Thursday, November 15, 2012

Hospital experience

Apparently having babies is extremely rough on my body. We all know how bad it was with Brooke, so I was praying for smooth sailing with this one, but of course had my doubts.
Tony and I woke up Friday 9th, dropped B off at Fred's and headed to the hospital. Check in time was 930. Checked in and went to the triage room where I was prepped for surgery. They had a hard time finding a vein; hit a valve the first time, blew the vein the second time and got it in my right hand the third time. Same if spot I had for Brooke. I made sure to tell them I was allergic to morphine and had mild hemorrhaging with Brooke. Also my platelet count was down to 95 even after the steroids. The anesthesiologist came in and asked all his questions, told me the that with low platelets there is a risk of spinal bleeding which could cause paralysis, but there are a lot more with general anesteshia. He felt a spinal was best and we had no worries. While he was doing his assessment, he asked me to lean back, open my mouth and stick my tongue out. Wasn't sure why he did that, but when he was leaving he asked again, so I proceeded to ask why he asks that. He said to make sure my airway is easy to access if he has to start a tube. Well, that made me a little nervous because he did not look once, but twice. Great.
The nurse came in to give me my anti-nausea med(zofran) which I took orally for the first 5 months. She gives it to me in my iv and I have a flash back. My arm starts burning and itching and breaks out in hives. Same thing the morphine did with B. They then shoot Benadryl in there and I start getting dizzy and red with slight difficulty breathing. Let me remind you, this is all before the surgery. I'm a little freaked out, but they take me back to the OR to see what the anesthesiologist has to say. We are good and they put me on the bed and while Dr. Jaacks is trying to calm me, the spinal goes in and my legs are numb. I'm all hooked up and ready to go, so in Tony comes! It's always very comforting the moment he holds my hand and sits beside me.
I was freezing and my teeth were chattering the whole time due to that and the meds. I couldn't stop shaking. Then all of a sudden Peyton is out and I hear her cry & I start crying! I have to say there is something about hearing your baby take their first breath and letting out that cry. It is the best part of my pregnancy!
They start putting me back together and Tony and Peyton head to the recovery room. Apparently there was a problem with my bladder. Scar tissue had attached my bladder to my uterus all the way up on the right side where your bladder shouldn't be. I know Brooke messed up my bladder, but apparently it was a lot worse than I was told. Dr. Jaacks cut it and off and repaired it. Now I am wearing an awesome catheter and carrying around a pee bag. It is probably the most uncomfortable I've ever been! Needless to say, no more babies for this Manning family.

1 comment:

  1. You get to have all the fun....lol!!! She is beauitful!!!!

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