Bye RE, Real World & Quandry
RE's seem to vary on how long they follow their patients. My RE keeps patients through 1st trimester and I am officially 13 weeks and 6 days. (woohoo) We had a sweet farewell and this week's appointment was with my OB. She is planning to see me every 2 or 3 weeks, but I won't have another ultrasound (unless I have MORE issues pop up) until 5/24. She said we will measure cervix and see if the placenta has moved down any then and if not, I will go back to weekly ultrasounds.
For now, she said I MUST listen to my body. (I felt her out about an end to bed rest..LOL) She said that contractions=laying down on my side...end of story. (used to be flat on back, but 2nd trimester, has to be on side) So, all I need is for the contractions to stop & I can be up! BUT, she said I have to be very very careful...If I APPEAR to stop contracting, I must pay attention and get down ASAP if I start again, because they could quickly become out of control.
My placenta is still RIGHT behind my cervix...so contractions...or any cervical irritation would threaten our baby. OBVIOUSLY that means NO HANKY PANKY STILL!!!! I know the baby is totally worth it, but for the record, I may go crazy!! LOL She gave the same "not even a dirty thought" speech that our RE did.
She is keeping me on Progesterone til 36 weeks...hoping it will help w/pre-term labor which is always a factor for me.
So current issues: contractions, occasional bleeding, placenta not in a good spot, MAJOR migraines & some other bizarre headaches....plus an unpleasant issue mentioned later
Neurologist determined I have swelling in my occipital lobes, which was helped by some injections into my scalp. Looks like I need them every few weeks. Fun. At 24 weeks, I have to have an MRI done because he's worried I might have an aneurysm or something that would burst during delivery (because of the bizarre headache changes I've had in addition to my normal 24/7 migraine, which is a result of a head injury). I'd prefer to avoid an MRI, but DH isn't open to us taking that chance, when a C-section would easily spare my life. Does he think I'd want to go through all this and not LIVE to hold my baby?!? LOL GOOD GRIEF! If I believed there really was a concern, I'd be all for the MRI, but I think my neurologist is just being overly cautious.
Then, the piece de resistance is that I have to have a sigmoidoscopy (like a partial colonoscopy) because of bleeding that started before pregnancy...GRRR. They don't want to do conscious sedation since I'm pregnant, so it looks like I will do it without pain meds. That is good fun. LOL Doc wants it done next week or before week 18. I am SO NOT COMFORTABLE with this idea...as a person who is having contractions 24/7, I should mention that PAIN increases contractions...and they want to put me in pain...before my baby is viable. I am WRESTLING with this one big time!! My OB wants me to have pain meds (because of the increased contractions)...and the GI doc does not because I'm pregnant...go figure. The GI doc is the one doing the procedure, so he trumps my OB. What in the heck do I do? I don't want to do it, but both of them went on & on about why it is so important.
So, more bed rest...it will be 6 weeks on Monday. I'm dying to go to church. People from church visit (even though we live over an hour away), but it is not the same...I need to be nourished and restored there!! I'm hoping I can go soon. Shoot..they can just lay me down in the back..WAIT...I know! They can lower me through the ceiling on a stretcher!!! LOL No, they'd need a crane for that. LOL
Thank you so much for your prayers! I am happy to do anything God asks of me to get this baby here safe and sound!! (Even if it IS 6 more months of bed rest!) :-)
For now, she said I MUST listen to my body. (I felt her out about an end to bed rest..LOL) She said that contractions=laying down on my side...end of story. (used to be flat on back, but 2nd trimester, has to be on side) So, all I need is for the contractions to stop & I can be up! BUT, she said I have to be very very careful...If I APPEAR to stop contracting, I must pay attention and get down ASAP if I start again, because they could quickly become out of control.
My placenta is still RIGHT behind my cervix...so contractions...or any cervical irritation would threaten our baby. OBVIOUSLY that means NO HANKY PANKY STILL!!!! I know the baby is totally worth it, but for the record, I may go crazy!! LOL She gave the same "not even a dirty thought" speech that our RE did.
She is keeping me on Progesterone til 36 weeks...hoping it will help w/pre-term labor which is always a factor for me.
So current issues: contractions, occasional bleeding, placenta not in a good spot, MAJOR migraines & some other bizarre headaches....plus an unpleasant issue mentioned later
Neurologist determined I have swelling in my occipital lobes, which was helped by some injections into my scalp. Looks like I need them every few weeks. Fun. At 24 weeks, I have to have an MRI done because he's worried I might have an aneurysm or something that would burst during delivery (because of the bizarre headache changes I've had in addition to my normal 24/7 migraine, which is a result of a head injury). I'd prefer to avoid an MRI, but DH isn't open to us taking that chance, when a C-section would easily spare my life. Does he think I'd want to go through all this and not LIVE to hold my baby?!? LOL GOOD GRIEF! If I believed there really was a concern, I'd be all for the MRI, but I think my neurologist is just being overly cautious.
Then, the piece de resistance is that I have to have a sigmoidoscopy (like a partial colonoscopy) because of bleeding that started before pregnancy...GRRR. They don't want to do conscious sedation since I'm pregnant, so it looks like I will do it without pain meds. That is good fun. LOL Doc wants it done next week or before week 18. I am SO NOT COMFORTABLE with this idea...as a person who is having contractions 24/7, I should mention that PAIN increases contractions...and they want to put me in pain...before my baby is viable. I am WRESTLING with this one big time!! My OB wants me to have pain meds (because of the increased contractions)...and the GI doc does not because I'm pregnant...go figure. The GI doc is the one doing the procedure, so he trumps my OB. What in the heck do I do? I don't want to do it, but both of them went on & on about why it is so important.
So, more bed rest...it will be 6 weeks on Monday. I'm dying to go to church. People from church visit (even though we live over an hour away), but it is not the same...I need to be nourished and restored there!! I'm hoping I can go soon. Shoot..they can just lay me down in the back..WAIT...I know! They can lower me through the ceiling on a stretcher!!! LOL No, they'd need a crane for that. LOL
Thank you so much for your prayers! I am happy to do anything God asks of me to get this baby here safe and sound!! (Even if it IS 6 more months of bed rest!) :-)
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girl you have your hands full!!!
if you have 2 computers( or maybe borrow one on sunday) you can open 2 skype account and hubby can go to church and skype with you so you can see the service, or just with a videocamera then you can see it at home.
xoxo
That\'s a lot to handle. You are definitely a stronger woman than I! I\'ll be praying everything goes well with all your tests and the ctx go away so you can get out of bed.
You are going through SO MUCH girl! And with such a positive attitude! I pray things continue to go well. You are a fighter for sure!
girl i don\'t know how you do it. Hoping and praying all of that works out postively. XO :)