I know there are a few expecting mothers out there who read
this blog so what I am about to share doesn’t happen to everyone or in the
least bit to anyone. All these health
issues related to giving birth happen to the minority of people and NOT the
majority. So I hope you will find
comfort in that statement.
Where to begin……….well I guess I will just jump right
in. There are many of you who have been
following this blog and are pretty familiar with our birth experience. But for those of you who are new to my blog
or have forgotten what Maria has been going through I will summarize
briefly. During the delivery Maria was
told she would have basically an emergency c section. They didn’t classify the c section as an
emergency but it might as well have been considered one. Before the c section took place, they had to
place an evil folly catheter. Maria was
not comfortable at all during this and the nurse who administered the catheter
basically used a lot of force. Sadly, she has had to deal with many bladder
issues from bleeding to pain to you name it.
We had gone to many doctor’s to see if anyone could give us an
explanation on why these issues were still occurring almost 2 months after
Alayna’s birth. One doctor said that all
these issues are normal another doctor said the bleeding was caused by force
when inserting the catheter etc. But Maria remained persistent because she was
still not feeling like herself.
She contacted her regular OB as she was scared another
health issue was occurring. Maria was
very concerned as she started to feel a lump in one of her breasts. If anyone has ever breast fed their child
before you know that you can develop clogged ducts and that was what Maria was
thinking it was. But Maria was unable to
work the lump out of her breast and decided it was time to see the Dr. She informed her Dr. of what was going on and
he told her she needed to have an ultrasound to rule out what this lump
actually was and to see if the lump needed to be drained. Also, during the appointment she told the Dr.
she was still having bleeding and discomfort.
The Dr.said that it isn’t normal to still have these problems almost 2
months since delivery. He ordered Maria
to have an ultrasound to determine if there was still placenta in her womb. REALLY!!!!!!!!
I am unsure if I mentioned this before but Maria did have an extra lobe
to her placenta and she made sure to ask the OB who performed the c section to
remove the entire placenta. The Dr
claimed it was all cleared out and there were no remains of the placenta.
The ultrasound on Maria’s breast revealed there was a lump
and that they needed to proceed further on the testing of the lump. Maria called me with tears in her eyes as the
ultrasound doctor informed her that the lump was irregular shaped and that she
had to be seen by a breast surgeon that day.
They wanted to rule the big C word CANCER. Thankfully, after meeting with the breast
surgeon she stated that it was most likely a clogged milk duct. Later that afternoon Maria had the duct
drained and it was not very pleasant at all.
I will spare all the details but it had to deal with a FEW needles being
inserted to help drain this clog. Thankfully, the lump was not cancerous!!! All I can think of is that my wife is one
true warrior.
Also, that day Maria was scheduled to have an ultrasound to
determine if there was still placenta retained from Alayna’s birth. We rushed off to the next doctor appointment
and the ultrasound was performed with a follow up visit with the OB Dr. During the ultrasound, Maria and I both
noticed something in her womb that looked like blood flow. It looked like the blue and red glow on an
ultrasound and all I could think of is that it didn’t look normal.
As soon as the ultrasound was complete we met with the OB
Dr. The first thing that came out of his
mouth was I am sorry I have some sad news for you Maria. My heart sank I knew the placenta was still
in there. Maria then had to decide when
they would perform the DNC to remove the remaining placenta. She chose last Friday to allow her the chance
to rest and recover from all the negative news we received in one day.
Friday, came and it was surgery day to remove the remaining
parts of the placenta. The surgery went
very well and the Dr. informed me that he removed multiple parts of the
placenta. We were discharged later that afternoon and eventually had to come
back to the hospital ER as Maria was in a great amount of pain. They sent us home with pain medicines and by
the end of the weekend a lot of the pain had subsided. So hopefully that will put the bleeding issues
behind us!!!
The worst part of all of this is I am the one who is use to
being sick and it has killed me to witness my wife battle these last couple
months. But I have said this numerous
times on my blog and I will say it again.
My wife is one heck of a woman.
She has shown me her true character and determination during the
toughest times and I am so thankful I have her in my life. Nothing we have experienced is typical at all
but I believe soon we will put all these issues behind us and move forward with
our incredible life. Just looking at
Alayna we know it is all worth it in the end.
She is a miracle and the greatest gift we could ever ask for in our
life.
These two girls are my world!!!
Goodness you have had quite the struggle with health recently. I'm so sorry that this issue has gone on so long for you two. I'm praying that everything is on the up and up for all three of you now!!
ReplyDeleteHey Megan :) Its getting better day by day. Slowly we will back to 100% SOON!!!!
DeleteI'm glad your pregnancy is going well for you!!
Wow, how awful! Poor Maria. She's a trooper! I hope she starts feeling better and can put the whole ordeal behind her!
ReplyDeleteMaria is one strong woman!!!
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