Having a rough time!!! Bit of a vent.

[chris]

Hi girls
I have nearly got my voice back and the flu is all but gone

Now the new problem is that I hve had both kids sick with the vom & dia. It started last Wed at 1 am with DS and on Friday DD started with it. I have been vom just cleaning up after them.

On Saturday I started to get really bad Irritable uterus. They got that bad that I went up to the local hosp. I was told that I had keytones ++++ and my BP was high (161 over 98). I was kept there for 8 hrs. I was told to drink more water, (but nobody listened that I have been trying to do that but it just comes up as fast as it goes down) I had tried weak cordial and that didn't work. I was a mess I tried everything I know and nothing worked (I basicaly have been vom since wednesday). I don't know if I have kept medications down or how much food I have been able to keep down but I kept on trying.
I was told that the IU was caused by me being dehydrated. I was sent home feeling like utter crap still dehydrated and with BP of 150 over 90 (I was given 4 aldermet while in the hospto bring down the BP).

I am feeling that weary it is not funny. I am still finding it hard to keep anything down myself.

Has any one got any ideas of how I can help myself get/feel better as going to the local hospital didn't help.

I don't want to go to my anti natal clinic appt this week as I have lost all confidence in the local hospital. I think I should have been given IV fluids at least and some thing to help me stop vimiting. I don't think this is good for my baby at all.

I think I will go and get my BP checked by the nurse at the GP and skip the ANC.

Any words of wisdom???

Chris

[cheekyfrog]

Chris, that sonds awful. And I don't understand either how they could release you when your BP was still so high and with you still unable to keep anything down.
Not sure what to suggest... Plan A: go to GP and get a referral to someone who will be able to help you. Plan B: go back to emergency and get yourself checked again and hopefully admitted for longer than 8 hours. They must see how concerned you are for yourself and your baby. I want to give you a big hug!! You are putting up with so much!!!

[chris]

Hi Kerry
I am seeing the High risk Dr's at the local hosp. Most of them are great but the registra's/ and the midwife (that I got ) that were working on saturday night are who I am upset with.
My "family care midwife" and ACE lady arrived here this morning to make sure I was OK. I have told them what happened on sat night and how I don't want to go to ANC to see any Dr's this week. I'm going to go and see my GP who I have alot of confidence in. I just hope my BP is good so that I don't have to go to hospital.
I still can't keep much down, but am still trying to eat and drink as if I can just keep a bit down I might start feeling better.

I hope your feeling well. Only a few weeks to go. Have you finished work yet??
Thanks for your support
Take care
Chris

[cheekyfrog]

I'm sure they put the B Team on weekend duty at hospitals! Good luck for when you go see your trusted GP, Chris. Do you have an appointment for tomorrow? Hope your BP has come down some more and that you're feeling better soon.

I've another two weeks at work but wishing I was on mat leave already! Feeling okay but would much rather be taking it easy at home.

We'll get there in the end!

[chris]

Hi Kerry
Yesterday I went and seen the head OB, I told him about the Reg and the midwife (not much he can do about the midwife). I also told him that the Dr gave me a double dose of Aldermet while in the Del Suit and how I thought that was questionable.

We made out a plan for the rest of the pregnancy. Plus he had put me on more Aldermet. I was tired before now I'm going to be a walking zombie . As long as the BP stays down I will be induced on the Due date but if things go haywire again this can be brought forward.

How are you going??
Not long to go now!!!

Take care
Chris