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Hi,
This has been driving my brain crazy and I just needed to post with you mamas in hopes that someone else has btdt.
My friend, at 21 weeks, has/had been experiencing some unknown caused bleeding. First, they told her and it also showed in her scan that she has a mall tear in her placenta, over a few weeks and several more u's's, that had healed. She started bleeding again, She ended up needing a 2nd level u/s because some possible defects were noted on the level 1 u/s due to a lowered amount of amniotic fluid.
They ended up performing the AFP test, that came out with great results, and also another blood test to detect for any infections.
Recently,(this past week) She needed to goto the doc's and had an u/s was told about the same, go home and rest. The the next day, I took her to see the doc again, this time, he wanted her to do a 24 hour admit,she declined(she also has other children at home)Later that night, she was lying down sleeping, woke up to lots of blood everywhere and had to call 911.
They again, did whatever they did, released her that same night, told her to see her doc and have another u/s. She did. When they went to examint her, they could only see what looked to be a possible slight bloody discharge and that was it. She went home, again, off and on, little "gushes" came and went.
Also, to let you all know, it was seeming that the only time these "gushes" would really be happening, was when she was lying down for a while, like she would wake up from a nap, blood all the way to the bed,whatnot.
That next day, she went all day bleeding, finally, shw asked me to take her to the hospital.
They admited her, the next morning, her doc did an exam only to now discover she has ruptured! She is 21 weeks. The doctor gave her like a 5% chance of survival,told her she would at least need to spend 3 weeks in the hospital here, thenif all was ok by 24 weeks, she would be shipped to the more sophistacated one, not too far away to receive steriods.
She was simply crushed with this news, its so hard to try to talk, I'm her friend I really hope for the best,but I'm haveing my doubts too. She continued to stay that night after hearing the news and the next day wanted to go home. They had ( once learning of the news)started her on antibiotics every four hours and her vitals every three or four, she had her I.V. fluids as well.
Now that shes home, she has bathroom privlages only, cannot stand/sit too long, must drink ALOT, take her temp everyt 3 hours, make sure she takes her antibiotic.
Please, if you could,keep your fingers crossed, keep her in your thoughts!!
My questions was this: has anyone here ever gone through such a thing??
What are your thoughts on this??
TIA,
~Rachel
This has been driving my brain crazy and I just needed to post with you mamas in hopes that someone else has btdt.
My friend, at 21 weeks, has/had been experiencing some unknown caused bleeding. First, they told her and it also showed in her scan that she has a mall tear in her placenta, over a few weeks and several more u's's, that had healed. She started bleeding again, She ended up needing a 2nd level u/s because some possible defects were noted on the level 1 u/s due to a lowered amount of amniotic fluid.
They ended up performing the AFP test, that came out with great results, and also another blood test to detect for any infections.
Recently,(this past week) She needed to goto the doc's and had an u/s was told about the same, go home and rest. The the next day, I took her to see the doc again, this time, he wanted her to do a 24 hour admit,she declined(she also has other children at home)Later that night, she was lying down sleeping, woke up to lots of blood everywhere and had to call 911.
They again, did whatever they did, released her that same night, told her to see her doc and have another u/s. She did. When they went to examint her, they could only see what looked to be a possible slight bloody discharge and that was it. She went home, again, off and on, little "gushes" came and went.
Also, to let you all know, it was seeming that the only time these "gushes" would really be happening, was when she was lying down for a while, like she would wake up from a nap, blood all the way to the bed,whatnot.
That next day, she went all day bleeding, finally, shw asked me to take her to the hospital.
They admited her, the next morning, her doc did an exam only to now discover she has ruptured! She is 21 weeks. The doctor gave her like a 5% chance of survival,told her she would at least need to spend 3 weeks in the hospital here, thenif all was ok by 24 weeks, she would be shipped to the more sophistacated one, not too far away to receive steriods.
She was simply crushed with this news, its so hard to try to talk, I'm her friend I really hope for the best,but I'm haveing my doubts too. She continued to stay that night after hearing the news and the next day wanted to go home. They had ( once learning of the news)started her on antibiotics every four hours and her vitals every three or four, she had her I.V. fluids as well.
Now that shes home, she has bathroom privlages only, cannot stand/sit too long, must drink ALOT, take her temp everyt 3 hours, make sure she takes her antibiotic.
Please, if you could,keep your fingers crossed, keep her in your thoughts!!
My questions was this: has anyone here ever gone through such a thing??
What are your thoughts on this??
TIA,
~Rachel
