Guest guest Posted April 15, 2007 Report Share Posted April 15, 2007 congratulations! I have been following your story closely and I'm so happy for you. (the healthy baby part, not the experience you went through, lol) take care and hope you recover fast. post pictures so I can get my baby fix...my girls are growing up so fast. tracy ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 Congrats !! I`ll be praying that little gets wall enough to come home soon. - Has Arrived! Hello All! On April 5, 2007 at 8:04 AM, Jo Anne came into the world like a freight train! So here's the scoop: On April 2, 2007, I went into see my OB for my weekly check-up and ultrasound. I had been having a really hard time breathing for several days but I was trying to push through to get her to 34 weeks. My OB decided to admit me to try to get my breathing stable as a c-section was already scheduled for April 20, 2007 and she thought I might make it to then if I could get some breathing help. Little did we know, had other plans. On April 3, 2007 (which happened to be my 28th birthday), I went into premature labor with full contractions by 6 PM. Because of my breathing issues, they were unable to give me anything for pain and the medicine they gave me to stop the contractions did not work. They debated many times whether they should do an emergency c-section or not; I really wanted my OB to do it and she was not able to do it until Thursday morning. Because I was not dilating, they let me go on with the contractions and just monitored me. On April 4, 2007, I woke up and noticed that I could breathe better but the contractions were about 2-3 minutes apart. They figured out that she had dropped down and was nearing the birth canal. They did not want her to get there because it makes a c-section much harder. They had my c-section scheduled for 7:30 am the next day and, since I was not dilating still, they just kept watching me. On April 5, 2007, they took me into surgery at 7:30 am and was born at 8:04 am and was taken straight to the NICU. She was 4 lbs, 4 ozs and 16.5 inches long. Her final APGAR score was 8 which they said was great considering she was under the same antistethic (sp?) I was under. She needed a little help breathing so they had her on a C-PAP right away but other than that she was much better health-wise than normal premmies. I, on the other hand, was being my difficult self apparently . After they pulled out, my uterus decided to turn inside-out. My OB had prepared for every other complication possible except this one because it NEVER HAPPENS! She said she had only seen it happen once and it was when she was a student in med-school. Unfortunately, the only way to correct this issue is to open me up further (my incision was only about 5 inches to begin with) to pull the uterus out enough so you can punch-pop it back so it is no longer inverted. Once she did this, she had to sew my uterus back into place quickly because I was hemorraging. After that, she got everything else sewed back up and closed my incision with staples. She also sewed a ladicaine (sp?) pump into my incision that helped to keep it numb for 3 days while I tried to recover. Anyhow, what should have taken about an hour ended up taking almost three hours but my OB did an excellent job with me. When I woke up in recovery, I was on a vent but I was breathing on my own and had been. They had to leave the tube in for 2 hours after the surgery to make sure I could hold my own before the extubated me. They did not want to have to re-intebate me if I had trouble. Once the 2 hours was up, they extubated me without issue and I was able to clear my lungs pretty easily. I was unable to really talk for awhile because they said that they had trouble getting the tube in so my throat was scratched and cut up a bit. As a precaution, I was kept in the ICU for obsevation. Over the next several days, I dealt with many things that were not expected. Although I didn't need it during surgery, I was given a pint of blood the day after surgery due to a really low blood count. The pain I was, and still am experiencing, is more than I anticipated. The complication with my uterus and the larger incision caused the surgery as a whole to be more painful which means my recovery will take longer. I am home now and slowly trying to recover. I am on pain medicine, blood thinner injections, and oxygen support for the next five weeks when I see my OB again. Each day it gets a little better but it is complicated by the fact that is still in the NICU. It is very hard to leave her there every day. She is breathing on her own and we are just waiting for her to mature enough to be able to eat from a bottle. We are hoping that she will be able to come home in the next week but it may stretch into the following week. Thank you all for your prayers and support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 Wow. I'm glad you're both ok! You're in my thoughts. Amy Wife to Will 11/3/95 Mama to Olivia Isabelle 9/18/03 & Phineas Maximilian 11/30/05 ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 Congratulations!!!!! , and > > Hello All! > > On April 5, 2007 at 8:04 AM, Jo Anne came into the world like > a freight train! So here's the scoop: > > On April 2, 2007, I went into see my OB for my weekly check-up and > ultrasound. I had been having a really hard time breathing for > several days but I was trying to push through to get her to 34 > weeks. My OB decided to admit me to try to get my breathing stable > as a c-section was already scheduled for April 20, 2007 and she > thought I might make it to then if I could get some breathing help. > Little did we know, had other plans. > > On April 3, 2007 (which happened to be my 28th birthday), I went into > premature labor with full contractions by 6 PM. Because of my > breathing issues, they were unable to give me anything for pain and > the medicine they gave me to stop the contractions did not work. > They debated many times