Re: 25 weeks and severe bleeding
From: Kimberly (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 18 Oct 2000 21:37:05 -0500 (CDT)
I guess I forgot to mention that I have had 5 days in the hospital in
the last 3 weeks and 4 trips just to check things out. No one seems to
know anything!!! Or at least they aren't telling me.
At Wed, 18 Oct 2000, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>At Wed, 18 Oct 2000, Kimberly wrote:
>>I am not sure about this my sil delivered a healthy baby girl but when they took her placenta out the bottom half was dead due to numerous blood clots. If I were you I would be finding out tonight. Go to a different hospital if you have too. Good luck and let us know
>>I first started bleeding @ 17 weeks. The blood is usually bright red
>>and thin, but if it darkens at all it is accompanied with huge tennis
>>ball size clots. Nothing but blood pockets and clots were found on U/S.
>>Throughout the weeks, it has only gotten worst and now is accompanied by
>>severe cramping throughout the pelvic area, which has lasted for about
>>the last 2 weeks. I have been told that they are definitely
>>contractions, but they are not making any changes to the cervix...YET!!!
>>I am on bedrest, but nothing seems to help. My dr. has referred me to
>>a high-risk specialist and a perinatologist. No one seems to have any
>>answers. I have asked about abruption and seperation but after 18 U/S,
>>they still don't see anything except huge spots of blood throughout the
>>entire placenta. My question is, do I stand a chance in making it
>>through at least 32 weeks??? I am scared to death because of the pain
>>level associated with this, that if I did go into true pre-term labor, I
>>wouldn't be able to tell the difference. Or what if it does turn out to
>>be an abruption and I loose the baby before it is detected. I don't
>>know what other questions ot ask my team of doctors, but they have yet
>>to give me straight answers on this.
>>
>>--
>>Thanks,
>>Kimberly
>>
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