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Nefertari's Heart Story: Part 3
Posted on February 16, 2012 by Nefertari Williams
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That was a rough night. I was unable to take the medicine that works for cramps and I couldn’t see my baby. She was in the NCU, safe and warm with the best nurses in the world. It was me that was in critical condition. When I looked to my left – I had a nurse sitting by my side, and when I looked to my right the same. I was in such poor condition that I had two Critical Care nurses sitting 2 inches from my side. They told me that the next 24 hours were crucial to my survival. My buzzers beeped and alarms went off constantly. The nurses did their jobs and I was right back each time. As soon as I was strong enough, must have been about 12 hours later – I demanded to see my baby. They made it happen and what a moment it was; she looked just like my baby picture. She had A tiny IV in her arm and a blood pressure cuff on the other arm and was so content laying there in her own private incubator. I wept thinking about all that she went through. Days went by and we both got stronger and healthier. Even though I did have a minor set back with a bought of pneumonia, I was still able to bring my baby home a week later.
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Our journey was just beginning. I was going home to 5 children and a failing heart. To repair the dissection – doctors had to place 3 stents in my coronary artery which required me to take blood thinners and about 9 other pills daily. The blood thinners require constant monitoring – especially in the beginning so I had to travel to Philly every two days with 5 children hardly able to walk. It was tough but I was happy to be alive, so I was happy to do it.
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I found out about a month later that my heart wasn’t functioning as effectively as they had hoped so I was admitted back into the hospital so that doctors could place a defibrillator into my heart. This is a devise used to shock the heart back into rhythm should it stop or begin to beat too fast. Continuing with my positive attitude – I was thankful that such technology existed and was given the label by several doctors and nurses as the most positive patient ever!
Copyright 2012
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To Be Continued……..
