November 2014 Moms
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Blood Clot in Leg - update in OP
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Semi-lurker here but I faithfully follow the boards and you ladies 
. Just wanted to let you all know why I've been full time lurker lately.
I'm currently in the hospital, a large blood clot was found in my left leg yesterday and so I'm being monitored to make sure I'm responding to medicine. Baby boy is doing great.
It started last Friday night with a back ache. I called the on call doctor Saturday when it got more severe on my lower left side. I was told to take Tylenol and see if that helped. Sunday morning it hurt much worse so I went to urgent care but they wouldn't see me and was sent to L&D where I was told sciatica (never had experience with this before). I followed their directions but it wasn't helping the pain.
Fast forward to yesterday and I could barely walk. I knew something wasn't right. I went in to work but my left leg went numb and within an hour had swollen to twice it's size. It was quite a scary sight! Called the doc and they sent me to the ER where a large clot was found up in my left inner thigh.
So I'm on blood thinners. I'll have to give myself a shot twice a day until he is born. I'm out of work until they make sure I'm responding to the medicine. They are doing an ultrasound later just to check on baby boy but he's been a champ. We are both being well taken care of.
Thanks for all the support you ladies have given me thus far. I'll keep you updated!
UPDATE:
Thanks for all the support ladies (and making me not feel like so much of a lurker)
. I was discharged with afternoon! My levels looked good and it showed that the blood thinners were doing their job so they felt good letting me go. I gave myself the first shot this morning and it wasn't that bad. Thanks to all the ladies who are getting the lovenox shots who gave their support and let me know how they are dealing with it!
Apparently the clot runs down the length of my leg so I was told I would have to be on blood thinners for 8 months to a year and after pregnancy I will switch over to seeing a hematologist (sp?) for continued monitoring. I have to go in once a week to check on my blood levels and check up on baby. I have had several NSTs and an ultrasound and baby boy is doing great. I was told he weighs 4 lbs and 4 oz so he's growing well in there and hasn't been affected by all that's happened so that made me very happy.
It's still very difficult to walk but the more I'm able to get up and move the better. My parents are staying with me to help for now until I can at least manage a little more on my own. I'm also rocking some uber sexy compression socks. I'll be out of work for two weeks minimum which is stressing me out some because I wasn't prepared to go out this early, but the staff at my school as been extremely supportive (my VP is the one who rushed me to the ER when all this went down and one of the teachers stayed with until my parents could get here). All my students think I left to have the baby lol.
Again, thanks for all the support! It helped to read all your comments as I dealt with this in the hospital. Thanks for being there for me. You rock and I love you guys!
. Just wanted to let you all know why I've been full time lurker lately.
I'm currently in the hospital, a large blood clot was found in my left leg yesterday and so I'm being monitored to make sure I'm responding to medicine. Baby boy is doing great.
It started last Friday night with a back ache. I called the on call doctor Saturday when it got more severe on my lower left side. I was told to take Tylenol and see if that helped. Sunday morning it hurt much worse so I went to urgent care but they wouldn't see me and was sent to L&D where I was told sciatica (never had experience with this before). I followed their directions but it wasn't helping the pain.
Fast forward to yesterday and I could barely walk. I knew something wasn't right. I went in to work but my left leg went numb and within an hour had swollen to twice it's size. It was quite a scary sight! Called the doc and they sent me to the ER where a large clot was found up in my left inner thigh.
So I'm on blood thinners. I'll have to give myself a shot twice a day until he is born. I'm out of work until they make sure I'm responding to the medicine. They are doing an ultrasound later just to check on baby boy but he's been a champ. We are both being well taken care of.
Thanks for all the support you ladies have given me thus far. I'll keep you updated!UPDATE:
Thanks for all the support ladies (and making me not feel like so much of a lurker)
. I was discharged with afternoon! My levels looked good and it showed that the blood thinners were doing their job so they felt good letting me go. I gave myself the first shot this morning and it wasn't that bad. Thanks to all the ladies who are getting the lovenox shots who gave their support and let me know how they are dealing with it! Apparently the clot runs down the length of my leg so I was told I would have to be on blood thinners for 8 months to a year and after pregnancy I will switch over to seeing a hematologist (sp?) for continued monitoring. I have to go in once a week to check on my blood levels and check up on baby. I have had several NSTs and an ultrasound and baby boy is doing great. I was told he weighs 4 lbs and 4 oz so he's growing well in there and hasn't been affected by all that's happened so that made me very happy.
It's still very difficult to walk but the more I'm able to get up and move the better. My parents are staying with me to help for now until I can at least manage a little more on my own. I'm also rocking some uber sexy compression socks. I'll be out of work for two weeks minimum which is stressing me out some because I wasn't prepared to go out this early, but the staff at my school as been extremely supportive (my VP is the one who rushed me to the ER when all this went down and one of the teachers stayed with until my parents could get here). All my students think I left to have the baby lol.
Again, thanks for all the support! It helped to read all your comments as I dealt with this in the hospital. Thanks for being there for me. You rock and I love you guys!
Connor Graham
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Re: Blood Clot in Leg - update in OP
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ugh...so sorry it took them so long to figure it out.....thats so scary!!
Glad they found it though and its being addressed.
BTW, I don't consider you a lurker
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I also wish to point out that you are not a lurker. I recognize you. So, that means you are stuck with us!
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Glad your school is being supportive, though your students will be bummed when you return still pregnant!
Finally: compression socks are my favourite item of clothing - rock those babies with pride!