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It's Been a Long Week **Gross & Lengthy Story**
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Sunday (4/24) morning about 4am I woke up because I was swallowing blood. This wasn't the first time I've spoken up to a bloody nose, so I didn't think much of it besides being annoyed. I went to the bathroom to try and get it under control, but nothing I was doing would stop it. Even with my nose pinched I could feel the blood running down my throat, which of course made me gag. My husband was awake by that point and we tried to stop the bleeding for about 20 minutes. Rarely do I go to the doctors, but finally I started to get slightly worried and had my husband call the ambulance. They came and I joked that I was trying out for The Walking Dead as they took my vitals. Once I arrived at the ER I continued to vomit a lot blood (well over a liter). The doctors gave me time to get all the blood out of my stomach and put a nasal spray in my nose to constrict the blood vessels. We waited about 30 more minutes and it finally stopped bleeding. They discharged me around 7am and sent me home to rest.
I watched some TV and took a nap, but as soon as I went to the bathroom the bleeding started again. I tried the nasal spray and the clamp they gave me, but again it wasn't working. So at 10am back to the ER we went. It was the same as the first time there, I was vomiting up blood and nothing could make my nose stop bleeding. With it being Sunday the ENT doctor was on call so I just had the ER staff trying to get it to stop. The ER doctor tried to pack my nose with these tampon looking things, but he didn't put them far enough up there to do anything. It was incredibly painful when he was trying so he stopped. Once the ENT resident arrived she assessed my nose and packed it herself. I can say hand down that was the most painful experience of my life. can fought her so hard, I felt really horrible about it, but she shoved essentially a 7in tampon up my nose. I swear I could feel it in the back of my brain. The ENT told me I'd need to leave the packing in for awhile (possibly up to five days), but I could still feel the blood running down my throat. The packing put so much pressure on my face that even though I was vomiting blood it started coming out of my tear ducts as well. My husband said I looked very metal and he was going to call me Natalie Nails from now on because I'm tough as nails (gotta love him).
At this time I'd asked the ER doctor a few times if he'd check on the baby, no one seemed concern because the blood wasn't coming from that region, but I wanted to make sure I wasn't looking too much. He came in and did an ultrasound which put my mind at ease to see lil bean still jumping around and it's heartbeat still strong.
The ER nurse who was incredible the whole time, could see that I was in a huge amount of pain from the packing gave me some dilaudid via IV and that SO did the trick. Within a few seconds I was on cloud 9.
They admitted me and sent me up to Labor & Delivery (they send any pregnant lady that gets admitted there to be monitored). I was able to get some sleep that night and the next day (Monday 4/25) the ENT PA came by to give me an update. They figured out that my right nostril was bleeding more than the left, the plan was to pull the left packing out the next day to see if it has stopped. If it hadn't they'd have to repack it until I could go to the OR. On Tuesday (4/26) the ENT PA came back and I let her know the bleeding had never stopped, it just stopped draining down my throat. They put a snuffer on the front of my nose and throughout the night I could feel it trickle out. She wouldn't/couldn't listen and had to check first before making the decision for surgery. Of course I was right, the second she pulled the left packing out my nose started gushing blood and I got to start the whole vomiting, getting my nose packed, all over again. I was so angry that she didn't listen, I'm sure if I could have I would've punched her. She ended up talking to the head ENT surgeon and scheduled my surgery to cauterize my nose later that evening. The surgery went well and they were able to stop the bleeding. They even cauterize some vessels on the left side to make sure it wouldn't happen again (although no guarantees).
So I spent the entirely of three days bleeding from my nose. My hemoglobin count was 11.5 when I arrived and ended up at an 8.4 when I left. Luckily I didn't need a blood transfusion, but I wasn't far away. They ended chalking the reason for the nosebleed up to increased blood from pregnancy and blood vessels close to the surface. The lil bean was monitored the whole time and was chill throughout everything. The hospital released me on Wednesday afternoon. It was definitely a nerve-wracking experience, but I'm glad to be at home recovering. Who ever thought pregnancy would be so hard?!
