Drama In The Great State Of Texas

So I thought I would start posting some of the stuff from our trip to Texas. I am still going through all of the pictures of Matty and getting them ready to post. We had a nice trip, was glad to see my parents and Matty, but had a little bit of drama too.

The day we left I was not feeling very good, and had been sick all morning. I had been having abdominal cramping all day so I called the doctor just to be sure I was OK to fly. She said she thought I was fine, but that I sounded a little dehydrated so to drink lots. So I did, or so I thought I did.

Well we few in to Texas, where my parents and Matty met us at the Austin airport. I still was not feeling well, but was OK. Then I woke up Saturday morning with this terrible pain on my left side, I knew something was not right so I woke up everyone and had my Dad and Andy take me to the ER.

I got to the ER and after some tests they told me the same thing my doctor told me, that I was dehydrated so I was supposed to drink all this water they gave me before I was allowed to leave. Well I started drinking it, and I could not keep it down everything I drank came right back up, so they started and IV. So I got two bags of fluid and was sent home and told to come back if the pain in my side did not go away.

Well Sunday came, and I still did not feel 100% but my abdominal cramping was gone, just the pain in my left side was there, but I thought it would just go away.

Andy had to get back to work on Monday, so he headed back to Arizona with my brother's car (We are keeping it here for him until he gets back.) So on Sunday night my parents Matty, and his girlfriend Monica and I all went out to dinner. When I got home Sunday night, I was feeling worse again, but was not sure I should go in, so after a sleepless night, I finally went back to the ER on Monday. Another fun filled day that was! I got another IV from a lady who just couldn't figure it out so I got poked 4 times! I also got an ultrasound on my kidneys. Well after a bit they figured I either had a kidney infection or a kidney stone, so I got treated for both. I got some antibiotics, some pain killers, and to top off my stay in Texas I got a CATHETER! That was a first!

Anyhow, after about 6 hours they let me go with some medication to take. The OB there said the baby looked fine and not to be worried. So everything seems to be back to normal, and I feel good again, it was just a bummer that it had to happen when I really wanted to be able to spend as much time as possible with Matty and I was stuck in the hospital.

I was pretty swollen after everything from the IVs and my feet looked like tree trunks, so Matthew had a good time making fun of me and called me club foot the whole time. He also let me know that since he is a medic he can give IVs and why didn't I just ask him to give me one if I was dehydrated? Well Matty, maybe next time huh!

Well there is a bit of our excitement in Texas.......pictures and more to come later!