The Ramblings Of Jenn Shuey

I feel like all I”ve done lately is go from one doctor to the other with an extended hospital stay in between.  Yesterday I was listing all the appointments Elliana and I have over the next week or so, and now I get to add to that.

I saw my ob/gyn today, and the bad news is I’m still suffering from Preeclampsia.  The good news is I’m not such a severe case any longer, and I’m no longer at risk for seizures and/or a stroke.  He didn’t make any changes to my massive amount of medications I’m taking (10 pills a day just for the bp), but he plans to see me in a week to start lowering the dosage as my body slowly returns to normal over the next month or so.  My bp has dropped from a very high range even after the meds to a normal bp with the meds.  Dr. Fox admitted he doesn’t see many cases as severe as mine, and it’s definitely not everyday he has to keep someone in the hospital for an extra week just to get their blood pressure under control.

The rest of the good news is he pretty much cleared me from any of the “rest” I was on.  I’m once again allowed to do housework, I can drive, and I don’t need someone to stay with me 24/7 anymore.  My mom is going to enjoy the one last vacation day she took to spend with us then I’ll be on my own for the first time with Elliana come Saturday since Hubby has to work. 

I’m kind of freaking out over the thought of being alone with her, but I’m sure every new mother goes through that.  At least I know my own mother is a phone call and 2 miles away if I need her.  Plus Elliana is such a good baby.  I guess I didn’t think I’d have this much free time after we got into a routine, but I definitely will have more time that I thought…at least for a few weeks…to work and such. 

I think I’m going to start by doing all the things we’d planned to do before she arrived.  I still have to see if it’s going to be financially possible to go with granite tile on the new kitchen backsplash, so I think I’ll spend some time tomorrow researching that while she’s asleep. I also need to look into some flooring options for the kitchen. I’d picked out what I thought I wanted, but now I may very well change my mind if I have to change my backsplash options. Oh well I’ll ramble about that later. Right now I need to go feed a hungry little girl.