April 2004
I'm 7 weeks pg now and the doctor told me I was having a healthy
baby. I had my ultrasound done Tuesday and the baby is in my uterus.
My due date is 12/12/04.
December 2003
This is Vetta and Paul's story about our trip to Mexico to have
Tubal Reversal done:
Our flight wasn't supposed to leave until 9:55am on December 20th
2003, so we left home at 6:00am that morning, cause we were afraid
we were not going to get there in time, we felt this was to good to
be true for us. It cost us $663.00 for two round trip tickets, that
was a real good price. We got to the Louisville, KY Airport two
hours early, so after we checked threw I told Paul I was going to
get Dr Levi a coffee cup with Kentucky on it, so he can have
something from my state. I got my camcorder out and tape some of the
planes coming in and leaving, I was scared, never been on a plane
before.
We finally got on the plane to Ohio, we had to change planes again
in Ohio, to Houston, TX., then to McAllen, TX. Every time we went up
or came down I grabbed Paul's hand and closed my eyes. I also got
sick on the plane cause didn't have anything to eat since the night
before at midnight.
We got to McAllen, TX Airport it was at 3:30pm, so we went and
rented a car. It cost $30.00 to rent the car and $40.00 for Mexican
insurance. Paul said you are driving, so I did.
I thought I could drive there with no problems, was I wrong! I went
the wrong way, couldn't figure out the speed limit. Here we go 65,
there its only 10 to 20 (those are in KM). Once I realized I was
lost, I had to get over in the other lane because it was a one way
street. I had to go over 3 rolls to get over to make a u-turn, which
I was not supposed to have made, but I saw others doing it, so I did
like they were doing! This one group of Mexican men in a truck,
smiled at me and shook their head, I know I could have got in
trouble with the law, but I thought if they are going to get me,
then they have to get them too.
Got lost again, so I stopped where there was a policeman and he took
me straight to the hospital. It was 5:45pm, They called Dr. Levi,
and he told me to go ahead and let them get me in a bed and start my
IV and they will do my surgery in the morning. I told him I had not
eaten anything since last night at midnight, and got sick on the
plane and got a headache, could he please go ahead and do it now, he
told me go ahead and get IV started and he will see if they could.
At 6:00pm that night, he came in and told me they were going to do
it then. They started my IV, and it hurts, she had trouble but would
not take it out and try again she just kept pushing and moving it up
and down. They finally got it, Dr. Levi comes in and puts something
in my IV, and said that will help me from being sick at my stomach,
then the nurse came back in and put a cap on my head and something
on my feet, then wheeled me in the room where Paul and the doctors
were, and Dr Levi told me to get up on the table, so I looked up
over the door and saw the cross with Jesus, and yes it is pretty.
I laid down on the table and they put me in a fetal position. I
thought what they had put in my IV in the room was all they were
going to give me, and I was still awake. I looked up at Dr. Levi and
told him I wanted to be asleep and he said 'that's what this is now
that I'm getting ready to put in your IV'. That's the last thing I
remember until I woke up in my room. Paul told me during my surgery
I woke up and told the doctor I felt that, and every time I woke up
they would shoot more medicine through my IV. They said I woke up
three times and Paul said, I would go back out. I was not in pain,
but could not feel from my waist down and let me tell you that was
real weird. Paul said I was going in and out to sleep, then that
later at night, the nurse brought me some hot tea and jello.
After the surgery Dr. Levi and Paul went out to eat and showed Paul
his home and Dr. Perez's house. Paul said they were nice. Dr. Levi
also showed Paul where to find him some real snakeskin boots. When
they got back I was finally waking up, Dr. Levi came in my room and
asked me if I'm in pain or anything, told him I was fine, and asked
him where Paul was, he told me he was showing off his new snakeskin
boots.
I don't know what time it was, but I told Paul, look I can move my
toes, that felt so good. Then Paul laid down on his nice soft cot,
and we went to sleep, all through the night there was a nurse that
came in and checked on me and ran more medicine through my epidural
line ~ yes it stays in and the IV does too until you get up and
moving around. They were cleaning the room all the time, and it did
not smell like a hospital. The only thing I think they should have
had was a call button, in case you need some one, but they didn't
have one.
The next morning, I could feel my feet and legs, so I asked if I
could get up, and they told me to eat. Then Dr. Levi came in and I
asked him could they take out my IV now so I can eat and he did.
After I ate a little, I got up with a nurse helping me. A friend I
met on one of the groups, told me that she must have got up the
wrong way because it hurt her more than it did me ~ but it still
hurt! Dr. Levi told us that he was proud of me because most of his
patients take longer, but even though I was in pain, I got up and
walked all over that small hospital. It was only on one level. I got
to see two babies. Also when I was walking around a new dad came by
me and I asked him could I see his baby, and he told me yes and let
me hold it. I cant wait!!!! I got so bored and didn't want to go get
back to the bed plus I wanted to walk. I asked Dr. Levi if I could
walk outside, he told me yes, but stay at the hospital. I walked out
of the hospital and sat in the car.
Then at noon I got to hurting real bad on my right side and went
back in the hospital and had the nurse to tell Dr. Levi, but he was
in surgery, but he came in a few minutes later and told me they were
going to put this wrap around my waist and it should feel much
better. They put the wrap on and he came back in there 15 minutes,
and saw I was still crying so he gave me a shot in my hip, then I
went to sleep, and I was supposed to leave the hospital to go home
at 2:00 pm. Paul came in and woke me up and said his he going to let
you go home, I asked him what time was it and he told me it was 1:30
pm. After I started walking around I was okay. I was going to get
dress, and Paul said not until you take a shower, so Dr Levi came in
and asked me how I'm feeling and I told him fine but could he still
give me a shot for the trip home, he did, and I'm glad he did!!! I
took a shower and told Paul I had to eat some first for I could
leave, so I ate a little after my shower, then told him bye and
left. I asked Paul did he want me to drive to airport he said if you
feel like it, so I drove.
Got lost going to the airport and we were running late, thought we
were going to miss our plane. I drove to the airport, parked the
rental car and while Paul was turning in the car, I went to check us
in and got me a wheel chair, they took me straight through to the
plane. Every time I got off the plane there was a wheel chair there
for me. Once back in Kentucky I drove almost all the way home, until
I got to hurting too bad. I do recommend taking Tylenol 8 hour with
you, it's the best.
Paul & Lovetta
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