On top of us being so concerned about the twins, this pregnancy has been terrible on my asthma. Michael had taken me to the ER on September 12 and September 26 because my wheezing and breathing were so bad. Both times I received lots of breathing treatments, a shot of steroids, and a steroid prescription to get me through the week and was in the ER for 2-2.5 hours max each time.
However, Monday 10/7, was different. I could barely take a breath. By the time I got to the ER, my oxygen levels were in the high 70s and I was considered hypoxic. The doctor team immediately said that I would have to be admitted to the hospital to determine the cause of all of these problems this month. Of course, I just wanted a quick fix and to go home, but it wasn’t an option.
I was rushed to St. Ann’s via ambulance and admitted for the night. I was given lots of breathing treatments, multiple rounds of steroids via IV, and I was on constant oxygen. Poor Michael slept on the chair in the hospital and Cindi took care of the kids at home.
I ended up staying all day Tuesday and Tuesday night and was released Wednesday around dinner time.
Although no perfect cause was found, the doctors gave me a long term asthma controller (which I didn’t have) and the pulmonologist discovered I could possibly have an aspirin allergy. My OB told me to take a low dose aspirin each day to lower my chances of high blood pressure with this pregnancy. I started taking that in early September, and that is when my asthma started to get completely out of control. Once I stopped taking the aspirin, I could finally breathe again.
We’re so so thankful for Michael’s parents and my parents who took care of the kids during my hospital stay. It certainly was not where I wanted to be, but it was necessary to figure out my breathing problems.
This was days before my biopsy. I already knew something could be wrong.
1 problem solved. Lots of problems waiting to be solved…
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