On Christmas Eve we went to my sister's house for a delicious Christmas dinner with my family. I love ham!
The girls danced the night away to Christmas music with cousins Dayton & Ellie and my mom was loving every minute. I think their favorite toy is the bounce & spin zebra from my sister. It's always nice to relax and enjoy time with family--if only I wasn't feeling so nauseous.
The day after Christmas was eventful. In the afternoon my whole left arm started tingling and feeling a bit numb. I waited about 30 minutes and started getting worried when it wasn't going away. It got really stiff and started turning a purplish tint. I called my OB's office and they recommended I go to the emergency room. They did an ultrasound of my arm and after four hours I was diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis (i.e. blood clot) in my upper arm. They gave me shots of Lovenox in my belly, which is a fast acting anti-coagulator and told me to come back Saturday and Sunday for more shots. My arm is still a little stiff, but it feels much better. Today I talked to my OB's office and was prescribed more Lovenox shots that I have to give to myself twice a day for the rest of this pregnancy. They don't know what caused it, but apparently blood clots are fairly common during pregnancy. Thanks once again to all those lovely hormones. My sister had a pulmonary embolism caused by the birth control patch a few years ago, which is much more serious, and she almost died. She also has to do Lovenox shots because she is pregnant right now. I haven't talked to my doctor directly yet, but I may have to do these shots during future pregnancies as well. Anyone out there ever had this or know someone it's happened to and can give me some advice? The strangest thing to me is that I had a twin pregnancy with zero complications. Oh well...I guess all these things shall give us experience.
6 comments:
Looks like an awesome Christmas!
I will never cease to be amazed at what pregnancy can do to a person! Those hormones cause everything from nausea to intense dreams to hair/nail changes to . . . . etc. Crazy!! I'm so glad you are feeling better! Take care.
Sarah, it seems like the more familiar your body is with pregnancy, the more bizarre things it will find to do to you. This statement is obviously based on scientific research...
It looks like you had a nice Christmas in spite of the emergency room trip. Hurrah for having family nearby!
Sorry to hear about your arm episode...what a pain to have to give yourself shots so often...but, I'm glad to hear it was taken care of and now you know what to do...what a fun Christmas with those precious girls!
Sara, I am so glad you are okay...talk to Shaunna she had a blood clot with her last pregnancy...The pics of the girls are so cute! We miss you guys, Love ya, Kiersta
Wow, I was really scared for you while reading this post! At least you know what it is now and how to keep it under control.
It is strange that you didn't have anything like this with the twins!
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year and that you're feeling a wee bit better with all the nausea. I sure miss you and all the crew down in Utah!
-Julie
Sounds crazy. Someone in our old ward had something similar, I think, or at least had to do the shots. Hope you are okay. Good luck with the pregnancy.
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