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A possible TMI question
In case this shows up as "Norm" again, it's not supposed to be lol I think
I might have changed it to say "Kat" again, but since my computer is NOT working for some reason with newsgroups, this one seems to work just fine... Odd as they're on a hub together, with the same connection and the settings for newsgroups is identical on both computers... Anyways... This morning I woke up with some cramping in my back. It almost felt like my kidneys. In that general area, but it wasn't my actual kidneys that were cramping. It then stopped in my back area and I felt cramping on my lower stomach - like under my belly. Then later in the day, I felt it on top of my stomach when it moved from under my belly. For the most part of the day, I felt fine otherwise, although I felt unusually tired, weak and dizzy at times. Light headed, maybe, is a better word to use instead of dizzy. I also woke up this morning with a bit of a sore throat. Later, by the afternoon, I felt horrible. I was running to sit on the toilet with a VERY upset stomach. It was bad enough that I, a couple times, almost did not make it to the toilet in time. At this point, when my stomach felt real bad, I had slight cramping on the top of my stomach and it was back to making those really bad gurgling/bubbling type noises. Last time I had this, a couple weeks ago?, I had a bit of a loose stomach, but it wasn't like this at all. This was like full blown diarrhea. I then hopped into the shower and was laying down in the shower (the faucet leaks so much that it's not possible to have a bath right now) and when I got up, I threw up in the shower. Twice, actually. I then was kind of coughing and gagging after the last vomit session and coughed up gooey kind of phlegm that was not pink but not bright red - although it was a little darker in the shower with a dark shower curtain drawn, so lighting wasn't exactly great. I would say it was closer to red than pink, though. And the whole bit of it was this reddish color. It looked like I was coughing up bloody phlegm after I threw up. Then I was back on the toilet for a while. I haven't had issues with throwing up or sitting on the toilet since about 530-6 or so this evening, and now it's 1030pm. I am still coughing up a storm, and it hurts, but I haven't really had the opportunity to spit anything out that comes up, and really, not too much comes up with coughing. The health nurse on the health line said this is not normal. The answer for EVERYTHING, though, when called, is immediately go to the hospital... It seems a person could call and say they stubbed their toe and it hurts and the health line's answer would be, "Go to the hospital right away!" so I'm just wondering if there could be another possible explanation. I know it's not really "normal" but is it so off the wall and unusual? I also, when talking to the health nurse, thought about some other things. They ask certain questions about symptoms and all to try and give the best info on whatever is going on, and I did notice that I have other issues... Now, this might be TMI, but it's no secret that lately I've had issues with bladder control. For a while there, I knew it was bladder control issues. Now, though, I'm getting quite annoyed with changing my pants and/or underwear... Sometimes many times a day. The last week or so, I've basically felt like I was peeing myself, but didn't feel any real urge to pee. I've noticed that in the last week or so (actually, maybe even the last half a week or so) that I, basically, feel like I am peeing out of nowhere. It can be when I walk, when I stand up, sit down, laugh, cough, sneeze, walk up stairs, pick somethng up. Thanks to the conversation with the health nurse earlier this evening, she put it in my head that it could be bladder control problems or it could even be broken waters. When I feel like I am not controlling my bladder, it's not much, but it's enough to be uncomfortable and wet. and I often do have to change myself, sometimes I even have to hop in the shower. It's really not that much. I'll sit on the toilet to empty my bladder, and sometimes there will be very, very little, sometimes not very much but some, and other times nothing but a drop or two at the most. I've not noticed any color to it, and in the toilet, it definitely looks like regular urine. Not weird colors. When I smell it, I can't really notice much of a smell. Right now, though, my nose is so plugged up I can hardly breathe, nevermind smell. I also did notice, although not today, that it can sometimes be almost shiny looking... Almost like glass, kind of (but, obviously, not solid, just watery and kind of shiny looking) A day or two ago I had a big clump of clearish-yellowish discharge. Nothing like that before, nothing like that since. Going to the hospital really isn't much of an option right now. It's now 11pm and DS has school in the morning, and really, unless it's basically an absolute emergency, I am NOT willing or able to drag the kids out to galavant around and sit at the hospital. That would definitely be a total disaster situation that I really can't and won't deal with. It seems that "friends" are very MIA as of late and I'm sure if I called my mom with what is clearly an urgent situation she could and would come here, but unless it's really vital, I do not care to bother her (like if it can wait until tomorrow morning when I can see if a friend would be able to have DDs over for a bit and watch them while I went in the morning or something) I know this is very long and rambling, and I do realize this is probably WAAAAAY TMI, but I'm hoping someone might be able to offer something... Either actual solid advice or even from a personal experience or something. That stupid health line's answer to everything is "go immediately to the hospital" and really, they do say that for everything, and often it is a waste of time and effort. |
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A possible TMI question
Your health line sounds rather unhelpful, though I suspect anyone is
going to be cautious with a heavily pregnant woman. You have an awful lot of symptoms that don't really fit together and some of them do sound like possible infections that might need antibiotic treatment, but nothing is screaming to me "go to the hospital now", but you should probably plan to go to the doctor tomorrow and obviously change that to going to the hospital tonight if anything does get worse. Cheers Anne |
