So Monday I woke up did my daily routine, ate breakfast (blueberry muffins and hot apple cider that day), and went on to work. About 10 or 15 minutes after being there I was just standing in the cafeteria with the class and another co-worker while the kids ate breakfast. I felt a little weird like maybe I would faint/pass out. I knelt down and put my hands over my face thinking if it happened I would be closer to the floor than I was when standing up. When I felt like the weird feeling went away I stood back up and my co-worker looked at me with a face of "you ok?" I motioned to her that I felt like I was going to faint. She started talking to me telling me a story and the feeling came back but this time was more of "yep I think I'm going to faint, should I sit down?" I guess she saw the look on my face cause I remember her coming over to me and the feeling like she's patting me on the back. Next thing I know I opened my eyes and she's got "kung fu grip" on me and the nurse is standing next to me telling me to sit in the wheelchair. Not sure how long I was out for or when they called the nurse to bring a wheelchair but apparently I must have done something/fainted. I was told by the nurse that I passed out 3 times. I'm not sure if that's really passed out or just eyes rolled back or closed. She (the nurse) called my doctor who told her I needed to come to the hospital so they could do some tests. I called Chase who had to turn around from driving to work and come pick me up.
Once we got to the hospital they immediately started taking tests, ie: EKG, blood pressure, heart, blood sugar, monitor on the belly to check the baby, etc. When one result would come in they would let us know and most of them came back quick and the result was always, "normal" or they would say "oh, it's just pregnancy related and it's normal". HOW ANNOYING!! So they were about to let me leave and again I started feeling like if I stood up I would pass out again and that's when the lady called my doctor and she came back and pricked my finger to see my blood sugar level. It was 64. She called my doctor and told her and that's when they admitted me to a room to stay overnight so they could monitor me throughout the day and night. I had never stayed the night or in a hospital all day before so this was a first. Chase left to go to work and get his computer so he could work in the room and to get some things from the house that I was hoping to have that I thought would help (pillow, blanket, phone charger, pj pants, glasses, contact case, etc.). He came back that night to sleep and be with me through the night. I'm glad he was there cause it made me feel better. They gave me Ambien to sleep which actually made me feel loopy and sad but didn't "knock me out" like I thought it does. It made me tired but I guess it doesn't help that the nurses come in the room every two to three hours to check my blood pressure and temp until 11 or 12 at night, then again at 5 am! I felt nauseous and had a headache in the night so they gave me a Sierra Mist to help.
The next morning the doctor came in and asked how it went that night and how I was doing. Said the blood sugar levels they had been checking throughout the day and night had been coming back normal. Thought maybe the dizziness and lightheaded feeling was from a build up of fluid behind my ear caused from a bad sinus infection! Wanted to keep me over night one more time to see if I continued having dizziness since I did throughout the night. That day I slept most of the day and if I wasn't sleeping, I was reading a book. Chase worked from home because his computer didn't work with the wi fi that they had. He came back that night to stay again with me. I slept better when instead of giving me Ambien they gave me a high dose of Dramamine.
The doctor came in the next morning and said I could leave and go home!!! Still not sure what was causing all the fainting but she really thought it was the fluid behind my ears caused from sinus infection.
This is not something I would do on a regular basis because of this thing!! I HATE needles!
Not sure what I'm going to do when the baby comes and they give me multiple ones.
This was the lunch they gave me the first day! Pasta,
garlic bread (which would have been good if it wasn't hard as a rock!),
broccoli, Chicken Parmesan with spaghetti sauce,
chocolate cake (which I actually ate all of it!) and tea
Here is dinner the first night... grilled ham and cheese, fruit plate, chips and tea
Chase got to check out what it was like to sleep in a hospital pull out...
Guess it was good for him to get a "trial run" before having the baby!
The breakfast the next morning was not as good as any of the other meals they gave me.
Frosted flakes, orange juice, milk, eggs, biscuit and sausage
Lunch was chicken, roll, broccoli, chocolate cake and tea
Dinner the second night... Cheeseburger, tator tots, fruit thing (gross) and tea
They had me do the glucose test early to see if that was the cause of everything.
Down the hatch!
I felt the same as I had been (fainty, dizzy, nauseous) before and during the test so I really thought I would fail.
I actually PASSED!!! Thank You Lord and friends for the prayers, thoughts, and encouragement!! :)
Now if I could just figure out the whole reason for going in the first place that would be nice! Getting tired of the excuse "Oh that's just a pregnancy thing".