whether they should do an emergency c-section > or not; I really wanted my OB to do it and she was not able to do it > until Thursday morning. Because I was not dilating, they let me go > on with the contractions and just monitored me. > > On April 4, 2007, I woke up and noticed that I could breathe better > but the contractions were about 2-3 minutes apart. They figured out > that she had dropped down and was nearing the birth canal. They did > not want her to get there because it makes a c-section much harder. > They had my c-section scheduled for 7:30 am the next day and, since I > was not dilating still, they just kept watching me. > > On April 5, 2007, they took me into surgery at 7:30 am and > was born at 8:04 am and was taken straight to the NICU. She was 4 > lbs, 4 ozs and 16.5 inches long. Her final APGAR score was 8 which > they said was great considering she was under the same antistethic > (sp?) I was under. She needed a little help breathing so they had > her on a C-PAP right away but other than that she was much better > health-wise than normal premmies. I, on the other hand, was being my > difficult self apparently . After they pulled out, my > uterus decided to turn inside-out. My OB had prepared for every > other complication possible except this one because it NEVER > HAPPENS! She said she had only seen it happen once and it was when > she was a student in med-school. Unfortunately, the only way to > correct this issue is to open me up further (my incision was only > about 5 inches to begin with) to pull the uterus out enough so you > can punch-pop it back so it is no longer inverted. Once she did > this, she had to sew my uterus back into place quickly because I was > hemorraging. After that, she got everything else sewed back up and > closed my incision with staples. She also sewed a ladicaine (sp?) > pump into my incision that helped to keep it numb for 3 days while I > tried to recover. Anyhow, what should have taken about an hour ended > up taking almost three hours but my OB did an excellent job with me. > When I woke up in recovery, I was on a vent but I was breathing on my > own and had been. They had to leave the tube in for 2 hours after > the surgery to make sure I could hold my own before the extubated > me. They did not want to have to re-intebate me if I had trouble. > Once the 2 hours was up, they extubated me without issue and I was > able to clear my lungs pretty easily. I was unable to really talk > for awhile because they said that they had trouble getting the tube > in so my throat was scratched and cut up a bit. As a precaution, I > was kept in the ICU for obsevation. > > Over the next several days, I dealt with many things that were not > expected. Although I didn't need it during surgery, I was given a > pint of blood the day after surgery due to a really low blood count. > The pain I was, and still am experiencing, is more than I > anticipated. The complication with my uterus and the larger incision > caused the surgery as a whole to be more painful which means my > recovery will take longer. I am home now and slowly trying to > recover. I am on pain medicine, blood thinner injections, and oxygen > support for the next five weeks when I see my OB again. Each day it > gets a little better but it is complicated by the fact that > is still in the NICU. It is very hard to leave her there every day. > She is breathing on her own and we are just waiting for her to mature > enough to be able to eat from a bottle. We are hoping that she will > be able to come home in the next week but it may stretch into the > following week. > > Thank you all for your prayers and support. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 Congratulations! And Happy Birthday too! <dvlwksp@...> wrote: Hello All! On April 5, 2007 at 8:04 AM, Jo Anne came into the world like a freight train! So here's the scoop: On April 2, 2007, I went into see my OB for my weekly check-up and ultrasound. I had been having a really hard time breathing for several days but I was trying to push through to get her to 34 weeks. My OB decided to admit me to try to get my breathing stable as a c-section was already scheduled for April 20, 2007 and she thought I might make it to then if I could get some breathing help. Little did we know, had other plans. On April 3, 2007 (which happened to be my 28th birthday), I went into premature labor with full contractions by 6 PM. Because of my breathing issues, they were unable to give me anything for pain and the medicine they gave me to stop the contractions did not work. They debated many times whether they should do an emergency c-section or not; I really wanted my OB to do it and she was not able to do it until Thursday morning. Because I was not dilating, they let me go on with the contractions and just monitored me. On April 4, 2007, I woke up and noticed that I could breathe better but the contractions were about 2-3 minutes apart. They figured out that she had dropped down and was nearing the birth canal. They did not want her to get there because it makes a c-section much harder. They had my c-section scheduled for 7:30 am the next day and, since I was not dilating still, they just kept watching me. On April 5, 2007, they took me into surgery at 7:30 am and was born at 8:04 am and was taken straight to the NICU. She was 4 lbs, 4 ozs and 16.5 inches long. Her final APGAR score was 8 which they said was great considering she was under the same antistethic (sp?) I was under. She needed a little help breathing so they had her on a C-PAP right away but other than that she was much better health-wise than normal premmies. I, on the other hand, was being my difficult self apparently . After they pulled out, my uterus decided to turn inside-out. My OB had prepared for every other complication possible except this one because it NEVER HAPPENS! She said she had only seen it happen once and it was when she was a student in med-school. Unfortunately, the only way