Post by Champagne Supernova on Jan 17, 2017 18:13:19 GMT -5
OMG, I am so glad you're okay and I'm glad you have people who got your back. Take care and I hope it all goes uphill from now on. Congrats on the baby! (I missed your announcement
Post by imojoebunny on Jan 17, 2017 18:17:09 GMT -5
I am glad you are on your way to recovery, and grateful that you do not have long term complications. Hope that soon you will be feeling much better and able to enjoy your baby.
OMG what a horrible experience, especially after being discharged home like it was nothing. I'm so glad you're safe and at home now. Big hugs. Wishing you lots of healing, good health and happiness.
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Post by starryfish on Jan 17, 2017 18:43:44 GMT -5
So sorry you had to go through that! I had preeclampsia and ended up in the ER 13 days after she was born bc we thought the eclampsia was back. I was so miserable. Luckily it wasn't that, but they gave me drugs that made me feel so much better.
You are much nicer than I would be regarding the doctors It may be rare to have eclampsia, but I hate how they just assign anything they don't know as "anxiety." I know anxiety can be very serious and can mask other ailments, but many times (as in yours) it can also be something else that's also dangerous.
Bottom line is I'm glad you are okay and home with your DH and baby.
How scary! I'm glad you're home and recovering now. Please make sure you get plenty of rest and give a job to everyone who says, "If you need anything, please let me know!" The more you allow others to help, the more time you and your H have to rest and recover from a crazy few weeks. Asking someone for help doesn't mean that you CAN'T do it, just that you'd really appreciate the help.
Big hugs to you. I hope your continued recovery is quick and smooth!
Post by sapphireblue on Jan 17, 2017 19:20:47 GMT -5
I am so sorry!
I also had postpartum pre-eclampsia. I was luckier than you though. They were keeping me at the hospital for four nights anyway due to my C section, and the night before we were due to go home, a very vigilant nurse caught that my blood pressure was going up. She had to call a doctor and he was rather blase about it but she was persistent.
Right away they got me on a magnesium drip. That was the worst part because my veins kept collapsing. My arms were covered with bruises and they had to keep calling in more personnel that were usually good at getting IVs in. The magnesium is to prevent seizures. They also came in and padded the sides of my bed in case I had a seizure. That was sort of freaky.
Anyway, I stayed two more nights and went home on blood pressure meds. My BP never got back to how low it had been before my pregnancy though.
I was luckier than you because it was caught at the hospital and I didn't actually have a seizure. I shudder to think what could have happened if that nurse wasn't so on top of things and I HAD gone home the next day.
I am glad you are okay now and able to be with your son and H and enjoy this time. It sounds really scary and I am sorry you went through that!
Post by sapphireblue on Jan 17, 2017 19:24:04 GMT -5
I will say that I am now 29+ weeks with #2 and I have so many fears about something bad happening due to my BP rising again.
That shit has stayed with me and I worry about the baby of course but I also have all of these fears of something bad happening to me, which I didn't have at all with my son.
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