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The nurses scolded me since I was screaming. I was given some saline but not any pain relief. I was so thirsty and hungry since I hadn?t eaten the whole day. I couldn?t even move in the bed. Every attempt to move was very painful. The pain was unbearable.  Every inch of my body felt sore. I had to stay with the raw wound for about twelve hours.  When a midwife tried to lift to a side to change the sanitary pads I again screamed with pain.  After that a nurse came and said the rectal pain relief given to the patients who had cesarean sections were not available and told my husband to buy from outside. I had to wait till my husband went to the pharmacy and brought the pain relief medicine.  I was in lots of pain. Nothing can describe the torment I went through while I was in the hospital.     Now I am having psychological problems. No matter how hard I try to forget this horrible traumatic incident I cannot do it. It keeps replaying in my mind (the pain I went through and screams of naked wome in the labour room is echoing in my mind). It?s a nightmare that keeps reverting to my mind. It has instilled in my mind.  Whatever I do, it tags along with my thoughts. I have become extremely forgetful and disorganized. There were times I hadn?t flushed the toilet after me. I have lost interest in everything. I have forgotten to smile from that day. I don?t dress nicely now, I have spoiled my relationship with my husband. We are having arguments everyday. I can?t stick him. I get irritated very easily. My family life is going to fall apart. I feel like committing suicide. My husband wants a second child. I can?t even bear the thought of having another child and going through the same traumatic experience again. It dreads me to the death. When I think that my daughter too will one day go through this experience I feel faintish and feel like I am going to die. Every day I cry deep within. 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