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| 03-4-2009 - my *saga* |  My mood while writing this blog:up and down |
This entry is from another on-line journal that I'm keeping. It seems to have encouraged other people, so I thought I would add it here.
What a roller coaster!
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 (5w 2d)
You may have noticed that my due date has changed, but that is the least of my
saga. I meant to write an update yesterday about the doctor's
appointment, but I didn't get a chance to. Needless to say, it did NOT go
as expected! We thought I might be 6 weeks 2 days (4w 2d gestational)
yesterday, however, when the Dr (obgyn) did the vaginal ultrasound (u/s), she
didn't see ANYTHING!
That was not good news and she gave a referral to go straight to the hospital
since she thought it *might* be an ectopic pregnancy (where the embryo implants
in the fallopian tube instead of the uterus). As soon as we got out of
her office, I just broke down. I wasn't ready for that. I had
prepared myself (as much as one can) for things like a chemical pregnancy or a
miscarriage, but not for this. I'm a low risk pregnancy with no reason to
be prone to have an ectopic.
So, we headed over to the hospital. They did another ultrasound and
didn't see anything in the uterus, but they also didn't see anything in the
fallopian tubes. They said maybe I just wasn't far enough along for the
u/s to detect anything. The good news was that I didn't have any signs of
ectopic pregnancy. No pain, no cramping, no bleeding. I FELT
completely normal, except of course for my new state of utter shock and devastation.
But the nurses and doctor at the hospital gave me a little bit of hope.
They took some blood and said to come back at 8am the next morning for more
blood work.
So we went home and of course, even though I was exhausted, I barely got maybe
2 or 3 hours of sleep. I was up at 6:15am to kiss Domi good-bye as he
went to his internship and by 7:30am I was on the bus to the hospital. My
bloodwork from the night before had not been processed and until they got
results, they wouldn't take my 2nd sample. This also meant that I
couldn't eat, as they said I had to come with an empty stomach.
Finally, at about 9:15am, they took me in and said the doctor wanted to do
another vaginal u/s while we were waiting for my bloodwork results. I was
not too keen on that since I didn't think anything would have changed in only
14 hours. But .... SURPRISE ... she saw something! She checked my
fallopian tubes and my ovaries and said everything looked great. She did
an internal exam and said that my cervix was closed and as she was looking at
the uterus again, she said "Actually, there's TWO!"
Now let me preface that by saying that the "dots" are only about
2-3mm big (each), so there really is not much to see at this point. But
with those measurements, that would put me at *about* 5 weeks right now (3
weeks since conception). She also said that it was possible that the 2nd
"dot" was just implantation bleeding, as it's really too early to
tell at this point.
Wow! What a relief! They decided that they didn't need to do any
more bloodwork and I still don't know what the results were from yesterday's
bloodwork. They said I don't need to come in again unless I have pain or
bleeding and to just schedule another appointment with my regular gynocologist
in a week or two.
So I got home and just let it all out: tears of joy in place of tears of
sorrow. Praise God! I just can't believe the turn of events! In
less than 24 hours! I wanted to make sure to give my little raisin(s)
time to grow before going in for my next obgyn appt, so I scheduled it for
April 16, which is just over 2 weeks away. By my new estimate, I should
be at 7w 4d by then, so she better have SOMETHING to see on the u/s!
Thank you so much for all your prayers and support, everyone who is reading this.
Also, you should feel extra special if you even know about this pregnancy at
this point. With the "scare" of yesterday, I have decided not
to tell ANYBODY else for awhile. I just pray that God keeps
"us" safe and healthy and that everything goes well from here out.
PS: I belong to another website where moms, pregnant ladies and those trying to
conceive (TTC) can hang out and chat. When I shared my story with them,
many were surprised that I had an u/s at all, at such an early stage.
Most don't even have their first appt. until they are at least 8 weeks
along. Others have had a similar experience to mine, where they went in
early and got an "empty" u/s, but their doctors just said to come
back a week or two later and they'd check again. I wish mine had said
that! (especially because I have no symptoms of anything being wrong)
I was also a bit upset because my obgyn did not even ask about the "length
of my cycles". I have always been late (sorry if this is TMI for
some of you), so it would make sense that I would be only 5w along instead of
6w, but she didn't even offer that as an alternative. She also didn't
take a blood test to confirm or monitor my hCG levels (that's the hormone that
shows up when you're pregnant). Other than that, I've been satisfied with
her. We will see how the next appointment goes and I'll decide if I want
to stay with her or not. I like that she is a woman and that the office
is relatively close to our appartment, but I also want someone who will give me
ALL the options, rather than just send me straight to the hospital telling me I
might have to have emergency surgery.
Ok .. thanks for reading. Thanks for praying! It matters!
Finally some sleep!
Tuesday, April 2, 2009 (5w 4d)
I was bent on getting some extra sleep last night since I only got 5 hours the
night before .. and I did it! We went to bed around 10:30pm and I
"slept in" until almost 8:15am! I never thought I would say
that 8:15 is sleeping in. :-)
In the morning I am always on the lookout for morning sickness. I have
begun to feel slightly *off* in my stomach like I'm not sure if or what I
should eat, but still no actually nausea, so I'm so thankful for that. I
did ANOTHER home pregnancy test yesterday and the line is still getting darker,
so that's a positive sign, since I don't have my next doctor's appointment for
another 2 weeks.
Sometimes I worry that I don't have enough pregnancy symptoms. I suppose
I should just consider myself lucky and not count myself out since this is only
week 5. One thing's for sure though, I'll probably have to get some more
bras soon. Domi is excited about that and wants to know if he can come
with me. lol
Tomorrow we are going to his parent's house for about 10 days, so I may not be
able to update this every day, but I will still probably write something every
day (off-line) and post it whenever I get back to a computer.
1 Comments on my *saga*
Aiona - Monday, 6 Apr
Lordy! That *is* a rollercoaster! I could feel my adrenaline pumping just reading it. Much hugs to you! And I hope your *next* appointment with your OB is more pleasant!!!!