Ashley Roper, 37, suffered a buttonhole tear on her perineum while she gave birth to her son Albi. Doctors didn't seek the opinion of a surgeon before attempting to repair the injury and she was discharged from Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield . Four days later, Ashley was readmitted and doctors noticed that a gap had developed in her perineum and they suggested she should have repair surgery.
Ahe was instead advised to do pelvic floor exercises and undergo physiotherapy, which meant she continued to suffer from urinary incontinence and wind symptoms. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can get access to all of our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. The payroll specialist has had seven surgeries following Albi's birth to fix the problem because surgery to repair the tear kept failing to work.
She said: "When you go into hospital to have a child you never expect this kind of thing to happen. When I was initially sent home after giving birth to Albi I didn't feel right. I was surprised when I was sent home for a second time with the advice I was given but I didn't think I had any reasons to doubt what I was being told.
However, my symptoms continued, not only for a few weeks but months. "The longer they went on the more they affected me, not just physically but emotionally. I suffered discomfort as well as embarrassment as to what I was going through.
I was desperate for.