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"Anne Rogers" wrote in message ... Your health line sounds rather unhelpful, though I suspect anyone is going to be cautious with a heavily pregnant woman. You have an awful lot of symptoms that don't really fit together and some of them do sound like possible infections that might need antibiotic treatment, but nothing is screaming to me "go to the hospital now", but you should probably plan to go to the doctor tomorrow and obviously change that to going to the hospital tonight if anything does get worse. Cheers Anne Very unhelpful... The health line, it seems, isn't such a great thing. Everyone I've talked to, they've all said the same thing about the health line, yet it seems we keep calling with hopes - or something. I know that there's a few friends that I've had a good laugh at over the health line, mostly because the conversation starts off, "So... I called the health line because of ______" and the next thing is, "ha-ha. And they resolved it by asking a few questions and ending the conversation with, 'Oh! We recommend you go to the hospital right away - from 0-4 hours!'" Other than being very uncomfortable, and having some really strange symptoms that don't seem to be normally related, I really can't just hop up and run to the hospital... Just to sit there and them send me home in an hour or two. If I had someone to stay with the kids, I'd be more likely to do that. But dragging tired and young children around, really? No thanks. I think I'll call around tomorrow morning and see if DDs can stay at a friend's house for a little bit, assuming I still don't feel fantastic come morning. If something gets worse, and it's obvious that it's NOT alright, then yes, I will take a trip down to the hospital, but again, I'd much rather bother my mom in the middle of the night when it's absolutely necessary. If it's not, then I really DON'T want to bug my mom to drive across the city at some horrible hour of the night/early morning when she does have to be at work in the morning (and I do have to be up in the morning myself as DS has school in the morning and DDs are both up fairly early) |
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A possible TMI question
"Kat" wrote in message ... In case this shows up as "Norm" again, it's not supposed to be lol I think I might have changed it to say "Kat" again, but since my computer is NOT working for some reason with newsgroups, this one seems to work just fine... Odd as they're on a hub together, with the same connection and the settings for newsgroups is identical on both computers... Anyways... snip I know this is very long and rambling, and I do realize this is probably WAAAAAY TMI, but I'm hoping someone might be able to offer something... Either actual solid advice or even from a personal experience or something. That stupid health line's answer to everything is "go immediately to the hospital" and really, they do say that for everything, and often it is a waste of time and effort. Have you booked a doula yet? If you have then give her a ring and see what she says. Debbie |
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Kat wrote:
I know this is very long and rambling, and I do realize this is probably WAAAAAY TMI, but I'm hoping someone might be able to offer something... Either actual solid advice or even from a personal experience or something. That stupid health line's answer to everything is "go immediately to the hospital" and really, they do say that for everything, and often it is a waste of time and effort. If it were me I would definitely go to the doctor (or hospital if you can't get into your doc at the clinic) today. I think it was OK that you didn't go in the middle of the night since it doesn't sound like an imminent emergency but it isn't something I would ignore or wait to see if it goes away on its own either. -- Nikki |
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"Welches" wrote in message ... "Kat" wrote in message ... In case this shows up as "Norm" again, it's not supposed to be lol I think I might have changed it to say "Kat" again, but since my computer is NOT working for some reason with newsgroups, this one seems to work just fine... Odd as they're on a hub together, with the same connection and the settings for newsgroups is identical on both computers... Anyways... snip I know this is very long and rambling, and I do realize this is probably WAAAAAY TMI, but I'm hoping someone might be able to offer something... Either actual solid advice or even from a personal experience or something. That stupid health line's answer to everything is "go immediately to the hospital" and really, they do say that for everything, and often it is a waste of time and effort. Have you booked a doula yet? If you have then give her a ring and see what she says. Debbie Yes, I have one, and she's actually coming over tonight after I get the kids in bed so I can meet her backup as well. I actually didn't even think to call her... lol |
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"Nikki" wrote in message news:_MWdnVZ3g4OTSuDUnZ2dnUVZ_sninZ2d@prairiewave. com... Kat wrote: I know this is very long and rambling, and I do realize this is probably WAAAAAY TMI, but I'm hoping someone might be able to offer something... Either actual solid advice or even from a personal experience or something. That stupid health line's answer to everything is "go immediately to the hospital" and really, they do say that for everything, and often it is a waste of time and effort. If it were me I would definitely go to the doctor (or hospital if you can't get into your doc at the clinic) today. I think it was OK that you didn't go in the middle of the night since it doesn't sound like an imminent emergency but it isn't something I would ignore or wait to see if it goes away on its own either. I'm actually just trying to get the girls fed... They've been "eating" for almost half an hour now... If they'd hurry up, or stop playing around, then I would get going... It just takes longer to get moving with them... After they're done eating and dressed, I'm going to take a trip down to the hospital anyways... I have a feeling I'm not going to have a good time at all (and they won't either) but maybe if I have to drag a pair of preschoolers to the hospital... maybe it will be a fast trip there and back... |
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