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[miracle baby]

I Delivered My Daughter On June29,2005
I Had Gestational Diabetes And Preclampsia.
I Went To My Doctor With Shortness Of Breath And My Blood Pressure Was 180/110. He Said That It Was Probally From Being Full Of Baby And The Baby Pushing On My Chest. He Did A Chest Xray And
It Showed That My Heart My Be Enlarge And I Had Fluid On My Lungs.
He Order A Echocardiogram For Three Days Later.well The Next
Day I Went To The Emergency Room And In The Ambulance My Blood
Pressure Was Just About 300. I Had To Be Life Line To Another Hospital And I Had A Breathing Tube Put In. I Was In Icu For Three
Weeks. My Baby Is Fine I Dont Know If I Will Be And We Were Told We
Couldnt Have Any More Children. This Was My First And I Wanted
More But I Thank God Everyday That She's Ok And That I Will Be Around To See Her Grow Up. I Feel Like I Cant Enjoy My Life And That Maybe If He Listen To My Signs Maybe I Wouldnt Of Got So Bad. Any Advice.

[SerenaWelsh]

I'm glad you found us, but sorry for all that you've been through.

It is possible that had your doctor diagnosed you earlier, it wouldn't have been so bad - but we can't go back and dwell on that. You're here now and for a reason! How are you now? Do you know your ejection fraction? How do you physically feel every day? What medications are you on?

If it's any consolation at all, most doctors would have told you no more children no matter how mild or bad the heart failure was/is. It is the standard line of doctors, and for good reason. They don't have solid evidence that another pregnancy is safe. That doesn't mean it isn't, just that they can't prove it one way or the other.

Stick around, you'll see lots of women here with AMAZING stories that will give you hope...and make you laugh at times.

[miracle baby]

I'm On Coreg Twice A Day And Diovan,i've Not Had Another Cardiogram The Last One Was 30-35 Percent. I've Not Been Able To Go Back To Work Full Time Yet. Some Days I Feel Fine Some Times I Dont.

[mikeyandBellesmommy]

Hi and welcome if you read my BIo my docs where idiots too. you never know whether or not their negligence caused you to get worse then you would have been if they caught it earlier. Just THANK GOD they caught it. There have been women who have lost their lives due to docs not payign attention.

I would say find a good doc listen to them take your meds and gradually you will start to feel better it will get easier and the emotional as well as physical symptoms will seem less and less. I DO recommend if you are havign a really hard time coping or you are anxious go on an anti depressent. I ended up being diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder and I went on zoloft for two years and it really helped!

The girls on here as Serena said are amazing and you found a great place to vent or just listen!

WELCOME

:)

[Lisa V]

You definitely have come to the right place...................
I think we were all in the same shoes as far as our doctors go, most of us were told we had pneumonia and put us on medication for that, then later learned it made our condition ieven worse. If you read my BIO you will understand more about me and how I went untreated and ended in the ER with an EF of 10%, also had to be transfered by Helicopter to another hosiptal that could get me through the night. Please try to move on and get that heart healed with plenty of rest and medication. Hope to see you around these boards.

[melissamph]

Praying for more good days than not! Welcome to the site! I am glad you are here!

[JAMESFETT]

Both you and your baby are miracles. You are improving, as your next echo will undoubtedly confirm (we do advise repeat echo somewhere between first one at diagnosis and 8 weeks later, just to be sure that improvement is there). Don't make any permanent decision about future pregnancies because we are in a phase of learning more about risks. Prayers and best wishes,

James

[miracle baby]

My Husband Is Now Sterile The Doctors Said That Was The Only
Option For Us .after Reading How Many People Has Had Another
That Makes Me Mad Because It Should Of Been My Choice.

[melissamph]

My doc was the same way. We were fortunate though as this happened after the birth of our 3rd child. My cardiologist threatened to castrate my husband himself. Not very professional to say the least but he was trying to press home the importance of taking responsibility so that I didn't get pregnant and possibly die. As you can see there are plenty of ladies here that have gone on and had another child and some even two. It is/was absolutely your decision. I am so sorry that you were not given the opportunity to make it! I will pray for you to be able to forgive this doctor. I have forgiven mine and I love him. I had to in forgiving tell him what I thought too. Take care and again I hope you find support here. You are among friends and others that have walked your walk!

[dawn]

First, congrats on your baby! Glad you've found us, and I hope you continue to see improvement.

What is your little one's name?

dawn

[miracle baby]

My Little Girls Name Is Macy Elizabeth.

[dawn]

I look forward to getting to know you and Miss Macy Elizabeth. :)