to correct this issue is to open me up further (my incision was only about 5 inches to begin with) to pull the uterus out enough so you can punch-pop it back so it is no longer inverted. Once she did this, she had to sew my uterus back into place quickly because I was hemorraging. After that, she got everything else sewed back up and closed my incision with staples. She also sewed a ladicaine (sp?) pump into my incision that helped to keep it numb for 3 days while I tried to recover. Anyhow, what should have taken about an hour ended up taking almost three hours but my OB did an excellent job with me. When I woke up in recovery, I was on a vent but I was breathing on my own and had been. They had to leave the tube in for 2 hours after the surgery to make sure I could hold my own before the extubated me. They did not want to have to re-intebate me if I had trouble. Once the 2 hours was up, they extubated me without issue and I was able to clear my lungs pretty easily. I was unable to really talk for awhile because they said that they had trouble getting the tube in so my throat was scratched and cut up a bit. As a precaution, I was kept in the ICU for obsevation. Over the next several days, I dealt with many things that were not expected. Although I didn't need it during surgery, I was given a pint of blood the day after surgery due to a really low blood count. The pain I was, and still am experiencing, is more than I anticipated. The complication with my uterus and the larger incision caused the surgery as a whole to be more painful which means my recovery will take longer. I am home now and slowly trying to recover. I am on pain medicine, blood thinner injections, and oxygen support for the next five weeks when I see my OB again. Each day it gets a little better but it is complicated by the fact that is still in the NICU. It is very hard to leave her there every day. She is breathing on her own and we are just waiting for her to mature enough to be able to eat from a bottle. We are hoping that she will be able to come home in the next week but it may stretch into the following week. Thank you all for your prayers and support. A FEW RULES * The list members come from many backgrounds, ages and beliefs So all members most be tolerant and respectful to all members. * Some adult language and topics (like sexual health, swearing..) may occur occasionally in emails. 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Guest guest Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 Congratulations! I'm glad everything went OK. Jenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest guest Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Congrats!! > > Hello All! > > On April 5, 2007 at 8:04 AM, Jo Anne came into the world like > a freight train! So here's the scoop: > > On April 2, 2007, I went into see my OB for my weekly check-up and > ultrasound. I had been having a really hard time breathing for > several days but I was trying to push through to get her to 34 > weeks. My OB decided to admit me to try to get my breathing stable > as a c-section was already scheduled for April 20, 2007 and she > thought I might make it to then if I could get some breathing help. > Little did we know, had other plans. > > On April 3, 2007 (which happened to be my 28th birthday), I went into > premature labor with full contractions by 6 PM. Because of my > breathing issues, they were unable to give me anything for pain and > the medicine they gave me to stop the contractions did not work. > They debated many times whether they should do an emergency c- section > or not; I really wanted my OB to do it and she was not able to do it > until Thursday morning. Because I was not dilating, they let me go > on with the contractions and just monitored me. > > On April 4, 2007, I woke up and noticed that I could breathe better > but the contractions were about 2-3 minutes apart. They figured out > that she had dropped down and was nearing the birth canal. They did > not want her to get there because it makes a c-section much harder. > They had my c-section scheduled for 7:30 am the next day and, since I > was not dilating still, they just kept watching me. > > On April 5, 2007, they took me into surgery at 7:30 am and > was born at 8:04 am and was taken straight to the NICU. She was 4 > lbs, 4 ozs and 16.5 inches long. Her final APGAR score was 8 which > they said was great considering she was under the same antistethic > (sp?) I was under. She needed a little help breathing so they had > her on a C-PAP right away but other than that she was much better > health-wise than normal premmies. I, on the other hand, was being my > difficult self apparently . After they pulled out, my > uterus decided to turn inside-out. My OB had prepared for every > other complication possible except this one because it NEVER > HAPPENS! She said she had only seen it happen once and it was when > she was a student in med-school. Unfortunately, the only way to > correct this issue is to open me up further (my incision was only > about 5 inches to begin with) to pull the uterus out enough so you > can punch-pop it back so it is no longer inverted. Once she did > this, she had to sew my uterus back into place quickly because I was > hemorraging. After that, she got everything else sewed back up and > closed my incision with staples. She also sewed a ladicaine (sp?) > pump into my incision that helped to keep it numb for 3 days while I > tried to recover. Anyhow, what should have taken about an hour ended > up taking almost three hours but my OB did an excellent job with me. > When I woke up in recovery, I was on a vent but I was breathing on my > own and had been. They had to leave the tube in for 2 hours after > the surgery to make sure I could hold my own before the extubated > me. They did not want to have to re-intebate me if I had trouble. > Once the 2 hours was up, they extubated me without issue and I was > able to clear my lungs pretty