Many have you have requested photos of me in my pregnant state. I have thus obliged. However because I've been in and out of the hospital for the last 3 weeks and am pretty much bound to sitting as much as possible, I'm looking especially fabulous. :-) The sitting picture is how you would find me if you came to visit...sitting in the chair, hooked to an IV, heating pad on my neck, remote close by, caffeine free diet coke and a glass of water at the ready. (I've removed my bucket for the photo) ;-) It seems I spilled some water on my shirt...oh well, I'm doing the best I can.In other news, my IV is running, but I'm still sick. My doctor has now ordered meds as well as fluids through the port. A nurse will be here tomorrow to switch me over.
My kidneys are working better now, but my blood pressure is still really low and my heart is 98-1120 beats per minute. I have been advised by the home health nurse to stay sitting as much as I can, with my feet elevated; the low blood pressure makes me pretty dizzy. Although you can't tell, in the past 2 weeks, I've lost almost 15 lbs...I've gained 2 back, but I assume that's just fluid. Me legs are pretty scrawny under the sweat pants; I've got no muscle tone left, and the sitting all day is only adding to the weakness. We'll keep updating this as more information is available.
2 comments:
Oh Steph, just remember what your body is doing! Growing a blessing for you and B!
Hugs,
Karen
We continue to pray for all of you! Hang in there, and I'll try to make it down for a visit sometime soon.
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