Hi mummies... I am Back!
Really like to thank all of you for your mental support all these while...
In order to let all of u had a better idea of wat happened, the following is an account of the ordeal. BTW i spend 14 days in Hospital
9 july
Was abt to pick up the broom when i sense somethg leaking... to my horror its fresh blood. I was alone at home then n i called my hb who managed to reach home in 5 mins. I called the clinic to page for my gynae but my gynae was on leave. So a female gynae called back instead. Actually I was relieved to know its her who will be seeing me cos i knw her from previous surgery and i know she is a caring and more detailed gynae. When she called back, she asked lots of qs like wat i was doing be4 bleeding, wat i ate and etc... I couldnt ans her cos i was freaking out from the bleeding which is flowing out uncontrollably. I onli knw i told her... I am bleeding badly!!! Then i had contractions and one side of my tummy felt a sharp pain. She ask me to be admitted to Mt A immediately!
When i reach Mt A, she checked my cervix and its half cm dilated. She took out a big pc of blood clot when she did a V check and ordered 2 steriod jabs to mature baby's lungs jus in case its really preterm labour. Its the most painful jab i ever got and the pain lingers ard for abt 2 mins before it subsides. I cant lift my leg even though i tried hard...
Then i was put on Ventolini drip and oral medication to ease the contractions. The drip really helps but it gives me faster heart rate and major water retention on both legs. The next day they took off the drip and send me to normal ward at noon. My hb happily go home by evening thinking i'm alright. Abt 9pm i sense the contractions coming back and I quickly ask the nurse to do CTG for me... CTG shows v freq contractions and I was transfered back to observation ward. When the nurses at the obs ward saw me, they all said... aiyo u notty gal why u come back again... then they ordered me to lie dwn and start poking me with that IV cannula to start the ventolini drip again.. then they start saying my bb is notty etc... I cant take it anymore and i broke into tears. My hand pain plus my heart pain also... cos i dun think Melody is notty. They took blood samples from me and result is ok... they did ultrasound also ok.
The female gynae was v caring and she visit me 3 times a day to check on me... i really feel at ease with her... then on sat night she told me my own gynae will be back on sun morning and he will come see me tml... my heart sank cos i really drag the sight of him. Before she leaves she says i give u 2 weeks hosp leave and u cant leave the hosp for the moment.
Its Sunday morning n comes my own gynae, he saw me and didnt even bother to ask me wat happen... the sec he saw me he says i wan u to be discharged by 12noon n he give me 1 week mc and tats including the 4 days which i already spend in Mt A! So stingy!!! I was still on drip and he did not even put me off drip to monitor my situation be4 sending me back home... I was puzzled but again i TRUST that since he is gynae he shd know... BUT i was wrong.
Sun night 13 july
I reached home in the afternoon.... i felt contractions every 5 mins by evening... i called my gynae n told him wat happened... he sounds v sian and he ask me to go back mt A and he will see me TOMORROW... I was angry wif him for causing me to go in and out of hosp. I told him, I am going to go KKH this time round cos my frd who is a nurse at KKH says they are specialised in preterm babies. Then he says.. OK ask the doc at KK to deliver for u... bye bye. Simply bochup!
I reach KKH and they said they dun have enuff incubator for bb if she really comes out early... so they called SGH... SGH also no vacancy... thats how i ended up in NUH... be4 i leave for NUH they poke me with another IV cannula to put me on drip.. i was send to NUH together with the drip in an ambulance. The medical team attended to me... they are really nice docs, as i didnt chose a specified gynae there, there are a few of them attending to me... i must say they are really attentive and gd... 1 senior registrar and 2 younger gynaes... i feel so at ease with them the lady gynae even come to pat pat my tummy and ask if bb is moving well... The senior registrar came and told me he suspect my placenta shifted causing it to tear and bleed. He send me for another ultrasound and true enuff my placenta is torn at one side. I wonder WHY Mt A's ultrasound scan didnt show it.
I can see the haemorrage on the ultrasound screen myself when NUH did the scan. They increase my medication dosage from 6 hourly to 4 hourly cos i cannot be on Ventolini for too long as it will damage my lungs.
The NUH tried to contact my gynae for my past medical report but he always reply saying he is VERY busy... in the end i call the clinic myself and the nurse says he is v bz to find my report... i was v shocked my this kind of stupid reply... then i said... hey its an emergency, i can deliver anytime! Then she says... aiyah u talk to him yrself.. then she transfer the call... end up she pick up the phone again and says gynae will call me back...
An hr later he called back complaining lots... he says when he wants a report from NUH, he got to fill up a form, PAY A FEE, wait for 2 to 3 wks... and now they got this young chap doc to call him demanding a report from him... then he says ask the senior doc to call him... even the seniors were once his students and bla bla bla.... I was so pissed off and said... u mean u taking revenge thru me?? In the end NUH managed to get the report after 4 days. When i saw the "report" i got a shock... its not even a report lor... its jus a few sentences describing the type of operation and location fibroids... I got 5 but he wrote 4 fibroids... I really give up on him!
During my hosp stay, i got 1 dozen pp who advise me KKH is better... so i have booked Dr SF Loh for appt. I heard he is a nice gynae and he is a v bz man too... I hope he is not too bz till bochup like my ex-gynae.
Well this is wat happens in a summary and I hope its not to long and draggy...