Wednesday, July 30, 2008

HOME

A BIG thankyou to my sister Jenny for guest blogging while I was in the hospital. She now has her own blog which you can visit...go ahead...show her some LOVE!:)
It's good to be home, okay so I'm not actually home but I'm out of the hospital and that's all that matters. My dad picked me up on Saturday from Dartmouth and took me down to Massachusetts so that I could be reunited with my kids. It was good to see them again. To sum up that last hospitalization, it was awful! I woke up with a temp on a Friday and was quickly brought to the ER by my husband because my port had been bothering me and so everyone was worried that it might be infected. Because my port is right next to my heart, you can't mess around with it. I was in the ER for 8 hours before being admitted. Antibiotics were started and I felt awful. The surgeon visited me a couple of times that night to observe my port and was not quite sure the fever was a result of an infected port. By morning my white blood cell count was better which made the surgeon feel even more confident that it wasn't my port that was making me sick. Sunday morning my white blood cell count was down even more BUT the surgeon told me that all of a sudden my blood count plummented and my kidneys were in acute renal failure. Throughout the rest of the morning and afternoon, many doctors were consulted to find out why my body was all of a sudden failing. I was transfused with two units of blood in the meantime and by the afternoon I was informed that they were sending me to Dartmouth because they did not have any answers. I arrived at DHMC around 7pm that night by ambulance. To make a long story short the rest of the week was spent testing and testing and re-testing to find out answers to which there were none. I left not ever knowing why but atleast my counts returned to semi-normal which allowed me to leave the hospital. My pancreas is still having some issues but they felt comfortable enough to let me leave. I will now be seeing a high risk OB doctor at DHMC because of all my problems. The scary thing about not knowing why is that they can't say it won't happen to me again??? My gut feeling is that my TPN that I was on had something to do with it. I'll never know. I'm still struggling with nausea and vomiting but things are looking up. I'm returning to NH tomorrow and can't wait to see my husband. My sister Amy will be coming back with me to help me while I'm still ill. I am so grateful to my family members for all their love and support. I have been waited on hand and foot here at my mom's house. Life is good.

15 comments:

smart mama said...

welcome back- Life is good- LOL
I am so glad things are doing a little better- I actually just finished a little something, something for you last night- It's just waiting for me to get myself to a post office to mail it-- await you mailbox surprise!

LL said...

HOORAY. welcome home. or welcome OUT of the hospital. it's always good to hear from you...i'm still planning to get together one of these days.
Hope it's soon!!!

Jenny said...

HOORAY for sitting up at the keyboard and re-entering the cyber world of blogging buddies! I LOVE YOU!!

Wiggles said...

Oh, Becky it's so good to hear from you! Iknow you are still not felling well, but boy is it good to have you out of the hospital. You and your family are greatly love. Keep the positive thoughts moving.

Cindi said...

SO happy to hear from you again...love Jenny's blogging...she did a great job! I am thankful you are better...we have all be anxious to hear from you. Love you.

Smilin' sunshine said...

I am so glad you are out of the hospital again. I hope you continue to only get better! I loved the updating that Jenny did, and that she started her own!!

Keep getting better!!

ChefTom said...

Becky,

I am glad to hear you are kind of on the mend again, you continue to be in our prayers. I wish I was close enough to be your personal chef while you are down and out.

Tom

Christy said...

I hope this is home for good for you this time! I am always inspired by your wonderful attitude, (which is probably one of the reasons you are doing better, even though the medical field is baffled) Not to mention faith and prayers!
But I am sooo glad that you are on the upswing! What a great family you have too.

paulak said...

glad you are home. you have the best family ever. their posts while missing you rocks. i can feel the love. you are in my heart and prayers.

Anonymous said...

Oh Becky, I hope you're feeling better soon. God bless you and your family. Family is the key to all of life's dilemmas - you're surrounded by so many wonderful people.

Love you,
Kristen Batista

N1RKW said...

Becky, I'm glad to see that you're out of the hospital. You and your baby will continue to be in our prayers.
- Adam

Jeannette said...

Oh Becky, Im so glad your better again. You poor thing, if I could I would make you some chicken noodle soup, cuddle up with ya and watch a good ol chick flick (if I could choose which one it would be P.S. I love you, its my new favorite, you have to see it!) But alas I am here and you are there...someday! Keep on getting better, someones rootin for ya in Missouri:)

Heather O. said...

Hmmm..maybe you should consider getting treated in Boston. I know it's far, but Brigham and Womens is the best, after all. They might have some answers for you. Good luck!

Meredith said...

Hey Miss Becky,
All my love, thoughts and prayers are with you and your family!!!

Rachel said...

Oh I am so glad you are home. Your ordeal sounds terrible but you must be a strong, strong chica. Good luck with everything and feeling better. You are in our prayers.