Hello all! Let me start by saying today was a MUCH better day than yesterday. Ten fold, a hundred fold, a million times better - I felt like myself today, thank goodness! And this afternoon I spent a leisurely hour-plus sitting on my patio with a nice breeze, a cold glass of decaf iced tea, and a book of crossword puzzles...ahhhh relaxation at its finest!
So this evening I went to meet one of the pedatricians at a practice just down the road - literally one quarter mile away. I liked the office a lot. The doctor I met with spoke about the practice and gave me an opportunity to ask my questions and I just felt really comfortable there. The practice has 4 male docs and 4 female docs. They have a call-in hour from 8am-9am each morning in case you just have general questions you want to ask a nurse and/or doc (nutritional, behavioral, etc) which is really nice. Two nights a week they're open until 7pm at our nearby office and another two nights a week they're open until 7pm at their other office in the next town over. They're also open for sick visits on Saturday and Sunday mornings (HUGE plus!) And you can talk to their lactation counselor M-F between 8am-5pm (again, nice!) So we'll see the hospital's pediatrician where we'll deliver and then when we're discharged we'll start going to this practice I visited for Maribel's care.
Now, onto two other bits of good news that I must share. First, I told you about my former IVF cycle buddy N - her u/s today went great! She and her DH were able to see their little bean on the screen with a beautiful heartbeat of 142. I kept refreshing my screen all afternoon waiting for her message to come in and I was overjoyed at the news. So big congratulations to N & her DH!
My other congratulations goes out to K. K is the message board friend who originally saw my post about my non-existent cervix and sent me a message telling me about the TAC and recommending I reach out to Dr D to discuss it with him. She had her TAC placed in September after previously losing twins to incompetent cervix in the 2nd trimester. If it weren't for her noticing my post that day and giving me Dr D's contact information, well, I don't know if we'd be here today just 1 day shy of 38 weeks pregnant. Anyways, K just had her baby this past week. She delivered a little early, at 34w3d, and her little girl needed a little help breathing from the NICU but the fact of the matter is, she has a baby girl that she'll be bringing home. Another TAC success story.
The other soon-to-be TAC success story on my IVF board is A who had almost all of her cervix removed when she had cervical cancer. She's due a few weeks behind me and while her cervix has shortened and she's on Procardia & strict bedrest, she's at the 32 week mark so it looks like all 3 of us TAC sisters are going to be success stories. And I think back to that stupid OB/GYN that I first saw who said their practice "doesn't believe in cerclages." God I'm so glad I ditched that practice in a hurry and took the aggressive approach!
Ahhh, it felt good to write about good stuff today, especially after yesterday's toxicity. First thing tomorrow I have my appointment with Dr D so I should have some details on next week's c-section. Just think, a week from tonight I'll be double checking my hospital bag, eating my last food before the cutoff of no food/drink, and wondering if I'll sleep a wink that night. It's really only a week away...WOW!!
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