POSTPARTUM ISSUES

Hi everyone. I am currently 6 months postpartum and occasionally have this weird thing going on. It starts by a kind of choking/tighting sensation around my neck down to my chest and eventually surrounding my stomach area. It comes with excruciating pain and pulling that I literally roll on the floor each time it happens. Nothing stops it, it just stops on its own. The longer it lasts is 30mins to an hour. I went to A &E at 2 weeks postpartum when it first happened and doctors checked and even did a CT scan to rule out blood clot which was ruled out. Then they concluded by saying it was just a strain on my body that caused it that I should avoid lifting heavy things. This thing is reoccurring occasionally and it puts me off wondering what it could be. Please has anyone gone through this same thing before, how long did it last and what did you do to stop it.

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Sex after birth

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