Scary Day

Well, yesterday became a very scary day for me. I was making cookies for Elijah's teachers so that it counted as volunteer hours for the year when I suddenly realized I was wet but had just been to the bathroom. I won't get into too much detail but basically, I thought my water broke. So I gathered the kids and took them to Jake's mom and headed to meet Jake at his work to go to L&D. I was only 30.6 weeks so I was a bit nervous and hoping it was not actually broken. I know a lot of people can think their water has broken and I knew I would feel a bit stupid if it hadn't but I figured better safe than sorry, especially because I had started experiencing some cramping as well.
Once we got to L&D they hooked me up to the monitor and wanted to see what baby was doing for awhile before they checked to see if my water had broken. Of course, my normal uterine irritability was occurring. She asked me if I felt contractions but I will be honest, at this point, I am just uncomfortable all the time and unless they are breathtaking they are just a constant annoyance. So she ended up doing the tests and they all came back that my water had not broken. BUT because I was contracting, they were going to give me terbutaline. Now, I have had terbutaline before. I had a shot of it with the twins and then was put on it for 2 weeks prior to their delivery. I know how it makes you feel. Like a crazy person. Shaky. Heart racing. Like an albuterol inhaler x4. So she gave me the shot. I went to the bathroom. She hooked me back up to the monitor. She walked out of the room and almost immediately I started seeing some spots and feeling light headed. I told Jake I didn't feel well and my monitor started going off because my heart rate started to elevate so high. It very quickly escalated to where I felt like something was in my throat and I couldn't breathe. Jake was trying to ask me questions and I couldn't answer because I was just trying to breathe. He got the nurse and I quickly turned into a OB rapid response. I know bits and pieces because they were trying to let me know what was going on but I had closed my eyes just to focus on breathing. They seemed to think it was an anxiety attack but I finally was able to let them know I couldn't breathe because I felt like my throat was closing. I was pale and my blood pressure was low. They were super fast with getting an IV in and they gave me a whole bag of fluids and Benadryl. Once the Benadryl was in, I started to feel like my throat wasn't closing anymore, but there still seemed like there was something there. I still was having trouble breathing and so I could hear them talking about what to do. They ended up giving me some Versed and putting thick blankets on me (I was shaking uncontrollably) and the last thing I remember is them putting EKG leads on me. Once I started to wake up they monitored me for a little while longer and then I was able to go home. They told me they were writing it down as an allergy but it could have just been an anxiety attack. I completely disagree. I have had an anxiety attack before. I've even hyperventilated and passed out. This was ABSOLUTELY like nothing I have ever experienced before. I have never been so scared because I honestly could not breathe. I have had asthma attacks. I have never felt like my throat was closing on me. I thought they were going to have to intubate me. Needless to say, I never want to experience that ever again. Thankfully, baby was ok through the whole thing. Today I just feel extremely tired and sore and I feel like I went through a major asthma attack (only someone who has experienced this will understand what that means). I did talk to my OB office and they said that can be normal after such an event. So I just need to watch it, rest, and stay hydrated. Hopefully that will never happen again.