So I have extended my bedrest that is not really bedrest anymore through this entire week and next Monday. There was a visit to the doctor (scheduled) on Monday and she said she was not comfortable sending me to work until she's ruled out the other potential causes for my symptoms besides "pregnancy." She decided due to my fatigue and breathlessness when I am up and about that some tests should be done to check my heart. I had an EKG at the office that day and it came back with an abnormal result - ventricular hypertrophy. So I have been scheduled for an echocardiogram tomorrow morning to check things out further.
The doctor warned me not to go Googling about this or looking for pregnancy related heart conditions because I would get scared...of course the very next day I thought I would just take a look. Not a good idea! Everything looked scary so I quit googling and went back to reading novels instead. I'm trying not to worry about potential bad things until I know if I have an actual Bad Thing to worry about. Instead I am enjoying the nice weather but am a little jealous when Mike and Laura go on fun walks every day to feed the ducks down by the lake or go to the park.
Just because someday B2 deserves to know some fun facts about when I was pregnant with him/her and not just about the complications...the things I have especially wanted to eat this time around are A) Australian licorice (are you familiar? Only this soft, fat, nubby kind will do - no Twizzlers or anything. I was particularly wanting green apple flavor for whatever reason and it took 1.5 months to find it. I saw it walking out of Cub and got back in line just to purchase it.) and B) Pop. Yum, yum, yum, I could drink multiple cans a day of this bad for you fizzy sweet deliciousness but of course I KNOW it's not good so I try to hold off and have one every few days. It tastes so good.
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