Epilogue to ER visit

Now we're home, and I'm just going to sleep off this adventurous trip.
I once heard, "If one does not time for recreation, sooner or later they will find time for illness." The ironic thing is that recreation is something you enjoy, while illness is something you suffer through. Not exactly the most fun thing in the world! Caitlin was discharged at 3pm, but after a failed attempt to get a cab and wasting an hour trying to convince myself that I'm not that tired, I called up Dustin again and he gave us a ride home. I took care of a few things that I've been putting off, like checking the mail (the box was stuffed), and renewing a video that was due back tomorrow, I'm going to bed, and I don't really care when I wake up, so long as I get a long sleep.

Get up and go home

Doctor has gave go-ahead to go home. Caitlin suggested that she finish the IV bag that she's on. Doctor agreed, but noted the drip wasn't flowing. Nurse came. IV fixed, but slow. Nurse investigating whether entire liter needed or not.

I myself want to get the heck out of here. We've been here 10 hours already, and there are others who need the bed. If it is just a virus, like the doctor suspects, Caitlin can recover at home as well as the hospital. I wonder if we can get Gravol over the counter. Then again ginger is a good one too.

I hope this had not been due to the stress at Caitlin's work. She mentioned that she might have got a bug from someone at work, and that she's been really stressed as of late. Then there's me with my situation at work and school. Doing both has not been the brightest thing to do.

I know I shouldn't blame myself for this ER visit, but I can't help but wonder if it would have made a difference had I not watched "Howl's Moving Castle" last night, and I spent the time comforting Caitlin. I didn't think anything of it when she threw up at 11pm, nor at 1am, but around the fifth time, at 3am, I was getting concerned.

Caitlin asked for a blessing, and I did my best, but at 4am, I was on the phone with my hometeacher. I am so grateful he gave us a ride. I should give him a call and let him know how we're doing.

It's funny, even when Caitlin is feeling at her worst, she always thinks of others. Yesterday she bought a plush puppy, and today she gave it to a little boy who was quite scared and upset. Rightly so since he came in with parents who had been in a collision. I hope things turn out ok for them. The puppy helped, but I admire the work the nurses have done in taking care of him.

No cause for alarm

After the ultrasound at 9:30am, we were a lot more relaxed. There doesn't seem to be any trouble related to baby, or Caitlin. At least nothing critical. The radiologist did note that Caitlin was gassy, and I passed that along to mom Tolley. I did not expect the reaction I got.

She asked me what Caitlin has been eating, and I was hard pressed to think of anything but popcorn. Mom Tolley had trouble with starches and the problem was resolved by eating fruits and vegetables. Go figure. Sensible eating is the solution to quite a few problems.

Trouble of the second worst kind

I would suppose that knowledge of imminent death would be classified as trouble of the worst kind. The reason I say "Trouble of the second worst kind" is because we don't know what's wrong. But something is wrong. Seriously enough that I called up our hometeacher this morning at 4am and graciously asked him to give us, specifically Caitlin, a ride to the ER.

Caitlin has been throwing up bile since 2am, and she also has a sharp poking pain in her abdomen. She was admitted right away, but it took awhile for a doctor to see her. From his prognosis, there shouldn't be anything wrong with baby, but Caitlin may have developed gall stones. She's going to have an ultrasound today to find out for sure, but I'm still freaked out.

If I wasn't, that might be more cause for concern.

I'll update later today, possibly tomorrow, with results.

Doctor's appointment or not

It was a pleasant surprise when Caitlin showed up for Friday Forum, but very confusing at the same time. I had called the doctor's office to confirm the appointment for today, but when Caitlin got to the office, the door was locked. She knocked, and there was no answer.

Turns out, the doctor was out of the country for a couple of days, and subsequently was not in the office. We'll have to call to arrange another appointment.

Five months pregnant, and we have yet to have our first official prenatal appointment! Some would say that's a bad thing. I'm just taking this with a grain of salt, and hope that baby will not suffer from this.

Getting a move on

The baby is getting more and more active now. Or so Caitlin's told me. I have yet to feel the baby move, but I'm sure I'll get my chance soon enough!

We have a doctor's appointment scheduled for Oct 27. I think. That was the date that Caitlin requested when she called last week, yet when the secretary left a message on our machine to confirm the appointment, she said it was for the Oct 17. Ummm... I'm hoping it was the 27th. Either way, I can't go. I'm working that day, and I work in the northeast area of town, and the doctor is on the west end, right by Meadowlark. If I did go, I would be very late for work, and Fridays get crazy. I would trade a shift and work Wednesday, since I usually have it off, but next week, I'm working Tuesday to Saturday solid. Boo.

Something tells me I need to plan things better, because I also didn't go to the first ultrasound. Mind you that was in Sherwood Park, and I was working at Kingsway. All the same, I'm missing important events of my child's life, and my wife is still pregnant! I just hope I don't keep this up once the child is born.