of the placenta after her c-section. She was on her death bed and they still wouldn't check to see what was wrong with her. She got kidney and bladder and infections because of it and had all kinds of sickness problems. It's crazy to see what people can go through after giving birth because the doctors don't pay enough attention. Luckily she made it, but I am still so so sorry for your families loss!
thank you ladies! it's been hard ... but I feel like 1 way to honor her is to make other mommies aware and like I said it isn't common but def something to keep in the back of your mind÷
This is horrible :(. But, it definitely needed to be shared! Everyone is so different - I see some girls always assuming they are dying, and others who just figure they are fine, when there is something probably seriously wrong! Honestly, I would have just thought I was having the flu. I'm so glad you shared this. And bless your family. I'm so so sorry for your loss. It's so terrible to loose someone, especially so young, and especially with such a little baby. I'm so sorry.
so sorry for your loss... it is scary but also helpful mama, thank you for sharing this
Omg, so sorry for your loss. I'm definitely going to ask my doctor about this at my next appointment. This does scare me, but it's helpful all the same.
That's aweful!! it is ridiculous the things drs write off. I mean I do understand that they probably get all sorts of complaints that end up being nothing, but ... they should try and at least check to prevent stuff like this from happening ...
Unfortunately she was dealing with Military drs and hospitals and it wasn't easy to change drs or go elsewhere ..
I was a military spouse for years and have ran into the issue of drs not wanting to be bothered to see people or don't take the time to find out what's going on. I know it's not just the military that it happens to, and there are great military drs, but ... as far as being able to switch drs and such, they make it difficult.