Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Box Cars

If you're into dice games or craps (Mr. W's favorite) then you know box cars is double sixes.

As in, 6 little arms and 6 little legs flailing around on the ultrasound yesterday.

Pretty fucking amazing to watch, especially after carting yourself to the doctor in modified panic mode because you're bleeding, mildly. Sigh.....

Likely a subchorionic hematoma that decided to give way, says the OB. Common, as we all know... and all forget when it's happening to US!

My big accomplishments today?

1. working a few hours from home
2. cleaning out the refrigerator of the food Mr.W has been forced to cook for me for the past week that I only nibble on. Because food is VILE.
3. a bath, spa mask and all
4. blogging again
5. congratulating IF Optimist on her 2 monsters and welcoming EB home from what sounds like the trip from hell with BWUB's Whacky P.

And ok, the symptom list.

Nausea: OMG. Zof.ran with a side of Phen.ergan.
Weight gain: loss of 3 pounds
Bleeding: faint
Dizziness: Some
Cramping: Some
Food craving: none
Food aversion: everything
Favorite new drug: stool softener

8 comments:

  1. Yay for triplets!! Amazing to see that on the screen, huh?

    And Col.ace will continue to be your best friend!!

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  2. Wow, wow, wow - amazing - it must be quite a bit to take in!!! Bleeding is very common with multiples - and I forgot that too when I saw some pink on the TP about 4 weeks ago.

    and gah - I am so sorry you are so sick - colace was my friend for so, so long and even then going to the bathroom was like a bad horror movie. zofran really increases constipation. It only got better when I could drink a LOT of water - which was like two weeks ago. I am still on 8-16 mg of zofran a day and I will be 21 weeks on Friday...I hope you are on the max dose, which is 24 mg from what my docs tell me.

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  3. stool softener. oh. my. god. if things aren't bad enough you have blockage in the pipes. Ah well, I guess its all worth it = 6 little arms & 6 little legs and all yours yours yours.

    Still makes me smile and sigh when I think of your wonderful belly full of life and love and little ones.

    Hang in there, K!!

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  4. Hurrah for arms & legs! So glad everything (well, except for the nausea) is going so well.

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  5. Congrats! Those are a lot of little arms and legs!!

    So sorry that the nausea is continuing to kick your butt.

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  6. Holy moly K! I want you to feel better in every way, no bleeding! scary and common but Scary wins here, I think.
    And oh! babies! in there! holy shit!
    Thinking about you and hoping for a lot more comfort for you in every way.

    xox
    Kate

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  7. I wish that I could just wave my magic wand and have the nausea go away. Poor K. I am so happy to hear about those little arms and legs waving around. How absolutely wonderful. I am so very elated for you. Thanks for your good wishes too. Let me know what week we need to be at in order to breathe again? 15? 34?

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  8. You sound amazingly calm and sane for a woman with a parade in her belly, nausea in her throat, a case of constipation and bit of bleeding to scare the crap out of anyone. So glad all the kids were waving at you on the ultrasound. You're doing great!

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