easily. I was unable to really talk > for awhile because they said that they had trouble getting the tube > in so my throat was scratched and cut up a bit. As a precaution, I > was kept in the ICU for obsevation. > > Over the next several days, I dealt with many things that were not > expected. Although I didn't need it during surgery, I was given a > pint of blood the day after surgery due to a really low blood count. > The pain I was, and still am experiencing, is more than I > anticipated. The complication with my uterus and the larger incision > caused the surgery as a whole to be more painful which means my > recovery will take longer. I am home now and slowly trying to > recover. I am on pain medicine, blood thinner injections, and oxygen > support for the next five weeks when I see my OB again. Each day it > gets a little better but it is complicated by the fact that > is still in the NICU. It is very hard to leave her there every day. > She is breathing on her own and we are just waiting for her to mature > enough to be able to eat from a bottle. We are hoping that she will > be able to come home in the next week but it may stretch into the > following week. > > Thank you all for your prayers and support. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 I'm happy for yo 's a fellow Aries {April 10th's my birthdate} You go girls! > > Hello All! > > On April 5, 2007 at 8:04 AM, Jo Anne came into the world like > a freight train! So here's the scoop: > > On April 2, 2007, I went into see my OB for my weekly check-up and > ultrasound. I had been having a really hard time breathing for > several days but I was trying to push through to get her to 34 > weeks. My OB decided to admit me to try to get my breathing stable > as a c-section was already scheduled for April 20, 2007 and she > thought I might make it to then if I could get some breathing help. > Little did we know, had other plans. > > On April 3, 2007 (which happened to be my 28th birthday), I went into > premature labor with full contractions by 6 PM. Because of my > breathing issues, they were unable to give me anything for pain and > the medicine they gave me to stop the contractions did not work. > They debated many times whether they should do an emergency c- section > or not; I really wanted my OB to do it and she was not able to do it > until Thursday morning. Because I was not dilating, they let me go > on with the contractions and just monitored me. > > On April 4, 2007, I woke up and noticed that I could breathe better > but the contractions were about 2-3 minutes apart. They figured out > that she had dropped down and was nearing the birth canal. They did > not want her to get there because it makes a c-section much harder. > They had my c-section scheduled for 7:30 am the next day and, since I > was not dilating still, they just kept watching me. > > On April 5, 2007, they took me into surgery at 7:30 am and > was born at 8:04 am and was taken straight to the NICU. She was 4 > lbs, 4 ozs and 16.5 inches long. Her final APGAR score was 8 which > they said was great considering she was under the same antistethic > (sp?) I was under. She needed a little help breathing so they had > her on a C-PAP right away but other than that she was much better > health-wise than normal premmies. I, on the other hand, was being my > difficult self apparently . After they pulled out, my > uterus decided to turn inside-out. My OB had prepared for every > other complication possible except this one because it NEVER > HAPPENS! She said she had only seen it happen once and it was when > she was a student in med-school. Unfortunately, the only way to > correct this issue is to open me up further (my incision was only > about 5 inches to begin with) to pull the uterus out enough so you > can punch-pop it back so it is no longer inverted. Once she did > this, she had to sew my uterus back into place quickly because I was > hemorraging. After that, she got everything else sewed back up and > closed my incision with staples. She also sewed a ladicaine (sp?) > pump into my incision that helped to keep it numb for 3 days while I > tried to recover. Anyhow, what should have taken about an hour ended > up taking almost three hours but my OB did an excellent job with me. > When I woke up in recovery, I was on a vent but I was breathing on my > own and had been. They had to leave the tube in for 2 hours after > the surgery to make sure I could hold my own before the extubated > me. They did not want to have to re-intebate me if I had trouble. > Once the 2 hours was up, they extubated me without issue and I was > able to clear my lungs pretty easily. I was unable to really talk > for awhile because they said that they had trouble getting the tube > in so my throat was scratched and cut up a bit. As a precaution, I > was kept in the ICU for obsevation. > > Over the next several days, I dealt with many things that were not > expected. Although I didn't need it during surgery, I was given a > pint of blood the day after surgery due to a really low blood count. > The pain I was, and still am experiencing, is more than I > anticipated. The complication with my uterus and the larger incision > caused the surgery as a whole to be more painful which means my > recovery will take longer. I am home now and slowly trying to > recover. I am on pain medicine, blood thinner injections, and oxygen > support for the next five weeks when I see my OB again. Each day it > gets a little better but it is complicated by the fact that > is still in the NICU. It is very hard to leave her there every day. > She is breathing on her own and we are just waiting for her to mature > enough to be able to eat from a bottle. We are hoping that she will > be able to come home in the next week but it may stretch into the > following week. > > Thank you all for your prayers and support. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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