Midwife, whom I love, and she listened to bambino while checking me out. Toward the end of our visit I pointed out to her a tender red spot about 6 inches below the sore rib spot that sent me to the hospital only a few days earlier. Her eyes lit up and it clicked. Shingles, she says. Shingles. Apparently shingles are extremely painful and effect only one side either right or left. The rash was the missing piece.
She called in one of the doctors for a second opinion and called Dr Jennie who helped me at the hospital on Friday. Apparently Jennie squealed with delight when Kristen called her. The pieces all came together for them.
I did some googling because honestly, I knew little to nothing about shingles. I knew it was a form of chicken pox that happened in adults vs children, but not really anything else. To be honest, I was concerned it meant I was a huge pain wimp but apparently they can be extremely painful and anyone I've talked to that knows someone who's had it has said it's some of the worst pain you can experience. I guess I'll take that! I'm just relieved that nothing is broken and I'll be fully healed in time for this kid to come out. Whew!
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