I got a request for Connor taking care of Ava on her period
As soon as Ava woke up for work she realized she started her period. Her cramps started as she was getting ready for work. Connor could tell something was off with Ava.
"Hey Avey are you ok," He asked
"Yeah I started my period this morning and I have cramps. She replied
"I'm sorry babe ill be right back," He said walking out of the room.
He went into the kitchen and got Advil and made her some green tea.
"Here take this' Connor said handing her the tea and Advil
"Thanks, babe," Ava said
She took the Advil and drank the tea and finished getting ready. Connor and Ava were with a patient when her cramps started up again. Ava tried to act like everything was ok, but Connor could tell something was wrong. They finished up with their patient and went into the hall where Ava grabbed the handrail on the wall and slowly slid down.
"You ok?" Connor asked
"No my cramps are horrible right now" Ava replied shakily
"I'm sorry babe let's go to a room and lay down for a bit Connor said helping her up.
They got in the on-call room and laid down. Ava laid in a fetal position and Conner began to massage her stomach. They laid there for 45 minutes before their pagers went off. They went and treated their patient and came back to the room.
"You can have more meds now Avey," Connor said as he handed her some Tylenol
"Thanks" Ava replied
She took the Advil and Conner started to massage her stomach again. Her cramps were getting worse and she was in a ton of pain.
"Are you going to be ok alone in here for a couple I want to go get something for you" Connor asked
'Yeah" ava replied
Ok ill be right back" Connor said rolling out of bed.
He quickly went to his locker and got an empty plastic water bottle. He went over to the sinks and waited for the water to get hot. Once the water got hot enough he filled up the water bottle and went back to Ava.
"Hey babe I got a hot water bottle hopefully it'll help," Connor told her
"Thanks" Ava replied
Conner put the water bottle under her shirt and gently rolled the water bottle up and down her stomach. He felt Ava relax a little. They stayed like this before Ava's stomach started to growl.
"What do you want for lunch babe' connor asked
"I'm craving spicy food I'm going to get some hot wings from the cafeteria" Ava replied
"Ok babe lets go get some lunch," Connor told her
Once they got to the cafeteria Ava got hot wings and Connor got a hamburger. After lunch, they did afternoon rounds on the cardiac ICU floor. Ava took more Advil when she could. Their shift finally ended and Ava was ready to go home. Her cramps were bad. All she wanted to do was lay in bed with Conner and a heating pad.
"What do you want to do for dinner," Connor asked
"Chipotle sounds really good right now" Ava replied
"That does sound good a burrito bowl sounds really good right now," Conner said
They both got burrito bowls and went home. When they got home Conner put the corn pack in the microwave for Ava. Once it was done he brought it to her. She put the heating pad on her stomach and they both ate their dinner and watched tv. Avas cramps got bad again halfway through their show and she groaned in pain.
"Ssh just breathe through it im here I've got you" Conner soothed
He felt Ava relax a bit a couple minutes later.
"Here you can take more advil now" He said handing her advil
"Thanks" she replied, taking the advice.
They watched tv for a bit before getting ready for bed. Ava's cramps were still bad and Conner could tell she was in pain. Ava got in bed and Conner joined her a minute later with a hot water bottle. He rolled it up and down her stomach for 45 minutes before she fell asleep. He woke up to Ava whimpering in pain 3 hours later. He turned on a dim light and saw her gripping the sheets, he gently pried her hand off of the sheets and took it in his.
"Ssh squeeze my hand babe I've got you just squeeze my hand as hard as you need to" Connor soothed
Ava squeezed his hand hard. 30 minutes later she released her grip a little. Conner got out of bed and put hot water in the water bottle, got Advil and some ice water. He went back into their room with the items and Ava was in the fetal position.
"Here sit up and take some meds," Connor said as he helped her to sit up
She groaned in pain when she sat up
"Ssh" Connor soothed
Once she took the meds she laid back down. Conner rolled the hot water bottle over her stomach again and felt her relax. They both slept till 9 until Ava got woken up from cramps. Conner got her medicine and heated up the corn pack. They cuddled for a bit before Conner made bacon and hashbrowns for breakfast. Around lunch, Ava's cramps got really bad. She started to cry from the pain.
