Emergency Visit #2

Yesterday was a busy day.  I got up and went to a breast feeding class and was there about 2 hours.  While I was at the class I noticed some pain in my side.  I figured that the pain was just the baby in a weird position putting pressure on me.  I have felt this pain before so i didn’t think much of it.  I shifted around in my seat trying to relieve the pressure but it didn’t work.  After I drove home I had about 2 hours and then I had to attend an awards assembly at Mila’s school.  Nothing to report really during this time….the discomfort was still there….

I went to the assembly that lasted about an hour and a half because they were running behind …and again I was very shifty in my seat the entire time.  Afterwards Mila wanted me to meet her out front because school was over.  I knew she had to guard ((help kids cross the street etc)) so I decided to walk home.   ((we live right across the street from the school)).  So I started walking home because I was growing concerned.  She came running out to me and said “Mom….I asked you to wait out front for me”.  “I said do you have guard?”   “Yes” she replied.   I said I have to go home, my stomach really hurts.

When I walked in the door the pain was at its worst……I told Spycom and he said that I should call the doctor.  I said that I didn’t want to because….what if they make me go to the hospital again.  ………but it was really hurting so I called.  For about 2 weeks I have felt the sensation very mildly and assumed it was nothing.  Also for a long time my navel has been hurting and …so sensitive you can’t touch it.  Yesterday even when I touched my stomach it was very tender and painful.

The lady I spoke took my info and put me on hold.  She came back and said….”the doctor wants you to go to the ER”.  I said “REALLY?”  because I was just there  a week and a half ago and it was nothing!  I really don’t want to go through that again if it’s no big deal!!!!!”

She said “the nurse wants to speak with you”.      Ok      :-/

I told her everything about what was going on…..and about my apprehension about going back to the ER.

She said that it could be serious……I could have an umbilical hernia and because the placenta is so posterior……yadda yadda yadda

I said ok….I will go now.   We dropped Mila off to dad’s and went to the hospital.  We went right up to labor and delivery just like last time.  They admitted me into the triage……hooked me up to all the fetal monitors etc…..checked everything out and waited for the doctor to call with instructions…….during this time I had my normal contractions……nothing to report.  The baby was doing fine, everything was normal with her.

2 hours later they said that they were concerned that it could be my gall bladder and were going to transfer me down to the er…..for a full workup.

This is the part that pissed me off.  I was transported via wheelchair in my hospital gown and blanket………to the ER waiting room!

I had to go through the entire check in and registration process again…….((why isn’t this stuff in the system…….???? they had my file and everything!))

I sat around there for a bit……..and then was finally taken to a room.  There they hooked me up to an IV and took blood…….etc

The doctor came in and said they were going to do an ultrasound of my gall bladder……….((not the baby 🙁 ))

So I waited……..and finally someone took me up to the ultrasound area…….and I waited half an hour before I went in.  I was in there about 20 minutes to half an hour and then pushed back out.  I sat there for half an hour waiting for someone to take me back down to the ER.

After I got back……more waiting.   The doctor finally came in and said the ultrasound was fine.  I again told them about my navel.  They started feeling around and said they could feel a defect.  That it could be an umbilical hernia…..   They told me that if one of my intestines got caught in it…….that it could be bad and I would need surgery.  The baby has put a lot of pressure on it and really….pushed it out.   They told me to keep a close eye on it…..and that after the baby is born…..I will need to have it looked at.  It hurts to touch it!  

We were there…..for like 6 or 7 hours……

I was exhausted!!!!!!!!!  They told me to rest and gave me some papers to give to work…….so I called off today!

I hate it!  I feel like such a loser……but I am so glad that we are ok.

It scares me though…..makes me wonder what is next!

I have had a lot of contractions today….some uncomfortable …..but nothing to worry about. ……..perfectly normal.

I am so thankful we have made it this far!