Thursday, October 7, 2010

14 Weeks Pregnant, and Sick

Wow! Its been forever since Ive posted here on my blog! Thought this would be easier the updating my profile since they will only let you post so much. This won't be long though. Just an update for everyone! :)

Not the best past 2 days for me. Called in to my doctor yesturday after feeling pretty bad for over a week and a half. Turns out I waited too long to call. They hooked me right up to an IV in the office, and took some blood. My results showed I was dehydrated, malnourished, and very low on everything else. She admitted me to the hospital yesturday afternoon, and it took them 6 hrs and 4 different people before they could get another IV in! They have been pumping me full of fluids and sodium, and magnesium, and just seems like everything! I'm starting to puff up! :) Today they put in a PICC Line. Thats a flexible catheter "Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter" that is inserted into a central vein in the upper arm, goes up and around my should and down my chest right in close to my heart. It is semi-permanent and will stay in for the rest of the pregnancy. This will help me to be able to get home health care at home so I can do IV's by myself.....pretty cool! Bad part, its definately not pretty. Hey! its alot better than my ileostomy, and I wont have to keep getting stuck over and over! My blood counts were pretty low as well, and I have been having 2 units of blood pumped in me all afternoon. I have seen several specialists, and everything seems fine with the baby, so that is the good news! It really is true that the baby just "steals" everything it needs from mommy!!

My body just can't keep up right now feeding the baby and me while I am losing everythng through my bowels like water. I am absorbing almost 0 nutrients. I guess this will be a battle for me for the whole pregnancy. I asked for a time machine to fast forward these next 5 1/2 months :) haha

Thanks for listening! Just wanted to send out an update.....baby is fine, but momy is sick. Hoping to go home tomorrow or Saturday. Thanks for your prayers! 

6 comments:

  1. Wow! You make me feel very thankful ~ and I thought I felt bad for a long time at first (I usually have felt bad until the 20th week. I will try to remember you in prayer as I think of you. It might not be hard to remember you as I am only 4 weeks ahead of you (baby due early March.)

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  2. I will be praying for you Jess. Looking forward to seeing you in a couple weeks! Hope you feel better soon!

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  3. Hi Jessica!
    I found your blog through J-Pouch.net. I just had my J-Pouch/temp ileostomy surgery on Oct 6 with Dr Mangione (I live in Round Rock). I got my UC when I was pregnant with my twins. Thanks for the heads-up on the take down surgery recovery. No one warned me about the unbelievable pain that comes with the first surgery. I had a c-section with the twins and it does not even compare. Even with the stupid bag and the pain, it is still better than UC. I am so sorry that you have not been doing well with your pregnancy. Just a warning, stay away from Texas Perinatal Group. They were an entire pound off on the weight of my daughter. I hope you feel better soon!

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  4. Hi Jessica! First...Congratulations!!! I am going to be praying for you and your pregnancy. Second...you just gave me some hope. I am walking around with baby fever but have been a little scared to get pregnant after all of these surgeries. Third....keep posting. I have fallen to the way side on posting but will start up again. However, you have such exciting news to follow. ML

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  5. Jessica, is everything alright? I have been thinking of you and have noticed that you have not updated. Praying for healthy happy news. ML

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  6. I have just come across this site and thinking of you jessica..keep posting dear...Hoping you feel better soon!
    I really loved the way you all pray for each other...Please Jesus heal her..

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