Labour from ds1 caused a rectocele, diagnosed by gp. Referral put off as by now i was pregnant with ds2
Pregnancy for ds1 had not been great, sick right the way through and trouble with sciatica and carpal tunnel, plus minor niggly spd pain, but just seen as "pregnancy issues" so no biggie. Ds2 was worse, major fatigue but written off as pregnant with toddler so again, nothing major seen. Spd much worse with ds2, but i was still walking. Again, diagnosed with depression during pregnancy, and this time a different gp put me on ads (first time i was told it wasnt allowed and was much less stubborn)
I was always viewed as a hypochondriac by family and the school as a child and a teen, so was determined that my pregnancy problems (along with the still quite frequent fainting) and the prolapse were normal , just unlucky.
Homebirth booked for ds2 due to fast labour. Had started under consulatant care due to the prolapse, but was told it would make no difference to my pregnancy so fine to transfer to mw led.
Ds2 was 16 days overdue and induced. 3 hour labour. Not much later my sister (the one who had the hernia too) had her first ds, another induced but three hour labour.
Ds2 was only a few months old when i started getting bad pain in my wrists. He was my tiny baby and i couldnt lift him with my hands. My fingers and toes started to swell and i had a big psoriasis flare (had psoriasis since a teen) and lost a lot of my hair as the p on my scalp was so bad. Gp referred to rheumy with potential diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis, which was then confirmed. Rheumy commented on my hypermobility, but wrote it off after i said i used to dance.
My mobility shot downhill, pain in knees, ankles, toes and back, as well as the hand trouble. Still officially psa, but most scans and xrays clear of obvious arthritis. I am now under consultants for cardio for the fainting, rheum for my joints and gynae for my prolapse. Yet it is mn that puts it all together for me, not my doctors.
Later, my rheum does give an official diagnosis of hms alongside the psa. My gp refers me over to genetics for confirmation of eds, after my ds's start to have the minor issues i was written off as a hypochondriac for as a child. Family history looking very positive for coming from my mothers side, but with me worst affected of everyone.
I am still waiting to see the genetics specialist, having had my initial info gathering appt. i have stretchy skin, multi-systemic issues and am still (though less so) hypermobile. I am in a wheelchair most of the time, now fainting about once a week, and in the worst condition of my life. I cannot wash myself, dress myself or cook anything, i cannot walk without pain. My joints now sublux a hell of a lot more than they used to, though i rarely fully dislocate.
It appears that it was the decline in my mobility due to the psa (which was in turn caused by the close together pregnancies effect on my health) that triggered the pain and a big lack of stability, though i have had problems forever that have always been ignored.
To add to all the doctors on the thread, i am a biology student who was hoping (originally) to study medicine after my kids started school. Weird. Looking rather unlikely now.