Friday, December 11, 2009
journaling
This week was kind of weird. Tuesday night I had kind of a bad stomach ache and I thought it was from all the nuts and chocolate I had eaten that day. Wednesday morning I woke up around 5 in a puddle of blood. I went to use the bathroom and blood was pouring out. Aaron changed the sheets and I took a shower it was weird but I didn't call the doctor. That day I was fine but the next morning I woke up again with terrible pain and a lot more bleeding. There were huge clots and I was changing a plus tampon every 5 minutes. I didn't think that I could be having a miscarriage because I have an IUD. I called the doctor and they said that there is a 1 in 3000 chance of getting pregnant on the Mirena IUD. I went yesterday for some blood tests (which I still haven't heard back from the doctor's office.) They wanted to see if I was in fact pregnant, if so they will have to see if I passed everything. I don't know if it was a miscarriage, but I feel bad for all of my friends who have ever had one! I wasn't even expecting it and I did get sad thinking that there was a possible baby in there and it didn't survive. Yesterday I was just really weak and dizzy. I just tried to keep hydrated. I called my friend Andrea and when she asked how I was doing I just started to cry and she said that she would be right over. She took David and Emma while I went to the hospital for blood work and then when I came back Emma was sleeping so I was able to take a shower and rest.
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OH Julie :( I hope everything is ok. I am so sorry this happened. I tell you, that has been one of my major concerns abt. the mirena. Specially now that I am going into my 4th year. Again, I hope all is well with you, and you will be in my prayers.
I am also so glad Andrea lives nearby...
How horrible! Glad you live with a doctor and by good friends. Hope all is well.
That is soooo sad. Isn't it great to have good friends around who is willing to drop everything when you need them the most? I hope you feel better soon. I am glad you had Andrea to help you out.
I hope you are feeling better!!!...I'm happy to be your friend and have you close to me.
Love, Andrea
Julie that is such an emotional and sort of traumatic thing! I hope you are doing better. Thank heavens for Andrea! Good lady!
Wow, I'm so sorry that I didn't even know about this. Let me know as soon as you hear anything about what is going on. Crazy!
I hope you are feeling better! That is so awful - I am really glad Andrea was able to be there for you. Take it easy..
oh julie, I just about started crying when I read this-in fact I almost picked up the phone instead of leaving a comment but realized it was later where you are. I hope you are okay. I wish I was close too-but I'm glad you have Andrea and other neighbors who are there.
AH! My dumb blog roll doesn't keep me informed, so I didn't even see this post until now. I am so sorry. I had something similar happen to me and I have a Mirena IUD. I thought I must have been pregnant because there were so many clots, but never got tested, and felt horrible about the idea of a miscarriage. I never really told anyone because I felt so horrible about it.
And pregnancy does happen. A friend of mine got pregnant with an IUD three years after she had it in. I am so sorry. Could your counts have been off? Was there no HCG in your blood? Curious was the test results were. I know that ovarian cysts are a common side effect of the IUD. I wonder if that could have done it. Keep us apprised. So sorry you had to go through this. After two miscarriages, I can attest they are very hard. My good friend just wrote on her blog (the aery beat--it's on my roll) about her own. It's beautifully written and exactly how I felt.
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