Delivered 4 weeks early - Emergency C-Section and Bowel Re-Section

[Guest guest]

I don't post much, but thought this might interest you all about

what has happened to and I. Please understand that this

complication had NOTHING to do with the WLS...

But remember that if you start vomiting like crazy, don't assume

that you just have the flu...

This is the email my husband sent out to everyone, and since I was

doped up on Morphine, I don't think I need to try and write the same

thing over again...

in Western MA

323/155/presently 190 postnatal

April 10, 2002, Baystate Medical Center, Dr. Coe

Hello friends,

My apologies for the mass email, but, you'll understand...

As most of you know, WAS due to deliver around

September 23rd...

This past Wednesday night at 10:30, was very sick, vomiting,

etc. (I'm

sure she'll love me telling everyone that...) We went to the

Emergency room,

where she was tested and getting sicker and sicker since then. The

doctors

guessed a bowel obstruction, but couldn't find it and couldn't do

some tests

because she WAS exactly 9 months pregnant...

Getting sicker and sicker, she was going into an Emergency surgery

this morning

at 11 am. Three surgeons (a bowel specialist, a gastric bypass

specialist, and

an obgyn) prepped, 9 nurses and dad stood waiting to wheel her in to

the OR....

Just before going in, the baby's heart beat dropped badly and the

nurses lost

the sound completely for 6 minutes (dont' worry, this is good

news...), so, the

surgeons changed course immediatly, did an emergency C section, and

delivered a

perfectly healthy little boy, ph , to and I

at 11:55

this morning... 6 pounds, 19.5 inches, healthy...

Mom stayed in the OR for another 2 hours, surgeons found a 12 inch

section of

bowel that has been pushed back into itself and died, due to the

pregnancy, and

removed it safely... A life threatening condition had she not been

taken care

of that morning...

Mom and baby are healthy, mom is recovering nicely, baby is perfect

and happy

in mom's arms... Caleb, the new big brother, is beside himself with

joy,

pride, and bewilderment...

Dad is beyond joy and intellect... Next week when mom comes home,

I'll realize

all that has happened and collapse....

Thank you God.

Thank you friends,

Thank you , I have two wonderful sons.

Ray

[Guest guest]

,

What a beautiful email from your hubby, he sure does have a way with words. I'm

glad to hear that you and baby are doing well. You truly had some angels around

you guys that day!

Axelrod

Delivered 4 weeks early - Emergency C-Section and

Bowel Re-Section

I don't post much, but thought this might interest you all about

what has happened to and I. Please understand that this

complication had NOTHING to do with the WLS...

But remember that if you start vomiting like crazy, don't assume

that you just have the flu...

This is the email my husband sent out to everyone, and since I was

doped up on Morphine, I don't think I need to try and write the same

thing over again...

in Western MA

323/155/presently 190 postnatal

April 10, 2002, Baystate Medical Center, Dr. Coe

[Guest guest]

,

Ditto to what said - that was beautiful and has left me teary

eyed. :-) Congratulations on the safe delivery of your son, and get

well soon!

Jeri

> ,

> What a beautiful email from your hubby, he sure does have a way

with words. I'm glad to hear that you and baby are doing well. You

truly had some angels around you guys that day!

> Axelrod

> Delivered 4 weeks early - Emergency C-

Section and Bowel Re-Section

>

>

> I don't post much, but thought this might interest you all about

> what has happened to and I. Please understand that this

> complication had NOTHING to do with the WLS...

>

> But remember that if you start vomiting like crazy, don't assume

> that you just have the flu...

>

> This is the email my husband sent out to everyone, and since I

was

> doped up on Morphine, I don't think I need to try and write the

same

> thing over again...

>

> in Western MA

> 323/155/presently 190 postnatal

> April 10, 2002, Baystate Medical Center, Dr. Coe

>

>

>

>

>

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Delivered 4 weeks early - Emergency C-Section and

Bowel Re-Section

I don't post much, but thought this might interest you all about

what has happened to and I. Please understand that this

complication had NOTHING to do with the WLS...

But remember that if you start vomiting like crazy, don't assume

that you just have the flu...

This is the email my husband sent out to everyone, and since I was

doped up on Morphine, I don't think I need to try and write the same

thing over again...

in Western MA

323/155/presently 190 postnatal

April 10, 2002, Baystate Medical Center, Dr. Coe

Hello friends,

My apologies for the mass email, but, you'll understand...

As most of you know, WAS due to deliver around

September 23rd...

This past Wednesday night at 10:30, was very sick, vomiting,

etc. (I'm

sure she'll love me telling everyone that...) We went to the

Emergency room,

where she was tested and getting sicker and sicker since then. The

doctors

guessed a bowel obstruction, but couldn't find it and couldn't do

some tests

because she WAS exactly 9 months pregnant...

Getting sicker and sicker, she was going into an Emergency surgery

this morning

at 11 am. Three surgeons (a bowel specialist, a gastric bypass

specialist, and

an obgyn) prepped, 9 nurses and dad stood waiting to wheel her in to

the OR....

Just before going in, the baby's heart beat dropped badly and the

nurses lost

the sound completely for 6 minutes (dont' worry, this is good

news...), so, the

surgeons changed course immediatly, did an emergency C section, and

delivered a

perfectly healthy little boy, ph , to and I

at 11:55

this morning... 6 pounds, 19.5 inches, healthy...

Mom stayed in the OR for another 2 hours, surgeons found a 12 inch

section of

bowel that has been pushed back into itself and died, due to the

pregnancy, and

removed it safely... A life threatening condition had she not been

taken care

of that morning...

Mom and baby are healthy, mom is recovering nicely, baby is perfect

and happy

in mom's arms... Caleb, the new big brother, is beside himself with

joy,

pride, and bewilderment...

Dad is beyond joy and intellect... Next week when mom comes home,

I'll realize

all that has happened and collapse....

Thank you God.

Thank you friends,

Thank you , I have two wonderful sons.

Ray

Children are a blessing, and a gift from the Lord. -Psalm 127:3