On Friday night, Tony and I went to see a movie and pick up his birthday present (a ps3 which I may end up regretting, haha) and while we were at Best Buy I wasn't feeling very well. I basically was feeling like I should sit down, kind of lightheaded and nauseous. So then I thought, well maybe I should go to the bathroom, so I did and that didn't do anything. Then while we were in line I had to quick run outside cuz I thought I was going to throw up. I realized at that point what was happening. I was on the verge of blacking out from low blood pressure. This hasn't happened for about 3 years, so I was a little confused, but I laid down in the car and drank a bunch of water (what the cardiologist told me to do) and then it was all better in about 10 minutes. Anyhow, I've heard of that happening to pregnant women and I'd guess I'd be more susceptible since I had this problem before, but it scared the heck out of me.
I went to the OB on Tuesday and that was a good visit. I'm now at -1 lbs total and the bp and baby's heartbeat etc was all normal. I was only in the waiting room (and I was the only person there) for 10 minutes past my appt time. Then I sat in the room for another 35 minutes before the dr came in, but that was still way better than my normal wait time! The dr said that the pain in my side was most likely stretching, could be related to my back too, but since it had gone away it was nothing to worry about. She said that my back pain being worse is definitely something that goes along with pregnancy. I asked her if I could go to a different place for my 28 week ultrasound so I could take pictures and get a video of the ultrasound, she said she would send me wherever I wanted, but now the problem is finding a place that will allow pictures. If anyone knows of a place, please let me know! I told her about the low b/p episode and she said that when you're pregnant your veins open up more and so you're more likely to get dizzy/blackout/faint. She said to not make any sudden position changes and to stay hydrated...basically what I already knew.
WARNING: this last part may be more than you ever wanted to know about me and if you're a guy, I'm guessing you really don't want to know, but it's part of pregnancy, so here goes!
Then I asked her about my nipple issues...the right one has a dark brown uneven spot on the bottom which she said was normal and the left one has been leaking and has crusty cracks both of which she said was normal. So that's all good! I thought also the women might want to know (I know I would if I was reading this) but the size of my nipples (including areola) is just insane. I mean, it's ridiculous how big they are and I've shown a few friends who've been like stunned by the size. Anyhow, the left one is 2.75" from top to bottom and the right one is 3.25" from top to bottom. So now, since you're curious, you can all go and measure your nipples!
Ok the bad part is all done, you can start reading again. :)
Today I had the long-awaited rheumatology appointment. Overall it was a great experience, well as good as going to the dr can be I guess. The dr I saw is doing his rheumatology fellowship (which apparently is a 2 year program after you complete your normal 2 year residency in order to become a specialist) and he was a very nice and funny younger guy. I asked him why he wanted to go into rheumatology and he said that it was because his mom has lupus. I tried to tell Tony that once I got home and I couldn't even get the words out without crying (and yes I know I'm overly emotional) because that is the sweetest thing I've ever heard. If we have a boy in the future, that is exactly the kind of son I would want to have. He loves his mom so much that he wants to make a difference in other people's lives who have the same problem she does just because he's seen the pain she's gone through. Ah, so basically, I'm sold on this guy! The main thing that happened at this appointment was that I got 2 steroid injections, one in my left shoulder and one in my right hip. I forgot what the steroid was, but it wasn't cortizone. I'm guessing it was something a little milder. Anyhow, the injections didn't hurt AT ALL which was surprising to me since the lidocaine injections I got in my back a few years ago hurt quite a bit. I also met the head rheumatologist and he was also very nice and specifically said "these problems are not small problems." That made me feel really good because they're not just brushing me off and telling me there's nothing they can do or implying that I'm crazy...it seems like they actually care. He even held my hand while I got the injections because I was afraid they were going to hurt. Also, they don't think the bumps on my knee are skin tags or psoriasis, so they want to send me to a dermatologist to figure it out. They're going to wait till after I have Embry to do a scan on my back to see if there have been any bone changes etc. Then I gave lots of blood and urine and I was all done! So far the injection sites feel fine. He said they would be good for about 24 hours because the injection also contained a bit of lidocaine (to numb it) and then it might feel worse for about a day, then the steroid would kick in. The steroid effects could last anywhere from 3 weeks to 3 months and I'm hoping it's the latter since then it would take me through the end of my pregnancy.
Embry should be about 2 lbs by now, so woohoo, yay for her!
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