I had my morning all planned out today: go to my 10:30 drs appt, pick up RX if needed, go to Walmart and pick up our developed pics, then grab a ceasar salad ( I seem to still crave them although I am no longer pregnant) for lunch. The morning started out well, Caleb was cheery for most of the morning. He was a little fussy while we waited at the dr. After waiting a while I finally saw the dr, though briefly. She told me to go to the emergency room, to rule out appendicitus. I was very upset and the very thought of being in the hospital again made me cry, let alone the thought of having another major surgery and then having to take care of the baby and recoop. I called my mom to have her leave work to come babysit then I headed to the er, where I waited for nearly 2 hours before being seen. Shortly after I got roomed, Dean showed up.
The two worst parts of the visit were the mini-catheter and iv ( well I had the iv in incase I needed to be hooked up to fluids for surgery. I had to have a pelvic exam and when they touched my right side I cried. I was in so much pain! Good news was they did a pregnancy test, and we’re not pregnant. Funny thing was they didnt tell me they were doing one, all I knew was that they needed a urine sample. After blood work was done, I had to drink these two huge glasses of dye so that I could get a cat scan done. But the thing was I had to wait 2 hours after drinking the contrast before having the test. So Dean went home to eat dinner and get Caleb while I tried to nap, although it was very hard to do, I maybe got a 30 minute nap total. The cat scan showed no appendicitus but there was fluid in my pelvis, the dr thinks I had a cyst that burst. I have to follow up with a gyn, thing is I dont have one yet, argh. But the good news is, no surgery! which means I am going to able to get back to taking care of my son, I missed him so much while I was at the hospital. While being carted to the cat scan a man was holding his baby, either the same size or age as Caleb ( as Caleb looks older than he is) , and the very sight made me cry. I was so happy when Dean showed up with my bundle of joy! He smiled and cooed at me as if to ask where I’d been! It was the longest amt of time I’ve been away from him and it was awful to think I may have had to be in there 3 days! Thank God for answered prays! I am so grateful I have such a loving family to care for me when I am sick!
meanwhile, as I sat in the er, so did my step dad. He runs his own tree trimming business and while working today he got electricuted. Its happened to him before but this is the first time they’ve kept him overnight. So my mom wasnt able to go be with her husband because she was watching her grandson so her daughter could be at the er too. She is such a strong woman! I know she must have been quite upset today as she waited for word on her loved ones. At least she got some time to spend with Caleb. So I got to come home tonight but my step dad is still at the hospital. WHAT A DAY!!
