tie breaker Perry Unbelievable! I had my appt with Dr. Jerkins this morning. Although he is not officially classifying me with PE... He said I have all the classic syptoms of PIH but the labs just dont confirm it all... He also told me if it were up to him completely, Id already be delivered but there is some consensus among the other doctors that it would NOT be in the best interest of Talon to be born nearly 5 weeks early. Jerkins said this is why he is sending me to Dr. Perry, so he is pretty much the tie breaker. I told him how I felt about taking the Plendil and he said he trusted Perry's opinion on the matter.. that no matter what.. Talon is looking and doing fine that I shouldnt be concerened with the "warning information" about the birth defects. He said Talon is doing fine and well and he expects the same when he comes out. He said if anything Talon may come out a little early with possibly breathing problems but he suspects that all will be well.
Jerkins said even he is anxious to hear what Perry says about Talon and delivery. He told me to go ahead and get ready because he suspects Ill be in the hospital soon for delivery. OH MY LORD! However, he said he could be wrong but he is also on pins and needles waiting to find out. Jerkins told me if I felt any kind of wooziness or felt weird at any point, I was to go to the ER immediately and they would transfer me to Jackson tonight. Wow!
Jerkins also gave me his cell phone number.. because of the issue with the baby and whatnot... he unfortunately was leaving for a week to California.. or somewhere at theresabout. He said to call him the moment Perry lets us know something.. whether or not we are having Talon this weekend or next. He suspects so but he is not entirely sure!
Deena also said for me to call her and ask for her directly tomorrow in case we are not coming back into town. I am doing a 24-hour urinalysis for my doctor and will leave everything in the refrigerator until I get back. Since I live not but five minutes away, it'll be okay. They will draw labs when I get back from Jackson.. if by some chance, Perry doenst admit me...
Jerkins and I had a long talk.. this time about delivery and whatnot. It was very productive.. and I feel much better about things.. and so does David.. which is nice! Tomorrow will let us know the future.. Wouldnt it be awesome to have Talon come before Father's Day weekend? Gary's first child.. biologically.
All of it is very weird and very unnverving.. Heck, even my dad was concerned.. Let us know what is going on! Always!
When David and I got home, the mail ran shortly thereafter. He ran out to the box for me.. as usual and came back with one piece of mail. Oddly enough.. it was a keepsake gift from Nestle Good Start supreme. I am not sure if someone signed me up for it or what but cool. The gift was a baby calendar that I can place information in AND use the stickers in the back to mark special occasions. I am so much in love with it! I wanted something like this anyways.. because I have one for David.. was hoping to find one for Talon. I finally got something in the mail that let me have that come true. YEAH!! So unless they just sent it to me.. for giggles.. or someone signed me up... I LOVE THIS KEEPSAKE GIFT!
Well, time to go rest.. Keep us in your prayers.. so much to do.. so little time... I can not believe we may have our son here soon!
2006-06-14 (34 weeks)
even more concerned My son... bless his litte heart... decided he would watch me sleep into the wee hours of the morning hours. David said he kept hearing me throw up a bit and swallow it back down, gurgle and he was afraid I was gonna choke to death. So he decided to stay awake past his bedtime. This is the one time, I wasnt angry at him for it... Heck, personally I think I should be in the hospital and then transferred to Jackson by ambulance if need be to see Dr. Perry. Heck, we know Deena doesnt think I am coming back and I suspect she is right! These drs are gonna hold off as long as possible to get Talon out. I dont want to end up like a friend of mine.
Misty was telling me about the time she carried Richard. She had a seizure with him because her preeclampsia had gotten that bad. She said it started off throwing up and having heartburn ALL the time! Which is how I feel.
I still cant grasp anything in my right hand and I have limited use of certain fingers and no use of a couple of them. I can barely feel me touch anything because the feeling is gone or it just tingles.
My appt wih Dr. Perry is at 9 a.m. tomorrow and I suspect by weekend's end, Talon could possibly be here. It scary to think like that but my preeclampsia is back. How else explain the swelling, protein and BP measurements. I have very bad headaches... got one now.. and laying down is only helping to a limited degree. I drink mostly water nowadays.. but still.. I think personally I need to be in a hospital getting checked! However, everything was fine on Monday.. lets do another check now and see what the heck is going on. I bet it aint so fine anymore!
