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06/08/2002 Archived Entry: "stealth post"
I'm not supposed to be down here. Geoff's out getting a little bit of food for our little bit of fridge, and maybe some movies & popcorn. I figure he won't notice this update til Tuesday. ;)
So I'm home for a little while at least. They let me leave this a.m., after Geoff promised to return me on Monday morning so that they can start all over again. So here are a very few Chrissy-recollections for your viewing pleasure:
*The man who gave me an epidural on Wednesday was very nice, and scratched my nose for me during the procedure even though I didn't have $5 or a pocket to carry it in.
*The baby won't hold still for anybody, even when they temporarily paralyze her. (I wonder where she gets her difficult-gene from?)
*When someone sticks a needle through your lower abdominal muscles, it leaves quite a sting.
*Labour & Delivery Ward nurses are the nicest people in the universe, even when they refuse bribes of ice cream in order to let me off the catheter early. (YUCK!)
*Three days without being allowed to shower is three days too many.
*The Labour & Delivery ward is much more modern than the Maternity Wing, where you end up after you've had a baby or while you're waiting to be sent home from the hospital from a mid-term procedure like mine.
*There is a Chinese restaurant in Georgetown that delivers Ben & Jerry's and stays open til 2:30! I wasn't forced to order from them, because Geoff heard the steely sound of my voice and delivered the goods when he reappeared that night. (Which night? Don't ask ME -- I was on drugs.)
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Monday at 9am Dr. Lewis & team will try again. The big problem last time seemed to be that I have too much amniotic fluid, and trying to put the catheter into Baby was like trying to poke a fork into an apple-in-a-barrel. So they'll remove some of my amniotic fluid first, and then drain her chest cavity again, and then try to put the catheter in.
Taking away too much fluid will put me *more* at risk for pre-term labour. But knowing that her lungs CAN puff up to fill the space is a relief, because it means if she does arrive early, they have a better chance of helping her.
I'll probably be at the hospital from Monday through Thursday, and after I'm home I don't know if I'll be allowed to touch my computer again for a while, having already violated the no-going-downstairs protocol so early this time. ;)
I'll add my thanks to Geoff's for all of the good wishes we've received -- it means an awful lot. So thank you!