Firstly I know this will out me to my previous username if anyone remembers me (unlikely), and secondly I know this will seem extremely small to everyone else, but this is a huge fucking error to me.
I've been referred (again) as I can no longer cope with the pain from my ankle osteoarthritis, which has never really been diagnosed properly (i.e. never had a standing x-ray, extreme pain in other foot that they refuse to x-ray), it was caused by my ex breaking my leg 28 yrs ago apparently, but has got worse in the last few months to the point I can no longer walk at times.
Anyway that's not the problem. In the referral letter the GP has listed my entire medical history. Including one normal delivery and one emergency caesarean.
It then states I had an intrauterine death of a full-term baby and was going to be induced on the date of the death and the birth recorded that day . That was all they have on the file. I remember my GP at the time thought I had been induced, and was confused when I phoned her before I'd been induced!
What actually happened - My daughter was due to be delivered by caesearean, ironically the day was booked for the day after she died. Then when we discovered she'd died, the consultant decided it was better for me, to deliver vaginally, despite the fact I'd had a caesarean 16 months before, and the fact that she was transverse (her head was under my ribs and feet by one of my hips). The contractions would 'squeeze' her into position, I was assured, although I wanted a caesarean.
I was induced, and endured 35 hours of labour. It went on over a weekend and the consultants weren't there. The shitty midwife argued with the registrar about increasing the oxytocin; he wasn't happy, due to the increased risk of rupture (previous caesarean), but she did it anyway (baby was still transverse). I was vomiting by then.
I then felt something between my legs - the umbilical cord was out - baby still had its feet by hips, head under ribs. Registrar came in. Other doctors came in, I was rushed to theatre, my uterus had ruptured.
I wasn't put to sleep. It took ages to get the baby out. They had to do a T section, I started to feel ill, alarms went off, they declared a code red. They called the consultant in from home. My blood pressure was so low almost not registering, I was so thirsty.
Eventually I went to recovery. Lots of doctors with me, still having blood transfusions. They put a special blanket which they blew up with a hair dryer attachment thing, shitty midwife complained I didn't need it. She then made me sit up. I started bleeding so had to stitched up again.
I lost 3.5 litres of blood. Had damage to my ureter. At 6 week check -up consultant thought I'd been to sleep, and said I must have been as it was 'protocol'.
I cannot believe this is missing from my medical record. I've been diagnosed with PTSD after this, but only due to my daughter being stillborn, not the whole trauma of the surgery. The fear I was never going to see my other children again.
I'm being ridiculous really?