So a fair amount has happened on this ride in the last few days. It was definitely rough this last weekend when we tried to have David and Nathan stay overnight. Nathan lasted until about the end of normal visiting hours before deciding he was ready to go home. Not real surprised there, but it still hurt a bit emotionally because I was looking forward to having my family with me for one night at least. Things are getting strange around here though.
I've been trying to get Dr. Strecker, my OB, and Dr. O'Hara, my perinatologist, together to set a date for the upcoming c-section. Here's the twist though... Today they did a mapping sonogram to see where the cord and blood vessels were at to decide where the incision was going to be made during the c-section. However, during the sonogram today the technicians could not find any vessels of the umbilical cord attached to or laying over the cervix. In plain english this would mean that my vasa previa has corrected itself and is no longer there. I would then get to go home and most likely finish out this pregnancy fairly normally. Neither of my doctors are willing to jump to conclusions though and Dr. O'Hara has scheduled another sonogram for tomorrow afternoon which she will be present at to double check the results since just 2 weeks ago in her office, the vasa previa was still there and nothing had moved.
I'll admit, part of me would really rather be at home with family. Another part is just ready for McKenzie to be here and to have things done and start the recovery so that I can return to my family and prepare for the new school year and all the other fun things lying ahead of me on my path. I also dread trying to control my gestational diabetes on my own if I were to go home. I do miss my family though. What a roller coaster ride it has been the last few days! Did I mention my birthday is just a couple of days away? Let's see what lies around the bend of the tracks and see where it takes us.
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