Monday, April 28, 2008

Challenging 2 weeks!!!

Wow we have been dealing with a lot these past few weeks!
March 29th we found out our family is going to be growing in December. April 9th we found out we were due on Brittney's 15th birthday (she was not at all thrilled). Things seemed to be going fine, I felt ok, other then tired. I was very excited about having a newborn again and was counting down the days until thanksgiving (Dr induces me 2 weeks early). April 18 went in for a routine ultrasound and found out my dates were off by 8 days and that there was no fetus in the sack just a sack (called Blighted ovum). I was crushed!! Devastated!! Torn up!! Cried almost the entire weekend and researched. Emotionally I felt better by the week ahead. Then Sunday we were almost to my mom and dad's to see my grandparents that were here from Utah and Luke threw up everywhere in my car! That was special! Got to my parents and got him cleaned up and the car, had dinner and hung out for a while and then headed home. We were almost home and again he threw up. So we repeated the clean up once again and called it a night. He seemed fine on Monday. Tuesday came and my Dr. called me in to discuss my ultrasound results (she did not know the ultrasound tech told me and showed me) talked with her about my options and she ordered me another blood work up to see if my levels were increasing. Tuesday night G and I were almost asleep when Luke woke up calling us and crying, I went into his room he told me his bummy (his way of saying tummy) hurt and he needed to go potty, on our way to the bathroom he threw up everywhere, I mean walls, door, carpet himself EVERYWHERE!!!! So G got up and took on the challenge to clean that up while I cleaned him up. At this time it is about 12:30 a.m Wednesday I started to not feel good. My friend talked me into going to the park with her so I did, thought fresh air might be good and knew Luke needed some after being on lock down for 2 days. I thought my symptoms were pregnancy symptoms, because regardless if I have no fetus I am still pregnant with a high pregnancy hormone level. By Wednesday afternoon I was on the couch down for the count, then here came the throwing up part. I honestly was screaming in my head ~honestly god, how much do you think I can handle at one time~. Thursday I felt better, Dr called me with my blood results, my levels were 7200 and 20 days before they were 450, well they are suppose to double every 2 days, so we could see things weren't doing what they were suppose to be. She also set me up for a follow up ultrasound that afternoon. At about 11:30 I got a call from the nurse at Kyle's school saying he is in her office complaining of a stomach ache, so I said i was on my way. I put my shoes on and left, got there in about 8 minutes and he had just thrown up all over the nurses office!! He came home, hit the couch and went between the couch and the toilet all afternoon. At 4:00 I went for my ultrasound, got right in, ultrasound tech was super cool again and she let me see and explained things to me. The sack was still empty and had only grown 2 days since I was last in 6 days before. That was the confirmation we needed to know this pregnancy was not viable. :( Dr. called me at 6:15 to talk to me and explain what I need to do when my body starts to reject the pregnancy. I also called my regular family Dr. that use to do OB until 2 years ago, she saw me with both boys so I trust her and wanted her opinion on what I should do, wait it out, d&c or what. She was out of the office until Monday. Friday Brittney was across the street baby sitting when she called and said she didn't feel good can I come watch the kids. So I went and baby sat and she came home and went to bed. Saturday she was sick all day until it was time to get ready for our nephews baptism, then she felt better, but we did not let her go. We knew she did not feel good and didn't want to expose everyone to this flu. Sunday she was fine. Well nothing over the weekend happened other then light light spotting. Brittney woke up this morning crying of her stomach hurting, so she was in bed most of today!! My Dr. (my regular Dr.) returned my call this morning and wanted me in for another blood level to see if my levels were increasing or dropping. She ordered them STAT and then met with me to talk to me about what to expect when I do miscarry. This morning I started having minor cramping and lower back pain, and it has gotten worse thru out the day, so I am wondering if it is coming. My levels today we 5200 so they did decrease. I am hoping the flu is gone from this house now!! G had been so lucky to not get it!! Knock on wood! He has been painting Brittney''s room every free moment he has, we did the upper half red, and he has done 4 coats and it still isn't covered! Luke's asthma has been so bad today, I am just really hoping our luck starts to turn around here soon! I have realized through all of this how blessed I am for 2 amazing sisters, and some great friends who have called/texted or emailed pretty much daily to check in on me, they have listened to me cry, understood when I didn't want to talk and have been there for me! Tough times like this really makes you realize who your true friends are and there are ones who you think are your true friends and their no where to be seen during a sad time like this. Thank all of you who have been there, who have listened to me cry who have cared enough to ask ~how are you~, or ~do you need anything~ who remembered when my appointments were and asked how they were going so I didn't always have to update you!! You mean the world to me! It is late, so i will end this long long post! Good night everyone!

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