I watched some TV and took a nap, but as soon as I went to the bathroom the bleeding started again. I tried the nasal spray and the clamp they gave me, but again it wasn't working. So at 10am back to the ER we went. It was the same as the first time there, I was vomiting up blood and nothing could make my nose stop bleeding. With it being Sunday the ENT doctor was on call so I just had the ER staff trying to get it to stop. The ER doctor tried to pack my nose with these tampon looking things, but he didn't put them far enough up there to do anything. It was incredibly painful when he was trying so he stopped. Once the ENT resident arrived she assessed my nose and packed it herself. I can say hand down that was the most painful experience of my life. can fought her so hard, I felt really horrible about it, but she shoved essentially a 7in tampon up my nose. I swear I could feel it in the back of my brain. The ENT told me I'd need to leave the packing in for awhile (possibly up to five days), but I could still feel the blood running down my throat. The packing put so much pressure on my face that even though I was vomiting blood it started coming out of my tear ducts as well. My husband said I looked very metal and he was going to call me Natalie Nails from now on because I'm tough as nails (gotta love him).
At this time I'd asked the ER doctor a few times if he'd check on the baby, no one seemed concern because the blood wasn't coming from that region, but I wanted to make sure I wasn't looking too much. He came in and did an ultrasound which put my mind at ease to see lil bean still jumping around and it's heartbeat still strong.
The ER nurse who was incredible the whole time, could see that I was in a huge amount of pain from the packing gave me some dilaudid via IV and that SO did the trick. Within a few seconds I was on cloud 9.
They admitted me and sent me up to Labor & Delivery (they send any pregnant lady that gets admitted there to be monitored). I was able to get some sleep that night and the next day (Monday 4/25) the ENT PA came by to give me an update. They figured out that my right nostril was bleeding more than the left, the plan was to pull the left packing out the next day to see if it has stopped. If it hadn't they'd have to repack it until I could go to the OR. On Tuesday (4/26) the ENT PA came back and I let her know the bleeding had never stopped, it just stopped draining down my throat. They put a snuffer on the front of my nose and throughout the night I could feel it trickle out. She wouldn't/couldn't listen and had to check first before making the decision for surgery. Of course I was right, the second she pulled the left packing out my nose started gushing blood and I got to start the whole vomiting, getting my nose packed, all over again. I was so angry that she didn't listen, I'm sure if I could have I would've punched her. She ended up talking to the head ENT surgeon and scheduled my surgery to cauterize my nose later that evening. The surgery went well and they were able to stop the bleeding. They even cauterize some vessels on the left side to make sure it wouldn't happen again (although no guarantees).
So I spent the entirely of three days bleeding from my nose. My hemoglobin count was 11.5 when I arrived and ended up at an 8.4 when I left. Luckily I didn't need a blood transfusion, but I wasn't far away. They ended chalking the reason for the nosebleed up to increased blood from pregnancy and blood vessels close to the surface. The lil bean was monitored the whole time and was chill throughout everything. The hospital released me on Wednesday afternoon. It was definitely a nerve-wracking experience, but I'm glad to be at home recovering. Who ever thought pregnancy would be so hard?!
Re: It's Been a Long Week **Gross & Lengthy Story**
Mommy to Elizabeth (6/18/09), preemie at 34 weeks
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So glad baby was okay through out it all.
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@ashleyp625 They tried to not have to do the surgery because I had to be under general anesthetic which also puts the baby to sleep as well. They said it's a minimal risk, but one they typically try to avoid.
@AndiLa I'm glad to hear the cauterize get worked to fix your nosebleed. It gives me hope that this won't happen again.
The midwives did say that they will keep an eye on it throughout my pregnancy and it could cause me to have a c-section because it could cause a push risk. If I end up pushing too hard it may cause my nose to bleed all over again. They're just going to watch no guarantees either way, but all I care about is healthy baby no matter how it comes out.
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