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Wedding Day Disaster!
Posted on 2007.05.10 at 13:30Current Mood:
hopeful
Well, I am officially 17 wks pregnant today. At 15wks and 2 days, which was my WEDDING day (Aug. 28th 2007), I had my hair done, came home to get in my dress, and found blood everywhere! Off the the ER I went, and needless to say, the wedding was canceled. At the Emergency Room, they couldn't explain the bleeding, but did an ultrasound where I saw the baby moving and heard the heartbeat for the first time. Doc said the baby looked great but to take it easy, cause she couldn't promise that I wasn't in the early stages of having a late miscarriage. Got home around midnight ... couldn't fall asleep til 7am cause I was so scared, then woke up at 9am (2 WHOLE HOURS of sleep makes for a GREAT bride!) to try the "getting married" thing again ... LOL So off to the courthouse we went, got married, and all is well. What a story for the wedding album and baby book, huh? I wish they could have found out the sex of the baby, but the baby was moving too much for them to get a good look.
I have a genetic condition called Ehlers Danlos Syndrome or EDS, the vascular type, which can cause brain aneurysms, bleeding disorders, and miscarriages from spontaneous rupture of the membranes, and cervical incompetence. It is very dangerous for me to be pregnant. Docs won't let me have epidurals (they are worried the epidural site wouldn't heal and I could get spinal meningitis), so the two daughters I have right now, were all drug free deliveries. OUCH! Doctors are scared to touch me with a 100 ft pole, and are scared to make any decisions for me (like tying my tubes - which would be safer for me than getting pregnant again - but they still refuse cause they are scared). It is very frustrating trying to get healthcare, and being told I am a hypochondriac because I have so many medical problems that they can't PHYSICALLY SEE, from the Ehlers. If anyone out there has this rare syndrome, please contact me. It would be great to talk to other people that understand what I am going through.
Well I guess that is all for now ... I am sure I will have more to write about later. I have a VERY eventful life, with my husband being military, he is also younger than me which creates tension sometimes; a new marriage, 2 kids from a previous relationship that we are trying to blend into one new family, including the new baby that is from my new husband. Whew, the chaos I have in my life ... LOL
Trina
I have a genetic condition called Ehlers Danlos Syndrome or EDS, the vascular type, which can cause brain aneurysms, bleeding disorders, and miscarriages from spontaneous rupture of the membranes, and cervical incompetence. It is very dangerous for me to be pregnant. Docs won't let me have epidurals (they are worried the epidural site wouldn't heal and I could get spinal meningitis), so the two daughters I have right now, were all drug free deliveries. OUCH! Doctors are scared to touch me with a 100 ft pole, and are scared to make any decisions for me (like tying my tubes - which would be safer for me than getting pregnant again - but they still refuse cause they are scared). It is very frustrating trying to get healthcare, and being told I am a hypochondriac because I have so many medical problems that they can't PHYSICALLY SEE, from the Ehlers. If anyone out there has this rare syndrome, please contact me. It would be great to talk to other people that understand what I am going through.
Well I guess that is all for now ... I am sure I will have more to write about later. I have a VERY eventful life, with my husband being military, he is also younger than me which creates tension sometimes; a new marriage, 2 kids from a previous relationship that we are trying to blend into one new family, including the new baby that is from my new husband. Whew, the chaos I have in my life ... LOL
Trina