not quite the day I had planned

[cassidyrose]

Well, ptor and I ended up spending Valentine's Day together with neither of us at work. But it was not exactly fun nor romantic. I spent roughly three hours hooked up to an IV on an uncomfortable gurney getting fluids and meds pumped into me as I had gotten dehydrated from being so sick. More updates about the marathon appointment will be on baby_fly later on. Suffice it to say, I learned today that when one is dehydrated veins hide and shrivel up and getting a line in took nearly half an hour. Not fun. Whole thing, not fun. The upside is that PAMF has proved themselves again to be excellent providers. But still, not fun.

Comments

[gremlin44.livejournal.com]

I almost got to that point, but never ended up in the ER. Ugh. I can only imagine, though I seem to recall that when I went in for preterm labor it took nearly as long to get in a line to rehydrate me. My arm looked like a massacre for weeks.

I hope you are feeling better.

[cassidyrose.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the well wishes. Fortunately, this was not the ER--our clinic has an "Observation Room" where they can do this kind of thing. However, they had standard ER gurneys so it was very uncomfortable. In general, the whole process was quicker than had I been in the ER, but it was still long.

[loracs.livejournal.com]

I have had blood drawn every 3 or 4 months for the last 10 years. I learned early on to drink as much water as possible to make those little veins pop out for easy access.

Sorry you're having such a tough time. I wish they would let you sit in a more comfortable bed or chair instead of those really, really uncomfortable gurneys, esp. for something like hydration. I know gurneys are more mobile but come on - what's the chances you'll need to be wheeled somewhere during a water drip?