09/08/2023
Today is day 26 being in the hospital. What a whirlwind of emotions and information being thrown at me. Not only for my recovery, but for my precious Xola who is in NICU.
When you're pregnant you know of complications and risks, the hope is that you go full term and come home with a beautiful healthy plump chunky baby.
In my case things took an entire turn and it was nothing I or anyone could have prepared for. August 13th I woke up bleeding was rushed to the local hospital, given blood, taken to Regina and rushed into the OR. The next thing I remember is waking up in the SICU.
What hat happened was I developed a rare condition called Placenta Percreta where my placenta decided to reach outside of my Uterus and attached itself to the vessels on my bladder wall which was blocking my left kidney, so they had to put a stent in it. They did a hysterectomy, delivered baby who was perfectly intact in the Uterus. Now the issue was what to do with my placenta, as this was not something they had ever seen, and it never was caught at 27weeks gestation. Due to the amount of blood I lost, they intubated me and put me in a medically induced Coma.
Baby girl was healthy and in NICU born at 27wks weight 1.055kg length 35cm.
I was in the coma for I believe more than 24 hours, and woke up Monday at 6:30pm. Tuesday was when all the specialists and doctors told me what had happened.
Tuesday due to my procedure being canceled I was taken in my bed to see Xola for the 1st time.
My doctor did not want me to have another surgery, based off the look on her face it wouldn't end well. The procedure was laproscopically go in through my groin with a small tube (similar to an iv line) then they would carefully follow through the vessels to locate the spot where the placenta had attached itself and inject it with a specialdye with the hope it would shrivel up or disintegrate over time. Wednesday I had the procedure done and the doctor who was preforming it was not hopeful, basically two main areas were blocked, so now they had to find alternate routes through all the vessels. Just think of how many blood vessels we have. The procedure wad 2 hours, however he was successful and got a clear image of where the placenta had attached itself. 😀
Now it was a waiting game.
I then was moved from SICU to 6A which is the trauma, surgical, burn unit floor. It was scary as I now had to be more independent and didn't have round the clock care from my nurses. I had a large incision on the middle of my abdomen with a drain bulb, nephrostomy tube to drain my right kidney, and a catheter who I named Cletus. I had to relearn my body, and teach myself how I was going to survive in the hospital for a month.
I can say I have had my share of emotional outbursts. The one thing I can say is I'm alive Xola is alive. We are nothing short of a miracle.
Xola has no health issues and is growing like a normal baby only she's a preemie. 30⁵wks, 1.96kg the sweetest little fighter I know.
Life is full of unexpected things like me having an unplanned pregnancy, learning baby daddy didn't want to be involved, and so much more. I had a lot going on, however I felt it wasn't my choice to end her life, that she was meant to be here for a reason, she was teaching me so much, and was thriving. I felt she was destined for greatness. It was a chance to celebrate life despite all the horrible things going on. And now we can celebrate 2 lives. Never ever take life foregranted, hold your loved ones close, and treat each day like a present.
My apologies for the long post. I love you all. Thank you for your love and support. If you are able to donate through the go fund me that would mean a lot as our journey isn't over yet. If you can't positive thoughts, vibes, love is appreciated. ❤️🩷🧡💛💚💙🩵💜🤎🖤🩶🤍
