I hadn’t had any painful contractions up until my epidural, and I rode that pain ... my OB-GYN was finally able to get control of the bleeding and stop the hemorrhage. I would later learn ...

An epidural hematoma, which appears after a severe head injury, can cause unilateral weakness opposite to its location. Symptoms include difficulty breathing, loss of consciousness, bradycardia ...

But this process may last up to several months, depending on the hematoma's size. Subdural and epidural hematomas are serious neurological conditions that typically result from head injuries.