Today I left the house for the first time since last thursday when I came home from the hospital. My outing was to see our specialist at EJ. Everything looks good. No bleeding for a week now (since last tuesday when the drama started). Cervix is still closed and the blood clot that was visible on ultrasound before is gone. Placenta is still in the same location, and the doctor doesn't expect it to move because of the fibroids, so I'm probably stuck with the placenta previa diagnosis.
She sent me on my way with the good ole' "Take it Easy" prescription. What does this mean???? I asked for immediate clarification. She said I can try returning to work!!!! but only part time, and I have to try to stay off of my feet most of the day. Tomorrow I have another appointment to see my normal doctor, so I'll get the official word from her, but I'm hopeful since she is normally much more laid back than the super cautious specialist. My mom, who stayed an extra week to make sure I was behaving, has decided that "Take it Easy" means no cooking, no cleaning or other housework, no shopping, and sofa duty whenever I'm at home. I pretty much agree, though I still feel lazy every time I ask either her or Jeff to get something for me.
Staying off my feet most of the day at work will be a challenge, but one I'm definitely ready to try. I don't want to use up all of my sick time before the baby arrives, but I'm still worried all of the time. This has been such a rollercoaster, with one scare after another. I'm still having the occasional weak contraction, and still on the medicine to prevent contractions (which hasn't been that bad since they reduced my dose when I left the hospital). But every little twinge I have I'm tempted to rush to the bathroom to see if the bleeding has started again.
As for work, I'm meeting with the boss tomorrow afternoon after my doctor's appointment. He's setting me up with some software on our home computer so I can work from home sometimes. I'm thinking I'll try to work 3 days a week, and the other days either work from home a bit, or just use some sick time. It'll depend on how well I do at sitting down for most of the day at work... a definite challenge working in a lab.
More to come tomorrow after the official word from the Doc.
Well that's good news.
ReplyDeleteDo you have a disability policy that you can start making a claim on and just stay home and not worry?