Ah, more Kristine adventures to enjoy!I think I would have clambered out of the ride vehicle and hiked out of the ride before I sat immobile for 30 minutes.
Well, I thought I'd get a room some day. I swear there is truth in the influx of patients on an OB unit when there is a storm (barometric pressure and all)... there is a poor girl here who came with contractions about 4 minutes apart (over an hour ago) and they haven't gotten her a room yet.
I'm obviously in better shape than her, but I think equally as frustrated because I'm only here for STAT labs! If I end up waiting forever for results (they haven't even found a nurse to draw them yet, and won't take me up on my offer to have DH or I do it ourselves, which we are more than willing to do
) then I could have just gotten them drawn in the office and called tomorrow. That's really the only reason I'm frustrated.
So anyway, having multiples I'm at risk for a lot of things of course, and DH and I tend to know too much so we watch for various things closely. For about a week now I've been a bit concerned about liver function, so my OB is putting me here for the afternoon to check serum bile acids and liver function tests to make sure I haven't developed cholestatis. It's unlikely, but it's a pretty big deal if I were to have it, so I'm glad they're taking warning signs seriously (itching, nausea, appetite/bowel issues, etc). As soon as they rule it out, I'll go home and press on ... not much longer.
In other news from the appointment while I have time, I lost 2 pounds (shocking, right?), am at about 70% effaced and fingertip dilated. Despite all the things these babies are doing to my body this pregnancy, it seems awfully headstrong to try and keep them in a little while longer
No, still no BP or protein issues -- shocking with multiples! I have been growing increasingly concerned the last few days about cholestasis, which is really rare but somewhat higher risk with multiples. It's unlikely that I have it, but a huge deal if I do, so they just want to rule it out.
for you and those precious, little girls!Marci,
Horray for Jake & Andrew's baseball games!
Snakes????Glad he is gone!
I am officially on summer vacation (for two weeks) and have spent the morning unwrapping gifts and writing thank you notes.
I am going to pour myself another cup of coffee and sit on my patio before tackling my garden work.
Hope your days go well, friends!
if it's competition time at the Olympic Center it can get expensive...as we found out last summer when we were winded out of our campsite. We've gotten great deals using the company associated with the Entertainment Book. Going to the little town up Pikes Peak a little will also make it a bit cheaper (plus you can go up Pikes Peak a little).
I went all day yesterday with no Vicodin...and actually slept through the night
I just got the 2nd coat on & boy are my arms tired!
For some reason I am craving a hamburger which is unusual for me. Off to take a break from painting..I have to get the white trim done (hopefully today) Daniel made the baseball playoffs so I may not have enough time today.
I hope everything turns out fine and that you are back home soon.Denise, you and your family absolutely have my prayers. I remember that ordeal very clearly, and hope it can get resolved once and for all.
As for me, I am at the hospital again. They don't really intend to deliver just yet, so the goal is to still send me home after a few labs come back -- hopefully in a few hours. I wanted to pop on though and say mostly that I'll check in later. The last few days I have had increasing concerns that I'm glad they are taking seriously, and that's why I'm here now -- just to rule out a few things that are suspicious. I'll update in a much less vague fashion as soon as I can, but I'm sitting in the stupid hallway because they're too full to get me in a room. All I need is labs supposedly, so hopefully they'll stick me in a closet somewhere or something to get started, so I can go home if I'm going to! Just so you are sure, the babies are fine, and I'm fine. They just want to make sure things stay that way
I'm glad it's only a virus but I hope he does feel better soon. Three weeks is entirely too long to not feel well.
Well, that doesn't explain why there are no dinners Nov. 30 at Tusker House.
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Are you having any of the other symptoms besides itching? Have they done the blood tests yet?No, still no BP or protein issues -- shocking with multiples! I have been growing increasingly concerned the last few days about cholestasis, which is really rare but somewhat higher risk with multiples. It's unlikely that I have it, but a huge deal if I do, so they just want to rule it out.
), it's generalized, worse at night, no rash - Petichiae after scratching, when I do.
) and she has no freaking clue what is going on. I think my OBs intentions got lost in translation, between their being understaffed and having a new computer system. She had no idea what I was here for, and all they have succeeded to do so far is hook us up to the fetal monitors and toco -- which wasn't even supposed to happen this admission. I swear, I will be beyond pissed if the one thing I am supposed to be here for doesn't happen!
Call your doctor's office on your cell and have the on-call doc verbally give the nurse the oders.Nausea, RUQ pain, etc. No jaundice, but that's usually not present in most women with it. The itching is not related to the PUPPS either (which itches enough it and of itself
They haven't drawn labs yet. I have the nurse from hell again (a different one.... I'm learning that some stereotypes exist for a reason
