Day 17 in the hospital. I'm kind of getting the run-around now on when Zoey will be born. I was originally told 34 weeks and was really excited but a totally different doctor here told me 36-38 weeks, but they don't know what to do... it's to the point where they want to wait, but it's also dangerous to wait because of the risk of bleeding... I wish I had a better answer. My OB came to visit me on her day off this week and told me she has let the doctors here know that she is ready for the c-section whenever they will let her do it... but it's in their hands, not hers. I guess I'll see what my "doctor of the week" next week says...
In the meantime, I've started a blanket for Zoey. My friend Bekah brought me some Knifty Knitter looms and some baby yarn. This is a good long-term project for me to work on. I also have all my scrapbook stuff here so I can work on that as well. I'm not short of things to do, but that doesn't mean I'm not stir-crazy... being in this room for days gets daunting. This weekend is supposed to be 60 degrees of bliss so I plan to spend some time outside in the wheelchair. I HAVE to get out of here!
So, not much has changed. I've stabilized, which is good, although sometimes I feel sharp cramps and like she's literally going to fall out. It makes me afraid to stand up! My heart rate was really fast earlier this week... I'm talking 130 when I was just sitting here... the doctor suspected it was the Claritin-D they put me on and sure enough, after 2 days off it, my heart no longer feels like it's trying to escape my body. My allergies are angry, but at least I'm not short of breath. :) I'll take it! I think I was more uncomfortable with my heart racing than with the allergies... for now. I can still do the Benadryl at night so as long as I have that, I'm good.
I also just got asked to sign something giving permission for them to study my placenta after the delivery. They're doing a study on pre-term labor and obviously the vasa previa. I signed. If it can help someone else then hey, why not. Although I still wouldn't mind my medical bills being picked up in exchange... just sayin'. ;)
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I hope you get to go out in the wheel chair this weekend! I would be going insane. I've been mostly confined to my house for the past few months because of all my operations, but I at least had the run of my house. I can't imagine how stir crazy you must be going- hang in there!
ReplyDeleteSorry for the constant change of docs/ideas on when to deliver. That has to be frustrating. And I think that's really smart to sign up for the study :) Awesome.
yeah, i think they should definitely pay you for being so interesting to them!
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