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And this is my 11th day in the hospital. Baby is fine, mommy is getting better, but be prepared for a long post…

First, let’s go for my health background. I have Hereditary Spherocytosis. Basically I have some funky looking red blood cells. They jerked my spleen out when I was 5. All has been well, except living without a spleen makes me more prone to catch an infection. There is a 50% chance Chloe will inherit this, so I’m considered a high right pregnancy.

Let me add here, I’m allergic to Tylenol. I am not supposed to take Motrin while pregnant.

Here is the highlights of my past 2 weeks.

Wednesday the 20th of Feb. I had a Braxton Hicks contraction. I’ve had them a few times in my back, but this time I had it one in my uterus. I called the doctor to make sure everything was ok since it was a new feeling. She told me to lay down, if I started having more contractions, or if they formed a pattern, to call her back. Everything was ok after this contraction-wise.

Thursday the 21st of Feb. I start feeling very crappy and running a low grade temperature. I called the doctor again mid day. She called back and asked for me to come in for a urinalysis he next day just do double check he fever and contraction had nothing to do with each other.

Friday the 22nd of Feb. Melanie called to let us know Gage tested positive for the flu. I called on my way to the lab to see if I could get a flu test while I was there. It was negative.

Friday I stayed home from work. I just felt like couldn’t hold my head up long enough to be productive. My fever kept creeping up through the day. I had called my doctor’s office, but by 4pm they had not gotten back with me (I’m guessing my 2 calls including the call about the flu text got combined into one and thrown away). I decided to head on to the ER when my temp hit 101.5F. I go through the whole story about having a flu test that morning, but for some reason these people could not get it through their head. I requested a flu text because I was already at the clinic for lab work. I did not have a doctor’s appointment. They used a thermal thermometer (which is going off Chloe’s registration NOW, they suck) right after I walked in from outside. Seems my temperature was 97F and they thought I was stupid and full of shit. I was treated like crap, asked why I didn’t wait around for my doctor’s appointment… again, I did not have a damn doctor’s appointment… and told there was nothing wrong with me and sent home. Let’s hope I don’t get a bill for this visit, they do NOT want the phone call they will get about it.

Saturday, Feb 23rd the fever just kept creeping and creeping up. Finally it hit 102.7 and I called my doctor. She had me meet one of her partners (she was in the middle of an emergency at the time) on the OB floor of the hospital. They used the thermal thermometer and showed my fever was 98F. Once I explained what happened last night, they retook my temp under my tongue it was 103.4. I got to spend the night.

Sunday, Feb 24th, Happy Birthday To me! My fever broke overnight, and I thought all was well and I was going to get to go home. Boy was I wrong. The nurse steps in to ask me my preference of ambulance services, I was heading to Little Rock.

I have now had iv’s in 3 different places, blood drawn in every vein to where nurses are warning each other about me at shift changes.  I look like a druggie with all this holes and bruises.  I have been hooked to monitors where there seems to be a cord coming out of every inch of my body.  Basically tortured while they were trying to find how to heal me.   I’ve been packed in ice, given breathing treatments, and been in 6 different hospital rooms.

I’m told I get to go home tomorrow, but I have to work with home iv nurses to continue 10 more days of antibiotic therapy.  I can hardly wait.  I’ve sat up numerous nights just crying wanting to go home.

They say the worse time to have a pneumonia is while you are pregnant.  You already have a baby pushing up on your lungs, and then you can get the abdominal strength to really cough like you need. I’ll have to say having a pneumonia anytime is horrible.

Posted on March 4th, 2008 by jennifer
Filed under: Personal