I stayed in the hospital for a little bit longer to monitor my blood sugar. With the IV and eating frequently, there were no problems. However, when I was getting ready to be discharged, the nurse checked my blood sugar and it was only at 57. She freaked out and tried to make me stay longer until it was back up to a safe level but Josh and I insisted she let me go because staying in the hospital won't make any difference. She didn't believe us. So because it is such a rare tumor, we had to explain the whole thing to her so she would understand and not be so freaked out about it. We told her that even if I was to stay in the hospital longer, it will inevitably go back down. We explained that I've been living with this for the past 9 months and that I know how to manage it at home. Finally, she understood and let me go. I was free!! Phew!
The first night home was a little nerve racking for me because I didn't know what to expect and I didn't have the nurses continuously monitoring me. But everything was fine, I am up many time at night with baby Ella anyway so it's easy to check my sugar levels at any time. However, last night when I was about ready to go to bed, I checked my sugar and it read at 158, I thought that couldn't be right, that's diabetic levels and there is no way! So I figured at least it wasn't low and went to bed. When I got up with Ellie about 3 hrs later, I was sweating really bad, dizzy and so weak I couldn't stand long enough to change the babys' diaper. But I checked my sugar and it read at 122 which is normal levels. I drank some juice quickly and instantly felt better. I know it was dangerously low because those are all the symptoms. I guess I better buy a new sugar tester because that was really scary...
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Congratulations new Mom & Dad!
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