Life is precious and we are blessed to live with our hopes and dreams. But sometimes a turn of events can change our life forever. This tattoo is the memory of such a day for Jackie.
I went to the hospital where I spent 11 hours in the waiting room. once I saw a doctor, she told me that she thought it was a utopic pregnancy and that I would have to stay overnight. Once I checked into the hospital the doctor told me that the pain, I was experiencing was similar to contractions and that I would be given morphine but they ended up giving me nothing.
The next day I went for my ultrasound and the doctors told me I might need surgery. After almost 24 hours of getting to the hospital I was finally given an IV drip because I wasn’t allowed eating or drinking anything. They wouldn’t let anyone see me or even let me out to have a smoke.
They finally came and told me that I was going into surgery in an hour because a fetus was growing in my Fallopian tube and it was on the verge of breaking. If it did, I would have died.
Thankfully the surgery went well.
When I woke,
I had a nurse hand me a piece of paper stating that I lost my Fallopian tube
and if I were to get pregnant again, I have a higher chance of it happening
again.
Long story short... that was the most painful and aggravating thing that
I’ve ever been through.
It also changed the opportunity for my own children. So be thankful for the gift of motherhood and know that the life within is so so special.