"Ssh ssh squeeze my hand" Connor soothed
She squeezed his hand hard for about an hour. Conner massaged her stomach until she released her grip. By this time she was able to take more meds.
"Here you can take more meds now," Connor told her
She took the meds and fell asleep on the corner's lap for a bit. She woke up a couple of hours later and was hungry. She was still craving spicy food. She got up off the couch and ordered a spicy chicken sandwich from chick fil a. Once her sandwich got there she inhaled it. She also doused her fries in hot sauce and inhaled those too. They watched movies for a bit until dinner. Conner heated up a frozen pizza for dinner. After dinner, they watched tv for a bit until Ava's cramps came back. She whimpered at the pain and Connor got up, went to the bathroom, and started a hot bath. Once the bath was ready Conner got her in. He massaged her stomach a bit before they both got out. Ava felt much better when she got out and went to bed. Her cramps lasted for another 6 days and they were bad. Connor was there for her the whole time but was starting to get worried. He knew her cramps were gone a week later but she was still bleeding pretty heavily. By week 2 she was getting dizzy when she moved too fast. A week later she was sitting at the main desk working on some charts when her pager went off. She stood up and everything went dark and blurry. Will asked her if she was ok and she didn't answer. He then saw her eyes start to roll back in her head. He ran up to her and caught her. He carefully laid her on the floor then picked her up and ran to an empty room. April and Sharon followed Will in.
"Someone page connor" Will said
April quickly paged Connor.
Ava woke up a couple of seconds after being placed on the bed.
"Ava can you hear me" Will asked
"Yeah what happened" Ava asked
'You passed out" Will replied
Just then Connor ran in.
"Oh my god Ava what happened" Connor asked running up to her and grabbing her hand
"She passed at the nurses station" Will replied
"Ava do you know what could have caused you to pass out?" Will asked
"Yeah, I've been on my period for 3 weeks straight. I was supposed to have an appointment with Dr.Asher after work today" Ava replied
'Ok page Dr.Asher and draw some blood. Get a complete blood count" Will told April.
April quickly drew some blood and put a rush on the tests.
Dr, Asher cake in a couple of minutes later.
"Hey Ava im going to do a quick ultrasound on you" Dr.Asher told her
Dr.Asher did the ultrasound and everything was normal.
"Ok Ava so everything is normal with your ultrasound in my chart it says your on birth control are you still taking it" Dr.Asher asked
"Yes" Ava replied
"Ok, I'm going to prescribe you something stronger hopefully that'll get your period under control." Dr.Asher told her
"Ok" Ava responded
"I wanna make sure it's not your heart causing this" Connor told her
"I don't think it is" Ava replied
"Just let me check you over I'd rather be safe than sorry," Connor responded
"OK" Ava replied
He listened to her heart and gave her an EKG and echo and everything was normal.
"OK Ava your anemic but I can treat it with 2 iron shots," Will told Ava
"Ok" ava replied
A couple of minutes later April came into doing the shots.
"Ok roll on your side I'm going to do your shots now," April told her
Connor grabbed her hands as she rolled on her side
"Ok so you're going to feel a pinch and some stinging I'm going to do one on each side," April said as she was cleaning her skin
"Ok here we go 1,2,3" April said as she started the first shot
Ava winced when she felt the stinging
"Ssh your ok squeeze my hands" Connor soothed
"Ok last one here we go 1,2,3," April said as she started the second shot
Ava winched again when she felt the stinging.
"Ssh your doing so good just squeeze my hand" Connor soothed
"I know im sorry im done you can go home in 45 minutes" April told Ava
"Ok thanks" Ava replied
20 minutes later Dr.asher came in.
"Ok, so I am going to put you on the twirla patch. The patch goes on your skin so it'll bypass your liver so hopefully, that'll work" Dr.asher told her
"Ok thanks" Ava replied
25 minutes later they got discharged
"Ok you guys can go home now come back in 4 days to recheck your iron levels in preserving your iron pills take 2 every day," Wil told her
"Ok thanks" Ava replied
They picked up her meds on the way home. She put the patch on as soon as she got home. 4 days later she was still bleeding but it was very light. Her iron levels were back to normal but she had to keep taking them until the patch fully started to work which took 3 months.
A/N I know this is not normal but this is what's happening to me. I now have to see a bunch of specialists because no one can figure out what's wrong with me so that's fun.
