Well this was really unexpected!

Melissa

Warning! This is long but I could use some help and support please. Ok, Hey ladies. Just had to share my story and see if anyone has delt with anything similar because it has me scared and nervous right now. So I'm 26 years old and currently 10 wks along with my 5th baby. Due November 28th. Well I went to the ER on the 1st because I was having bad flank pain and some lower belly cramping. I figured I might have a kidney infection since I've delt with them in pregnancy before. Well long story short I was right and they admitted me to the hospital the same day. I told the doctor about my cramping and that I had pain and pressure in my right side (near my ovary) so they decided to do an ultrasound to check on baby because I had started to spot and they wanted to be on the safe side. Well on the upside baby is great. Heartbeat was 178 and he/she was wiggling all around. But they found that I have a blood clot on my right side where I was having the pain. It is a pretty large clot that is in a blood vessel that leads right to my right Ovary. The doctor told me that having a blood clot like this specifically is rare. He said it was something they might find in an older woman who Is Not pregnant so they were shocked to find I have such a large one durring pregnancy. Luckily it poses No threat to baby however they stressed that this could be very dangerous for me. So they had to speak with a group of doctors with high risk OB experience and specialists for the blood clot to try to find good blood thinnig medication to use while pregnant. They told me that I have to get 2 shots of the medicine in my belly twice a day for the rest of my pregnancy and up until 6 weeks postpartum. I'm really scared over all of this, since I never had a blood clot before and the idea of having to give myself shots everyday for the whole pregnancy scares me. I know it may seem dumb especially since I've had kids before but I never had any problems like this and it scares me so much. The doctor was going over so much with me about the risks and that it could cause problems come time to deliver so I'm just trying to absorb all of this and coap with it. I'm still in the hospital currently and they honestly don't seem to want to talk about me going home yet for a while so just sitting here thinking is driving me crazy. I know this was really long so if you've read this all thank you!

Has anyone felt with anything like this while pregnant before? Any advice? Positive outcomes? Anything insightful or positive is much appreciated. Here's the ultrasound pic of my sweet little baby from yesterday.