Thursday, April 2, 2009
I`m Back.......... And Better
Hi friends,sorry it took a long while to get back with the rest of my story ,I had an appointment at the hospital for a radiography(all part of the check-up ,due to the blood pressure issue i talked about in my last post) but before I commence,I`ll love to say a big gugu-gaga(thank you)to all the wonderful people ,like lilian,Bonnie,and my Anonymous friend,that left their comments on my first post,thanks a billion times from the bottom of my heart,feel free to ask me anything you wish and at anytime ,I promise to get back to you,as fast as possible.And now back to my story:After my appointment with the obstetrician ,we were directed to the emergency ward,I was give a special bed,with some funny looking apparatus over my head,there was a nurse by my side who said nothing to me but checked my blood pressure every 20minutes,when I asked her why, she replied me with a smile and told me to remain quiet and not be tensed so as not to elevate my pressure and give them wrong readings,she also added that all was fine.FINE!how can she tell me all was fine when she was looking at the screen of one of the apparatus like her live depended on it.Well,I took her advice and just closed my eyes for few minutes and said a quiet prayer,because I was already loosing my greep on patience.After about an hour,a young doctor came into the room and told me labour has to be induced,because my pregnancy has reached its term,i was then moved to another room,and my husband was called in(he wasn`t allowed into the pevious room due to interferance).While we waited ,two nurses ,came in and introduced EDEMA 250 into my anus(I was told it was to clear my intestine),in less than 2minutes I emptied my bowel in the toilet .The nurses returned and asked me if i had used the toilet ,at my reply, catheter (a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open)was inserted into my body to help me pass urine without having to stand from my bed.I guess by now you would be wondering what i was feeling at that time .............................the truth is that I cant put it into words,i was between scared and confused because the medics weren´t saying anything ,except when I or my husband asked.At about one hour after i left the first room a female gynacologist came in and checked my level of dilation.............she said it was 3cm.........and instructed that I be given oxytoxin and another fluid that made my face go hot,few minutes later i was taken into the labour room .................. AT LAST!............. so I thought too...............but no,it wasn't over yet..........In the room a very thin tube was inserted into me and i felt a rush of warm fluid down my thighs (I found out later that that was the amniotic sac that was diflated),later a funny looking metal was inserted into me......................the whole process was realy painful.I was later told to sign a form that given them the permission to use an Epidural(a sort of pain relief), I was given an injection at my lower back to check for compatibiliy of the pain relief to my system,..................my dilation was checked again and again but it remained 3cm...........it was at that moment that my husband and I was told that i wasgoing to have a ceaserean operation ,because my cervix wasn't dilated enough............and since the amniotic sac has been touched ...............the baby's life was already in danger..............we were given time to swallow the news...................i felt so bad.............not because of the ceaserean ,but because Iwas scared...............scared that my babies life was in danger...................scared that things might go wrong ,because I was beginning to think the medics were inefficient............due to their lack of information.Few minute later,i was giving an injection that numbed my legs('cos i was beginning to feel my legs go heavy)I was briefed on what to expect and was moved to the labour room,another experience of a lifetime.....................don't worry ,i will tell you all about it ...................HERE..............and NOW.As I lay on the labour bed a cloth was placed between my lower parts ...................so i wouldnt see as they sliced me open....................as they worked, all i noticed was the feeling that my guts were being pulled out..................though there was a nurse close to my head(my husband wasnt allowed into the room for reasons best known to them )..................petting,consoling and keeping me updated.In less than 30minutes ..................I saw a small figure,covered in blood,being lifted up and carried to a room nearby...............the nurses were murmuring and the one closer to my head said:'' CONGRATULATIONS!SeƱora,you have a very BIG and BEAUTIFUL BABY''I smiled,laughed and cried....................all at the same time..................I felt proud of myself..............I felt succesful................I felt a lot of things............I finaly gave a sigh of relief............but THAT WASN'T .
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