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Am I suffering from ptsd

Post  helen on Tue Sep 08, 2009 11:37 am

I know that my problems do not sound bad compared to others on this site but I was just wondering if someone could help me.

I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis 07 but was treated with meds. I have a 5 year old little boy and had a baby xmas eve 08. The last week of my pregnancy my colitis flared up bad, I had my little boy early and had a traumatic labour. I thought my colitis would then get better, but never and a few days after xmas was admitted to A&E. I had never been in hospital before (other that having baby's). I was put on prednisolone steriods, which I now know can cause deppression. Steriods did not work and ended up having to have a colostomy bag. three weeks later I came home. I have never experienced anything like this in my life. I felt numb, couldnt even do simplest things like wash babys bottle's, baby didnt feel like he was mine, I felt like I was in another world and I couldnt sleep. I used to be such a good mum and loved my life.
I phoned NHS direct one night as I thought I was having a breakdown.
I am quite a vaine person and could'nt deal with bag and what I had just experienced. In the end I had to move to my mum and dads to help me with baby.
I am back home now after 8 mths of hell, but am still not 100%. Sleep seems to be one of the biggest problems, I have always had probs sleeping but never for this long will I ever get better.

I had a reversal of the bag in jul, but because of everthing I have experinced I cant think positive and keep thinking I will go back to the way I was if reversal fails. I know my experince may sound not as bad as others on this site, but I would love some advice as to will my sleep return and will I get better. I feel like my deppression seems to be lifting but why wont my sleep pattern return. I dont know if its the actual way I felt when I came home from hospital that has trumatised me the most as I never thought it was poss for a person to feel that way . Please help. Thanks

helen

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Re: Am I suffering from ptsd

Post  juli on Wed Sep 09, 2009 1:59 pm

Hello Helen,

I've sent you a private email.

Juli.

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