The title pretty much says it all, but this is what we've been up to for the last few days.
I had my regular cervical check yesterday and the u/s showed that we had regressed to where we had been a week before (short: ~2.5cm and funnelled to ~1cm), but upon the manual check by the OB, she found that she could get her finger up into my cervix. She sent me to L&D immediately. By the time we got to Prentice and got checked again (a few hrs later), I'd dilated to 1cm. They finally gave us the option to get a cerclage. We said, yes please. By the time I got in the OR a few hours after that, I was dilated to 2cm. They stitched me up tight after giving me a spinal, which was not terribly pleasant and hurts like hell now.
I spent the night in the hospital for the first time ever, with DH and my mom (who just happened to be passing back through town again), and it was a rough one, I'm still exhausted. My room, ironically, looked out over the MCA, where DH and I had our first date almost seven years ago. My OB, Dr. Levin, came by this morning to discharge me (she had been on vaca during my recent adventures) and we decided to do not only full bed rest and weekly checks, but also weekly IM progesterone shots, which will be administered in the office. The compounder is sending it off to them, so I will go in either tomorrow or Friday for the first one.
Still having lots of aches and pains and hoping that time and rest will help me feel a little more normal. Almost 22 weeks! :)
I had my regular cervical check yesterday and the u/s showed that we had regressed to where we had been a week before (short: ~2.5cm and funnelled to ~1cm), but upon the manual check by the OB, she found that she could get her finger up into my cervix. She sent me to L&D immediately. By the time we got to Prentice and got checked again (a few hrs later), I'd dilated to 1cm. They finally gave us the option to get a cerclage. We said, yes please. By the time I got in the OR a few hours after that, I was dilated to 2cm. They stitched me up tight after giving me a spinal, which was not terribly pleasant and hurts like hell now.
I spent the night in the hospital for the first time ever, with DH and my mom (who just happened to be passing back through town again), and it was a rough one, I'm still exhausted. My room, ironically, looked out over the MCA, where DH and I had our first date almost seven years ago. My OB, Dr. Levin, came by this morning to discharge me (she had been on vaca during my recent adventures) and we decided to do not only full bed rest and weekly checks, but also weekly IM progesterone shots, which will be administered in the office. The compounder is sending it off to them, so I will go in either tomorrow or Friday for the first one.
Still having lots of aches and pains and hoping that time and rest will help me feel a little more normal. Almost 22 weeks! :)
I did the weekly p17 shots with Kate. My peri actually let me do them myself since I did PIO with my IVFs.
ReplyDeletePraying for you and the babies! Sending all the stay in vibes i have your way!