I dont want to have seizures.. I am scared to death. This is no doubt.. my last child!
2006-06-13 (34 weeks)
Another Jackson trip ARGH! Where do I begin?
This morning I had another drs appt at 10 a.m. When I got there, I was five minutes late and I didnt get called back until 10:45 a.m. My nurse, Deena, could tell I was having some issues and asked me if my symptoms have gotten any worse. I told her that I had been naseous all day and NOT holding much down including water. She had me pee in a cup YET AGAIN which the protein measured out at +4. It was increasing ofcourse... then she took my BP and it was still 140/98. She said she could tell I was swelling horribly bad and got the dr right away. The only good part is I am still losing weight as much as gaining it! Even the dr has been impressed., He said Ive gained maybe 15 pounds.. 20 total.
My right hand is almost completely numb. and my feet.. well, lets say I cant drive anymore.
Dr. Jerkins talked with Dr. Perry and both agreed I need to be seen on Thursday.. which is the earliest I could get worked in. Whats worse is... I was told I needed to go ahead and bring my hospital bag, the diaper bag and set up the car seat. This is just in case Dr. Perry feels the need to deliver Talon right away.. which I dont and do want to to happen! The whole thing sucks.. but what else can I do? I go BACK to Dr. Jerkins tomorrow for another BPP.. and again on Friday. However, Deena doesnt think Ill be back to that office but to keep the appt just in case we are wrong! Oh boy!
NOW on another note..
Gary and I are looking into buying a house. We found a 3bed, 2bath house for $62,000 and with Gary's great credit.. lenders will pay 100 percent of the offer on the house. All we need to do is come up with is the closing costs. However, if we are lucky.. we can get the sellers to pay 6 percent of the closing costs and pay the rest ourselves through a small loan by using one of our cars as collateral.. which no problem we can pay back in no time because of the $3,000 they are offering to replace some of the bathroom floor. It would be very nice to have all this done! Plus with the car insurance money I get from the accident in January. whatever it may be.. $1,000 or so.. we'll be okay. I just cant believe we are getting a place sometime soon! This house is in a great neighborhood and needs some work but not all at once. It has a porch on the front and back and the bedrooms are HUGE.. all three of them. I love it! one of the tubs is an old timey porcelain tub. I love it! Even Gary had to admit, he was ecstatic about this one!
Before too much longer, Talon will have a place he can call home and I wont have to worry about this nasty floor in the living room for him to play on.. YUCK! I hope to god it all works out.. and SOON!
2006-06-13 (34 weeks)
bedrest... Well after so many hours in bed, just a few minutes of getting up and checking email and taking the hubby to work.. I still feel blah! Actually I feel worse today then I did yesterday. I had a mild case of dizziness where I could still walk.. but today, I am having a hard time even getting myself up. Let alone typing is becoming a pain as well although I attempt it! I am gonna have to get David up here soon so I can go to the shower without falling over! I didnt eat much last night... had a bowl of grits when I came home from the drs, then around 9 p.m. or so, had two popsicles and 3 pieces of bread.. PLAIN! About 10:30 p.m., I was visiting the porcelain god to make a nonhappy offering! I had been so asleep from 9:30 until then.. I felt even worse.. plus I could tell it was going to be slow going because my pelvic bone was causing me to go slow. It hurt so bad last night and is still hurting me. I hate driving with the way I feel but I dont have much of a choice! There isnt anyone here that can take me and Gary has to work. He feels bad because he knows he needs to be there and at work! He is very much torn!
I dont know what the drs have planned for me today! I suspect its not total good news.. as they wanted to send me to Jackson yesterday. I suspect its a what to do from this point forward. Even after the bedrest, I still feel really bad. My FIL said he was prepared to drive all night to get here JUST to pick up David! David has been on panic mode ever since yesterday. So much for an 11 year old to deal with but he deals with it well!
I am eating ice chips at the moment and I am noticing its really hard for me to even keep these down. I guess I need to tell the dr that too. I suspect before the week's end, I will be at a local Jackson hospital. That would suck... because I cant just deal with it just yet! GUess I kinda have to anyways...
Thats it for now! I'll try and post AFTER my appt today.. I just dont know what they plan on doing! *sigh* That makes me worry!
