Finally healthy!

Let me start off by saying that Baby Cincy is still doing great and developing like she should be. Momma, on the other hand, had a really rough week. Last Tuesday (the 10th) I started feeling congested and thought I had a cold. On Friday I was doing better, but still congested, and I started feeling a sharp, stabbing pain in my left chest/side/back. The pain continued on Saturday and by Sunday morning it was unbearable. My OB/GYN was working the night shift in the hospital so I went to the emergency room to get checked out. They put me in a Labor & Delivery room and hooked me up to a fetal monitor to make sure everything was ok with the baby (which it was). They did some blood work and took a chest x-ray to figure out what was causing my pain.

I had pleurisy, which is an inflammation in the lining of my lung. Every time I took a breath my lung was rubbing against something and causing pain. The doctor gave me an antibiotic for the infection and pain medicine to make me more comfortable. Sunday - Wednesday I stayed home, rested, and suffered through the pain. By Thursday I could make it through the day without pain pills so I went back to work. The pain was more mild but still present. Saturday morning I had a regular check up with my OB and he thought a steroid would help take down the rest of the inflammation and reduce the pain. He also did all the regular checks and found the baby to be healthy and unaffected by my situation. I've been on the steroid for 2 days now and I'm doing much better. It still hurts a little if I have to take a deep breath or a big sneeze, but it's MUCH BETTER than it was a week ago. I should be fine going back to work tomorrow and making it though the fun Thanksgiving weekend events.

I was actually feeling well enough to go to a friend's house this afternoon. I'm glad I was up for it because a bunch of friends threw me a surprise baby shower!! It was so much fun! We played lots of games (including one where Matt and I had to eat baby food...yuck!) and got some cute gifts. I was definitely surprised and it made for a great afternoon.