my doctor's appointment went okay. i was a
bit scared when he went to check for her
heart beat & we heard nothing, but a
very faint "bump, bump." then, all of a
sudden, .Joleigh kicked real hard &
the doctor jumped! it was extremely funny.
he said she's alright & that we had a
hard time finding a beat because of how
she is positioned. her head has been
facing downward since week 22.
as for the gluclose test, i was never told
not to eat beforehand! the girl who drew
my blood told me that eating breakfast or
anything, for that matter, could cause the
test to be inaccurate. if it comes back
positive for gestational diabetes, i have
to speak with my doctor about retaking the
.O.N.E. hour test (obviously fasting this
time around) because the five hour one is
a pain in the butt. ugh!
so that was the doctor's. all in all, it
wasn't too bad really. my baby is doing
good, which is most important. i love
her.
[next part = tmi]
as for my night, oh my god, talk about
torture. out of nowhere i developed this
severe migraine. i thought i would be able
to stick it out if i just laid down in the
dark, but i was wrong. it didn't get
better, it got worse. by midnight i was
vomiting & i ended up glued to the
toilet because i had diarrhea. it all just
came out of absolutely nowhere. i'm
confused as to why? any ideas, anyone? i'm
currently 25 weeks & 5 days pregnant.
i called my boyfriend & he drove down
to my house to take care of me. by the
time he arrived i was sweating, yet
shivering. he brought me some tylenol
extra strength gelcaps. i took two, as the
box prescribed to do so, and laid back
down. within a half hour, i was passed out
cold. could all of these symptoms been the
result of a severe migraine? i woke up
feeling refreshed. i'm a tad bit nauseous
still, but it's not ruining my day.
Joleigh's been kicking a bit here &
there, so she's fine, too.
i did, however, find a tick on me
yesterday morning. i removed it & the
site of the bite is a touch red, still. i
was thinking that perhaps what happened
could have been the result of .Lyme
.Disease? i showed my doctor & he told
me to keep an eye on it. i'm thinking of
calling him back either today or tomorrow
& asking that a .Lyme's test be
performed. am i overreacting? i'd rather
be safe than sorry.
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monkeygirl22
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Posted: 07-17-07 11:48am
I found some information on the symptoms
of lyme disease.
Typical symptoms include fever, headache,
fatigue, and a characteristic skin rash
called erythema migrans.
If you look up the name of the rash you
should be able to find pictures of it.
Nausea and diarrhea are not typically
symptoms of this. I would keep an eye on
the spot you were bitten and make sure you
don't develop a rash though.
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sillyakchick
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Posted: 07-17-07 12:39pm
Did you have any visual disturbances prior
to getting the headache? That is a
symptom of classic migraine. Migraine
headaches can increase or occur during
pregnancy due to hormonal changes. If it
happens again, you can try caffeine to
help alleviate the pain, or running ice
water over your head. These are
treatments which would have few side
effects for the baby, and will give you
some relief. The reason that these things
work is because when you have a classic
migraine, the boold vessels in your head
suddenly contract, stemming the blood flow
to your head. This is what causes the
visual disturbances like "sparklies" ,
"floaters" or reverse tunnel visioin.
Then, in the next phase of the migraine,
the blood vessels dilate, allowing the
blood to rush back into your head. This
is what causes the pain and horrible
nausea. Caffeine and ice are both great
vaso-dilators, which will help to contract
your blood vessels again. The only
medication I was allowed to take for
migraines when I was pregnant was Midrin.
I had to take it right at the onset of the
visual disturbances for it to work.
Excedrin Migraine is a no-no, as it
contains aspirin. Tylenol does very
little to help, and Ibuprophen is also not
allowed in pregnancy. I hope this
information is helpful to you. If the
migraines continue or worsen severely,
please bring it to the attention of your
health care provider right away.
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AuDacia
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Joined: 17 Feb 2007 Posts: 172 Location: west virginia, united states
Posted: 07-17-07 17:59pm
thank you for the information. it started
as a mild head-pain, but out of nowhere
increased into this unbearable migraine. i
have had a couple of them throughout my
pregnancy, but nothing as bad as the one i
experienced last night.
i called my mother this morning &
asked her what she thought. she said the
vomiting could have definitely been a
result of the migraine. she told me to
rest today & see how i feel. if it
happens again or gets any worse, call the
doctor tomorrow & see what they have
to say about it.
i have been doing quite a bit of online
research about .Lyme .Disease. i've read
on a couple of sites that not everybody
developes a bull's eye looking rash. in
fact, my neighbor's daughter was just
diagnosed with .Lyme's & she only had
a thin red line across the bite site. so,
i think for my own sanity & just to be
safe, i'm going to call & ask that i
get tested. it's a simple blood test, no
big deal.
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