In a lot of pain :(

[AK89]

I know I've just had a baby and all, but I'm really in a lot of pain that I hadn't expected! Even the midwife couldn't really explain it as she said it can't have anything to do with my episiotomies (had 2) or stitches as they're all healing really well. I've been getting sharp shooting pains up there.. like just on the inside of my vagina, not far up. REALLY sharp, they take my breath away! And I've been getting this dull, shooting pain at the top of my right leg, kinda into my bum cheek. It's sort of constant and mild, but then if I bend my leg or put any pressure on it (ie. stand on it) it gets much worse. I mentioned these pains to the midwife and she seemed stumped. She just said she'd come back on Tuesday (I was meant to be discharged today) and see how I was going on but in the meantime if it gets any worse to ring up and I'd have to go into triage. Now it seems to have got much worse. It just feels wrong.. Like I know what the pain from the stitches feels like, and it just feels different.

What could it be?? Has anyone else had this before? I really don't wanna uproot my bubs in the middle of the night to go to the hospital so just gonna stick it out 'til morning and probably ring up then, but any advice in the meantime would be greatly appreciated!!

None of this has been made any better by the fact that I now have very painful piles that are bleeding a lot every time I go to the toilet, even when I don't have a BM I'm dreading the next time I do need one!!

Also I've nearly ran out of painkillers so it's pretty much just paracetamol from now on for me! I'm breastfeeding so can't take anything else really

 

[Holly82]

I can't give much advise, except to get it checked out asap. Speak to a doctor about it and I hope they can find out what it is. Last thing you want is to be in pain. Xxxx

 

[Kaylen]

I don't know how to help you as I am in a similar situation. I had a second degree perineal tear (delivered in Saturday morning) and it has been swollen and bruised ever since. I also had some hemorrhoids during the third trimester and they got giant from the pushing. I had to push for 3 hours and it was absolutely horrific. The hemorrhoids are painful and I don't know what to do to make them shrink. Nothing seems to help. I keep on thinking that if I handle them the tear would be easy to deal with.
I can't take proper care of my baby as I cannot sit down on my butt at all. My husband has to hand her to me to feed and then take her away so I can change position or get up. I have no idea what I will do next week when he gets back to work.
I want to enjoy this time with my baby and it is so difficult..