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Our Stories-Our Stories-How to Share Your Story Loretta - Plainfield At 32 1/2 weeks, I began to experience pain unlike no other pain that I had ever had. My lower back was extremely painful to the touch, and it hurt to sit, stand, anything. At first I thought that I was experiencing gas, but by 7 o'clock that evening, I called my ob-gyn and told him I was going to the ER. I was given demerol for the pain and when that would wear off, the pain would come back. Finally in the morning, I finally saw a doctor and a priest by my door. The doctor came to tell my husband and I that I would have to be transported immediately to Rush Presbyterian Hospital in Chicago because I had HELLP syndrome and he wasn't sure how to treat it. When I arrived at Rush, the doctor told my husband that I might not make it thru the night because my liver and kidneys were shutting down, my blood was not clotting and that he may have to make a decision between me and the baby. For unknown reasons, I was in labor for 16 hours and barely remember a thing until after my c-section a short time after. My beautiful little girl weighed 4 lbs 9oz and was 17 inches long (Big for a preemie) She is in excellent health with the exception of what we still believe is reflux. I on the other hand have had 2 surgeries since with one on the way and are still experiencing complications due to HELLP syndrome. I believe that more research needs to be done and every ob-gyn should be made aware of how dangerous HELLP syndrome is. Thank you for starting this website and for the work that everyone is doing!!! Loretta from Plainfield Back to Our Stories
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