Journal Day 1:
One year ago today was my First Sign of Preeclampsia. I felt a pain in my upper right abdomin. The pressure was so intense that I felt like I couldn’t catch my breath. Each deep breath I would try to take was like something was blocking my ability to breathe..yet I was still breathing. It felt like two plates suctioned together. Every movement and every breath was pure agony.
I tried to brush it off as a gas bubble. I took bubble baths (which I never do) thinking it would help relax me. It never did. I remember pulling a chair into the shower and just sitting there as the water poured over me as I cried. I remember going to the opening night of Christmas lights to see how I would feel. I couldn’t even enjoy it at all. I couldn’t sleep so I stayed up trying different ways to catch my breath.
But again…I pushed it off for a whole day before I decided to go into a doctor.. I was scared. In my head I was fighting between doing what is right and getting checked out for the baby, or settle for I was over reacting like I usually am. It was a battle in my head over what the truth of those two statements were. I knew the best thing to do was just to go to the doctor. But what did I do? Pushed it off.
Signs of Preeclampsia are:
- Pain in upper right abdomin
- Change in vision
- Headache
- Swelling of the body
- Seizures
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“Almost all fear is fear of the unknown. Therefore, what’s the remedy? To become acquainted with the things you fear.”
Peace Pilgrim
So have no fear of them, for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known -Matthew 10:26
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