"That took me by surprise."

Tuesday, March 19, 1991 (Part 2)
     Mon. 3/11 I had another non-stress test & saw Dr. Lehew.  It was a different girl who did the test this time.  She wasn't as friendly as Bonnie.  She just strapped on two monitors and sat in front of the monitor where I couldn't see it and read through my whole chart.  And we did this test for over 30 minutes.  When she did talk she asked if I'd been having any Braxton-Hicks contractions & I told her 2, sometimes 3 times a day but not every day.  She told me to tell the nurse.
     When the nurse called me to check my weight & blood pressure she asked if I'd told the girl I was having the BH's every hour!  I told her it was 2-3 times a day, not an hour but I don't know if I might have said hour instead of day or the girl just wasn't paying attention.  Anyway, she said they'd do a pelvic exam to see if I've started dilating any.  So then I started worrying about that.  But at least my weight was up - 2&3/4 lbs.!  I was relieved about that.  But it was on a different set of scales so it might not really have been that much.  But I'm sure I gained at least most of that much.  Dr. Lehew was very nice.  He said I haven't dilated any yet.  I asked him at what point of frequency should I let them know about the BH's.  He said if they come every 15 minutes or so for an hour to call & let them know.
     Tues. 3/12 Guy had to go in for shooting practice.  He was finished by lunch so he was home in plenty of time to go with me to see Dr. Baker.  I'd written a note and put a picture of myself in to leave for Dr. Lazarus cause she should be back soon.  I left it with Joann.  Dr. Baker said I sounded fine & seemed to be doing fine as fas as my CF was concerned.  I told him my main complaints were wheezing when I'm on my left side, my ears are always stopped up, & I'm always having to blow my nose.  He didn't listen to me while I was laying down like I wanted.  He did prescribe me some nose spray though - the same stuff Dr. Lazarus gave me once.  I didn't like it cause it ran down my throat and tasted awful.  It still does that.  But he said it would take 2-3 weeks to see any results.  I also got a new prescription for sudafed & my tobramycin.  I'd called the week before and had to leave a message for Commander Godbout that I'd be in on that date with a new prescription.  She had it all ready for me.  Because the line at the window was so long I asked if she could get the sudafed & nasalide for me too.  She told me to come back in 20 minutes.  I went to the waiting room & Guy ran up to McDonald's & got me a Sprite.  I had some raisins in my purse & ate some of them & on the way home I had a little Butterfinger that was also in my purse.  By the time we got home I was tired enough to take a nap.  I tried laying on my right side first but if felt like I had a sore spot.  I just turned over & didn't think much more about it.
     Wed. 3/13 I had an appt. with Marian McCoy.  She weighed me at a 2 lb. gain.  That was on the usual scales so it may have been more accurate.  She said I didn't need to keep a diary again since I was doing so good.  I'm glad cause that really gets to be a nuisance. 
     Thu. 3/14 Guy had an appt. at PNH to see the surgery unit about a knot in his arm.  It's bothered him off & on but has been making his whole arm hurt lately.  They said it could be a hardened fat deposit affecting a nerve & gave him some kind of anti-inflammatory medicine to take for a month.  He's supposed to go back if it doesn't help.  He took one tablet before he left there & started getting drowsy so he came on home instead of going back to work.  I think we both took a nap that aft. but I'm not sure now.
    Olan Mills had called a couple of nights earlier & we were supposed to let them know if we wanted their offer or not.  They called back the next night & we said we would and they were supposed to send someone with the certificate on Thu. night.  We paid 19.95 to get 3 - 8x10's & 1 - 11x14, one at a time at 3 month intervals.  I figure we'll order more pictures to send to everyone of the baby.
     My side/back was starting to bother me more & I had Guy look at it to see if I had a bruise but he couldn't see anything except maybe a little swelling.  It was right on the 2nd rib from the bottom, on the right, about halfway between my backbone & my side.  It was very sore to the touch and hurt some when I coughed so I decided I must have pulled a muscle but I wasn't sure how because I didn't think I'd been coughing that hard.
     I was awake Fri morning (3/15) when Guy got up (as usual).  When he came to bring me some milk he said Sue had called twice & left messages on the machine the night before.  He told me to try & call her before she left for work & I did a little before 8:00.  I was afraid it was something about Mom but it wasn't.  (We'd turned the phone off when we took a nap & forgot to turn it back on when we went upstairs.)  She said she'd been thinking about me since we talked last weekend (I'd called her the previous Sun. aft. to ask advice about video cameras & we talked over 30 minutes) and thought she'd like to come see us.  That took me by surprise.  I asked if she wanted to come help take care of the baby or come before that.  She said she wanted to see me pregnant.  She said she had to call & confirm her flight by 6:00 Fri. night & I thought she said she'd call us back & let us know for sure but we haven't heard anything else from her.  She said it would be from April 18-22.  I told her the baby might come while she's here.  She said that would be ok.  It would be nice if she was here when the baby comes.