After two weeks of being on home bed rest we had another doctor visit. An even shorter cervix landed us an appointment in Austin with a specialist who had more experience with premature labor and our options which landed us at ST. David’s Medical Center in North Austin in Labor and Delivery unit (now almost 27 weeks). The next three days are a total blur! I had another two magnesium bags, two steroid shots, a latex reaction, and was on a clear liquid diet just in case we had to deliver. Between Mom, Dad, Bill & Nancy, and Courtney & Ben my days were never lonely along with Cole who spent most days and every night with me.
At this point things started looking up…so we thought. I was off magnesium and had been steady for quite some time. They felt comfortable moving me down to anti-partum which meant they didn’t think I would be delivering any time soon. Cole left around 4:30am to get to work (which of course made me cry) and my day took a turn for the worse! It seemed harder to breathe than normal; granted I had been lying on my back for 20 days now and I did have two little people squishing my lungs, but asked to see my doctor anyway. Before I knew what was going on I was on oxygen, had an AGI, a chest x-ray, and was getting wheeled down for a CAT scan to check for blood clots. I was afraid! Afraid of what was going to happen to me! Afraid of what was going to happen to my babies!
Given the circumstances, the final diagnosis was probably the best we could have asked for. The magnesium had caused liquid on my lungs. By this time I was back in Labor and Deliver and my feet were swollen and squishy. I was still on oxygen and now on lasics (like they do race horses) to get rid of all the liquid. (You understand why there aren’t any pictures to share of this time! Not my best days!) The next few days were hard, but each one had a little celebration: off oxygen, no more catheter, real food, sponge bath. Which graduated to bigger celebrations: potty by myself, a REAL shower.
I had many visitors come as well: Amanda, Kyra & Whyatt, Cody & Leanne, Hammy & Violet, Chance & Valery, Tina & Susan, Billy Dale & Pam, Dana & Elizabeth, Julie & Bailey, Memaw & Oltea. And of course the usual Team: Cole, Mom, Dad, Court, Ben, Nancy, and Bill
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