We'll on Monday contractions were every 12-7 min apart. Took a shower, spaced to 20 min and ouch! Called the dr headed in. I was contracting every 6 min. I didn't think it was anything so I didn't bring my bags. Accreta sister, bring your bags, period. I miss my pillows, my clothes, my deodorant...you get the idea :) . They gave me 2 steroid shots for the baby's lungs and they hooked me up to magnesium sulfate. I've been on mag for 36 hrs. Contractions tapered off from 1-4 an hr. Some are pretty painful and cause cervical pressure. They turned off my mag and now I'm waiting to get my catheter out, get on my feet and eventually shower! In the meantime :) :
Some people hate these compression boots, I like them.
Yeah, it was a long night....that's all I've got say about that...oh and 4th times the charm when hitting my veins.
My mag. Some people hate this stuff. It actually treated me well. No complaints. I'm so glad. All this stuff is new to me. People stare in awe when I say I've had 9 completely uneventful pregnancies. I'm thankful for this experience actually. I've met some amazing people along my Accreta journey and this experience allows me to relate to a broader range of people. I'm excited to see what God's plans are for me. Be it midwifery, childbirth education, etc. or maybe I'll be someone who has an incredible story to tell, either way, I'm ready to see, it will be good :) .
If you know this woman and never been to Houston, then you are a dye hard Little Couples fan (she was Jen Arnold's dr, Jen - from The Little Couple- works in the west tower of TX Children's and I'm in the east tower. I just found this out last night while watching a Little Couple rerun)!! This fantastic woman is my Gynecologist Oncologist. She's amazing, straight forward, down to earth, genius who has connections and gets things done, period. She asked where I was staying. She said it was too far and that she has a friend who runs The Sojourn House in the Med Center. She stepped out of my room, made a phone call and said if I'm discharged I'm to go there, no ifs and or buts about it. Yes, Ma'ma! But the next day, the Chief of Accreta (really he's Chief of OB/GYN and a whole bunch of other things), told me I'm here to stay.
Yesterday was information overload, I spoke with my MFM (maternal fetal medicine) dr, Dr Fox and her posse of interns, students, etc, the psychiatrist and her assistant (I'm not too proud to say I may need help adjusting through my recovery and new normal), the Neonatologist (unfortunately wasn't Jen Arnold :( ) but an amazing man and team, none the less. Then the Anesthesiologist, that was quite the conversation...that makes this whole situation, that much more real, like I need to write letters to my children in case I don't come through this, kind of real. My gyn/onc stuck to "this is what's going to happen" "we are going to get you though this", kind of pep talk. Which I appreciate because this kind of condition the list of unknowns are way to broad to say this or that will happen. My gyn/onc said that the placenta is like a cancer and it grows, spreads, invades and feeds. It doesn't stop until it's forced to stop. I have more Specialists to meet with today.
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My feet are touching the ground! That horribly uncomfortable cath is out :)
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