Home Sweet Home

After five very long, very scary and very sick days...I am at home from the hospital...home couldn't be any sweeter!


Thank you for all of the lovely comments and support, it really helped to get me through what was a very scary time. To make a long story short...I had a UTI that I had been on antibiotics for. I was fine last Saturday and by Sunday morning the infection had spread to my blood and I ended up with sepsis (which is essentially blood poisoning). How it spread...we have no idea but there is some thought that the steroid that I had been on for my frozen embryo transfer had lowered my immune system just enough for the infection to spread. Looking back...perhaps the fact that we did not make it to embryo transfer is perhaps a good thing. Everything happens for a reason?


The one good thing about being sick...

Chocolates are delivered to you at the hospital, you can take a bite of each to see which ones you like best and no one will hassle you about it!


A spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go down.





Comments

  1. KecharaApril 6, 2012 at 11:57 AM

    I'm glad you're back and OK!!!

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  2. JenApril 6, 2012 at 12:45 PM

    Wow...crazy. Glad you're OK and home!

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  3. LizApril 6, 2012 at 1:44 PM

    Glad you are feeling better. I get so thrown off when the caramel chocolates aren't round!

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  4. Do I Have to Be a D.I.N.K.?April 6, 2012 at 3:59 PM

    I am happy to hear you are home and feeling better!

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  5. DandelionBreezeApril 6, 2012 at 6:47 PM

    So glad to hear that you're home again and on the mend... sounds very scary :( xoxo

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  6. Frankie BeeApril 6, 2012 at 7:44 PM

    Glad to hear you are home and feeling better - what a crazy thing to happen! Take care of yourself:)

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  7. ChickenpigApril 6, 2012 at 8:23 PM

    That is crazy! I'm so glad you are back and on the mend. Now I know why my RE makes me take antibiotics before every transfer.

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