Comments | estherchaya: At Least I'm Never Bored!

estherchaya

At Least I'm Never Bored!

Apr 09, 2010 19:21

Yesterday I got a shiny new PICC line. I'd been having problems getting #3 to run fluids, and eventually even the Zofran wouldn't go through it very well. The sutures holding it in place had come out, and the tip had migrated, so it was in the wrong place. All good reasons to get it checked out. But the radiologist at the hospital yesterday ( Read more... )

#5, pregnancy

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eyelid April 10 2010, 12:59:54 UTC

That really does all suck. I don't know how you are dealing with it! I think people tell you "you're on the home stretch etc" because it's the only positive thing they can think of to say about the situation.

estherchaya April 11 2010, 01:56:04 UTC

I do hate all the whinging I do about this damn pregnancy. And there ARE things I love about it. Like, you know, the fact that I'm pregnant at all! And the fact that it's only one! But mostly, it's just clear that my body does not function well while pregnant and I am just never going to be one of those women who adores every second of pregnancy ( ... )

eyelid April 12 2010, 13:43:45 UTC

>> And yes, I'm a bitter old hag.

Old, no; hag, no. But you've certainly earned the right to feel bitter!

anonymous April 11 2010, 01:37:31 UTC

Sometimes I get nightmares as a side effect to meds. Maybe one of your meds changed recently and it's causing it?

Nice picture! Hang in there!

anonymous April 11 2010, 01:41:02 UTC

to clarify - sometimes it's not the meds but the fillers in them that give me strange side effects (like nightmares, nausea, dizziness or other TMI side effects)

I once was fine on one med from generic company A, until I had a refill done with a generic company B - and then a few side effects kicked in. I switched back to generic company A and then I was fine again.

estherchaya April 11 2010, 01:52:09 UTC

generics are funny like that. They are allowed to have a 10% margin of error in either direction - so some people are really sensitive to those differences. My oldest uses a Clonidine patch which just recently became available as a generic - but the generic doesn't work AT ALL, so we spend hundreds of dollars to keep the brand as the insurance has no formulary exceptions. Bah.

estherchaya April 11 2010, 01:50:42 UTC

The picture is actually from the night before I delivered my triplets - I don't have a recent belly shot, so that's as good as it gets right now!

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skatured April 11 2010, 02:32:40 UTC

I would never have guessed in a million years that this pregnancy would have been harder than the triplets...but I guess there are still mysteries in the world. You are doing great despite all the setbacks ... I can't wait to see the baby. ( as in, I can wait ... but it'll be worth it).

estherchaya April 11 2010, 16:22:12 UTC

nobody guessed this pregnancy would be harder than the triplet pregnancy. We did have reason to believe it would still be a high risk pregnancy - but no reason to believe it would be THIS crazy!

I am ready for this to be DONE! :)