Yesterday was "Day 7" of my Methotrexate injection and it is critical to get a blood draw to check my hCG levels because there is supposed to be at least a 15% drop in the hCG levels from "Day 4" to "Day 7". Well, on Tuesday (I went a day early because I was in a good bit of pain) when I went to the doctor they were 1227 and yesterday they went UP to 1929. Of course. Originally I was going to have to have emergency surgery if they didn't decline like they were supposed to, but because I wasn't losing too much blood or in as much pain as the weekend and everything else in my blood work was looking good, they let me decide whether I wanted the surgery-- or to try another dose of the Methotrexate. We decided to go with the Methotrexate because my doctor pretty much said that if they had to open me up I would lose my tube. I'm going to try and go back to work tomorrow as long as I feel at least a little better than today. We'll see =) I really hope the parents don't freak out because I was out "sick" all last week and want to know what I had, if I'm contagious etc. A few parents already asked if I was still working there.. nice. I have thought about just saying it was my appendix if anyone asked-- that would explain why I was out for a whole week, why I will not be wearing my regular work pants and why I can't stand up all day, plus it's just as serious as an Ectopic. I know it's really none of their business, but if I had a kid in a class where the teacher was sick enough to be out for a whole week I would be concerned about my kid catching something.
Anyway-- I go back to the doctor on Tuesday to check my hCG levels, then again Friday to check them again and see the doctor to determine if they've dropped enough.. or if I have to have surgery. UGH.
9.29.10-- After having 3 severe nosebleeds in 2 days, being extremely light headed and having increasing severe pelvic/lower abdominal pain, I ended up back in the ER. My hCG levels are dropping very quickly, which is why I am feeling so bad this week. The nosebleeds and lightheadedness are side effects from the Methotrexate. I had another ultrasound and the pregnancy was visible in my right fallopian tube. I also had free fluid in my pelvis--which normally is very alarming (especially when accompanied with severe pelvic pain); however, with my hCG levels dropping so rapidly--we are being optimistic until my appointment on 10.01.10
10.01.10--hCG levels are now in the 400's. Things are starting to look up! I wasn't able to go to work again today. Instead, I came home around 11:30am and slept until 6:30pm. When I woke up I had an absolutely WONDERFUL text message from Matt with a picture of Baby Coppel! =) I hated not being up there today, but I decided it would be best for me to go up there tomorrow, after he was already born. I HATE feeling like a crappy friend for not being there, but I know Brielle understands. If it were anyone other than her, I think things would be totally different. She is one of my best friends, and I knew her before she was pregnant with Baby 'C'--and I know the things she went through in order to even get pregnant. She has been there for me through everything this year, and I could never thank her enough for everything she has said/done for me. I can't wait to meet Baby 'C' tomorrow and check on Brielle. I know her and Matt are going to be the best parents and she is going to absolutely love being a mommy. =)
On another good note-- I will be leaving next Saturday, 10.09.10, for Tucson! I can't wait, and I can really use a little break from SC. =)
I'm so ready for this to be over.
4 comments:
um, you can't use birth control? your husband doesn't love you enough and not want you to go thru this enough to wear a *condom*??? (last time i checked that is birth control and has nothing to do with *you*)
you're only *22* years old! how about you wait and live life a little! you haven't even been married a year! one thing you can never take back, is being a parent. enjoy the time you have that is just you two, because you can never ever get it back (even if they're living out of the house, it's not the same)... marriage is hard enough, but it's so much harder with a kid in the picture. work out the kinks now while you anything that goes wrong only affects you two, not a kid too. you have *plenty* of life left yet to be parents.
"sexybabychica2"-- I can tell just by looking at your user name, you aren't very mature. How I live my life, and the things my husband and I do is absolutely NO CONCERN of yours. Maybe you should spend more time worrying about yourself, and less about someone you can't even be mature enough and say to their face (or use your real name.) I really hope you never have to go through something as hard and as painful as what I have been through--but you are SO naive as to what I have been through, otherwise you would never say the things you just did.
Please find a new blog to "follow" and leave me, my husband, and MY blog alone.
I agree... some people in this world are more mature at early ages. Her and Her husband have been together for a long time and they don't have any "kinks". They are great together and don't need someone with a name like sexybabychic telling them what to do.
This problem she needs to know about now and fix now so in the future she can have children. It was better for her to find out now then later bc in the future this might not have been an "easier" thing to fix and by any means has this been easy for her or her friends who care about her and don't want her to go through this. She is going to be a great and beautiful mother and deserves to be one more than ANYONE I know. So buzz out and follow someone else. Please and Thank you!
Thanks English =) Love you! <3
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