Thursday July 2nd

Today was the day that started our babies adventure way to early. I went for my standard check up at the Dr.'s office as planned. Heart beat was great, my blood pressure was up a little and Dr. Cottingham just decided that she would start seeing me every week based on my going into labor early with Alan. She was slightly concerned that I may end up with pre-eclamsia but was not to concerned at this point. She sent be to the Blood Lab to have blood tests done just to check all of my levels- She wrote STAT across the top. So I take Alan to the babysitters, pick up the few things we would be needing for our wonderful weekend up north with family and friends- and then I head to the Lab to have blood drawn. Silly and Thankfully I joked with the lady who drew my blood about the STAT status across the top- Dr. Jane had drew a smiley face- and the Lab tech did not notice the huge letters saying STAT- IF I had not mentioned the little note- it could have been a horrible weekend!

As most of you know I then went to work where I was taking care of fitting rooms, working on new hire stuff and doing the things I do every day without any hesitations. My Husband calls me at work and says- um- your Dr. is trying to get a hold of you! That was it for work- She has left a message that my blood work came back with my potassium levels so low that it is critical that I get to the ER right away and have them retest and if it is actually that low I would need to be there for a few hours to have an IV of potassium. I had no clue how your potassium affected your heart- but they tell me if I would have ignored things my heart could have been in real trouble over the weekend. My potassium level was 2.1 when I got to the ER that night- and average adult should be around 4.1. Well the next Dr. I talk to is saying they will have to keep me over night for observation and it could take a lot of potassium drips to get my numbers up. The longer I sit the more swelling I experienced all over my body. That night I get admitted into Spectum Hospital- placed on a heart monitor- and am now being visited by the OB Dr's, the internal medicine Dr.'s and The Heart specialists- not to mention the every hour blood draws! Get a good night sleep is what they tell me and we will see how things are in the morning! (yeah right!)