Trip to the ER...

So for the past few days I have been feeling a little under the weather. We went and had a sandwich for lunch yesterday, and when I got home I was feeling a little dizzy. I put a load of laundry in and my heart was racing so I laid down for a little bit. I was having a lot of trouble catching my breath, and my heart rate never slowed down. After about an hour I decided to call my doctor. While leaving a message the nurse asked if I was feeling anxious, well yea! I didn't have any idea what was going on with me, and I was extremely worried about my health and my little girl.

My doctor's office returned my call within a few minutes, and I was told to head to the emergency room so they could run an EKG. My doctor doesn't have the capabilities to run one in his office. I went straight to the ER, checked in and waited a few minutes for a room. It was insanely scary to walk into Trauma 1, which I know from my EMT training as a room for cardiac arrests and trauma patients, not lil old me walking in off the street. The nurses and techs were all really nice, and make me feel a lot more comfortable. I knew deep down that I was only in this room because of the equipment, but it was still scary. Especially since there was a setup for newborns in the corner, like the kind in the delivery room with the scale, heat lamp and all. I laid down and they hooked up the EKG, which the tech and doctor told me looked fine. My OB showed up to reassure me that everything was going to be ok. He noted that my heart rate was a little high, but my blood pressure looked good.

They monitored me for about 2 hours, and the OB nurse came in to check on the baby. The babies heart rate was 140-150 and sounded strong, and the nurse told me that apparently I was experiencing what they call "irritability" which are minor contractions that last for about 10 seconds. At this point the ER had already cleared me for discharge, but the nurse went to check with my doctor to make sure it was ok to release me. He said it was, and to schedule a follow up appointment for today, which I did.

I was discharged and instructed to keep up my fluid intake [like I can handle 100 more trips to the bathroom each day! lol] and to relax until I see my doctor.

So here I sit, relaxing.