Tuesday Morning

At 3:45 this morning, Missy woke up with terrible back pain and called me to head in to the hospital. Our thought was, "this is it!" Missy and her nurse felt that she was having 'back labor,' but after two doses of Morphine, she was still in tears and ripped off both of her fetal monitors in frustration. Instinctively she went to the bathroom, passed a large blood clot, and immediately felt better. We then decided it would be a good idea to try and take a short walk around the hall.

At this point the doctor was already on his way in - he asked about any family history of kidney stones. We're waiting on some results from a kidney ultrasound and analysis of the clot to see if the clot caused the pain, if it was a stone, or both.

We haven't had a chance to speak to the doctor about the possibility of whether the kidney clot was related to the pulmonary embolism. The past few days leading up to this, Missy had noticed blood in her urine, but the doctors were thinking that the babies were dancing on her bladder and irritating things. As soon as she passed the clot this morning, that issue immediately resolved itself, so we now know that it definitely was a result of her kidney(s). The thought now is that even if there was a hint of a kidney stone, the Heparin would cause more bleeding than usual, causing the clot.

On another note, Missy has lost 4 lbs. since she was admitted, and runs the possibility of having a dietitian start monitoring her intake. We're assured that even if she's losing weight, the babies are continuing to grow.

On a good note, Missy's feeling terrific after having passed the clot/stone, and she's now resting comfortably.