So I have been really sick....

For the last two months I have been very ill. It's basically become a part of my day and a part of my life, one that I've learned to live with. I was pretty sure that my insides were falling apart and that I had some type of awful disease that only people in third world countries get...still I didn't go to the doctor. I just didn't have time for it and I kept thinking it was going to go away.

Starting on the Saturday just before school started I began feeling exceptionally ill. While we were out shopping at the outlets, I became faint and ill. I thought that it was possibly the extreme heat and lack of fluids. I was pumping in the gatorade and water but I just could not shake the feeling. We went home and I took a long nap and the sicky feeling continued through out the weekend. By Tuesday the feeling had become too much to handle and I dragged myself into an urgent care.

While at the urgent care the doctor took a chest xray, blood samples, urine samples, you name it they did it. After the whole ordeal it comes back that my blood tested positive for H. Pylori...a major ulcer causing bacteria found in poorly prepared food. Well since I eat out for lunch nearly every day that could've been any number of restaurants. So I was sent on my way with a slew of pills (5 in the morning, 5 at night) and a 24 hour liquid diet.

So I started my liquid diet that afternoon and began taking the medication Wednesday morning. I was so incredibly ill and shaking. I was vomiting non-stop (among other things) and finally we had to go to the Hospital. So while at the hospital they did a million and one more tests and I couldn't eat or drink anything the whole time (not even water) I was there for around 7 hours sick as a dog. After all was said and done there was nothing to tell. My blood looked clear, my urine looked clear, there was nothing wrong with my pancreas, gall bladder, kidneys, liver, etc....


However.... I'M PREGNANT!



Initially I thought they were messing with me considering I thought I had my monthly just the week before (apparently not). So here I sit 7 weeks, 4 days pregnant. Due April 18th. Do you believe it? Neither do I! I mean just last month they told me I would need to go on fertility drugs if I ever wanted another and here I was already pregnant and nobody knew it. So I still feel really ill and I have a second appointment for the doctor to check to make sure everything is still fine in the pregnancy. I did get an ultrasound last week and I saw the little bean and its heartbeat already. Wow! 5th baby and I didn't even know I was pregnant! LOL!!!