aliboo
01-04-2003, 02:57 PM
****WARNING this post has lots of graphic medical stuff that happened to me over the last 48 hours....Please don't read if it may upset you....Both baby and I are OK now...but I especially had it real rough******
I am physically disabled, in a wheelchair. I have insulin dep diabetes. i am on heparin for prevetaion of blood clots. But I am Ali....and these conditions aren't me, but what I am experiencing. I also feeling pretty low.
I am 14 weeks pregnant.
Just out of hosp , yet again (third time since last Friday).
Two nights ago I had stopped bleeding, and even felt well. i actually rang my mum and told her so, cos i knew how much she had been worrying about me.
I got off to sleep and woke about 45 mins later.........I was lying in a pool of blood and it was gushing out of me.
I rang 999 (Uk emergancy) and the woman talked to me constantly, she said they didn't want me to go unconcsious. My 11 year old was fast asleep and I rang my neighbour.
I was losing HUGE clots, like steak size....really disgusting. The paramedics arrived...thank God our heavenly father, for my door entry system by my bed. (I am physically disabled and use a wheelchair)
They got me into the ambulance and put me on drips, oxygen etc. Got to hosp and I think i went into shock....my vision went funny and hearing too, I was sweating buckets. Still bleeding fast too and losing clots.
At one point the nurse said I passed the baby and just held me tight. But the doc said it wasn't the baby.
Got on to the ward and they sorted me. I knew it was so unlikely that the baby was there. I was so cold. Probably lost 3 -4 pints of blood. I have never been more scared.
I had a scan the next morning and it was a miricle...baby was there, with hic cups and moving loads........I couldn't believe it. the bleeding was coming from the placenta, but not harming the baby in anyway. Even my consultant was amazed that the baby was alive and kicking.
I came home today and my loving parent's and son are looking after me. I can't tell you how scared i am. I am still bleeding now, and rather than the dark 'old' blood of this afternoon, it is new blood, although there is no quantity.
I know I daren't sleep. I will lie in bed and watch TV, I think.
I can't speak highly enough of the staff. i have been looked after so well.
Emotionally I am a mess.
I see the anti coagualtion consultant on Monday. i was on Heparin for my blood and on a treatment rather than preventative dose, which is why they think it happened. I start the preventative dose tomorrow, which is much lower......
Thank goodness that human error, didn't lead to human loss.
If you would like to, I would be so grateful for your prayers or hugs. i feel very alone and scared. I still have pain and have been told I am likely to continue bleeding to a certain extent. I really want my baby too, and s/he seems very determined too!
I am physically disabled, in a wheelchair. I have insulin dep diabetes. i am on heparin for prevetaion of blood clots. But I am Ali....and these conditions aren't me, but what I am experiencing. I also feeling pretty low.
I am 14 weeks pregnant.
Just out of hosp , yet again (third time since last Friday).
Two nights ago I had stopped bleeding, and even felt well. i actually rang my mum and told her so, cos i knew how much she had been worrying about me.
I got off to sleep and woke about 45 mins later.........I was lying in a pool of blood and it was gushing out of me.
I rang 999 (Uk emergancy) and the woman talked to me constantly, she said they didn't want me to go unconcsious. My 11 year old was fast asleep and I rang my neighbour.
I was losing HUGE clots, like steak size....really disgusting. The paramedics arrived...thank God our heavenly father, for my door entry system by my bed. (I am physically disabled and use a wheelchair)
They got me into the ambulance and put me on drips, oxygen etc. Got to hosp and I think i went into shock....my vision went funny and hearing too, I was sweating buckets. Still bleeding fast too and losing clots.
At one point the nurse said I passed the baby and just held me tight. But the doc said it wasn't the baby.
Got on to the ward and they sorted me. I knew it was so unlikely that the baby was there. I was so cold. Probably lost 3 -4 pints of blood. I have never been more scared.
I had a scan the next morning and it was a miricle...baby was there, with hic cups and moving loads........I couldn't believe it. the bleeding was coming from the placenta, but not harming the baby in anyway. Even my consultant was amazed that the baby was alive and kicking.
I came home today and my loving parent's and son are looking after me. I can't tell you how scared i am. I am still bleeding now, and rather than the dark 'old' blood of this afternoon, it is new blood, although there is no quantity.
I know I daren't sleep. I will lie in bed and watch TV, I think.
I can't speak highly enough of the staff. i have been looked after so well.
Emotionally I am a mess.
I see the anti coagualtion consultant on Monday. i was on Heparin for my blood and on a treatment rather than preventative dose, which is why they think it happened. I start the preventative dose tomorrow, which is much lower......
Thank goodness that human error, didn't lead to human loss.
If you would like to, I would be so grateful for your prayers or hugs. i feel very alone and scared. I still have pain and have been told I am likely to continue bleeding to a certain extent. I really want my baby too, and s/he seems very determined too!