Two days ago I got a call from my doctor. Well...going back farther...last week, I had an appointment with my OBGYN and she asked if I ever had an ultrasound done yet. I did have one done when I was 20 weeks through the research study that I am a part of.
(That is a side story but long story short...I get a progesterone shot once a week to help prevent early dilation and get paid for it because it is not FDA approved and they want to get it approved so that insurance companies will start paying for it. So, I joined the study since I was going to be getting the shot anyways, due to my history of having my kids all early...now I get them for free and will hopefully help future women get it covered through their insurance. I hope that makes sense!)
I asked the research people to send a copy over to my doctor so that I wouldn't have to pay for two ultrasounds. They said that would not be a problem. I guess it never made it over. So my doc requested a copy and got it a couple days ago. Then I get this call from her saying that she was reviewing my ultrasound and found something. There was a cyst in the baby's brain. (Scary!) I was very scared! She said that there was no reason to be alarmed because this happens quite often and the cyst usually dissolves after six to eight weeks. (How could you not be alarmed by news like that?) They asked if I could come in the next day to have it checked out. (I'm 28 1/2 weeks and so it was kind of convenient that we didn't have to stress and wait the 6-8 weeks to find out if the cyst had dissolved, I could come in the very next day to know for sure.) Again, they said that most of these cysts dissolve but Jared and I have some family history of cysts. We have a sweet niece who was born just after Eli who had a massive cyst removed just after she was born.
We thought that it must be something more genetic with us, so we prepared ourselves for the worst. We were optimistic but realistic. Everything would be okay, but okay has many different meanings. Jared and I went to our ultrasound and the technician was great. She was thorough and found nothing. The cyst had completely dissolved. (A great flood of relief!!!)
The people running the study also wanted to have an ultrasound check of my cervix to make sure all was well there too. At my 20 week check up, I measured at a 4.99 cm. You are suppose to be between 5-7 cm. So I was good. As the ultrasound tech checked me, I have thinned down to 1 cm. The tech informed my doctor who was greatly surprised, as was I, since I am totally being so good. I make sure to not over due anything, lift heavy things, lie down when I feel tired or feel any kind of contractions, anything! So, I have a check-up next Tuesday to verify for sure everything. If I am really thinned out that much, then I will have to go on bed rest. (Stink!) I thought I was going to be okay and not have to do bed rest like with Eli, but apparently, I cannot keep little girls in!
The trade-off: I am so willing to be on bed rest as opposed to what we thought we were going to have to deal with...a baby with a cyst connected to her brain. I really do feel so blessed and know that even though bed rest is horrible, there are way worse things that I could be dealing with or that the baby could be dealing with. Jared said that he thinks maybe we had the cyst scare so that we could find out about my thinning cervix, thus putting me on bed rest and stopping an early labor that could have been really harmful to our baby. The Lord works in mysterious ways. I am so grateful that our baby is healthy! I will dutifully go on bed rest in order to protect my baby from other health issues. That is a trade-off I am willing to make!
So...my dear friends and family. You may get a call from me to come babysit me. Each of you can take a day of the week and you will get to wait on me . Even though I feel perfectly healthy, every time I get up I could contract, thin out more, and start dilating,, so I have to stay down. Jared and I figured that we would have this baby the second or third week of May but now we are hoping to make it through April.
That is my news. How about you?
8 comments:
I would come babysit you!!! Oh wait, dang, being a state away doesn't help matters much....
I call Wednesdays!! I'm soo excited to get to see you more. :)
Wow - great and scary! Glad the cyst dissolved and that you didn't have to stress about it, but scary that you are thinned to just 1 cm already! It really was a blessing to have that second ultrasound. I know its hard being on bedrest with three little kids (and the big Kid ;) but you don't want to have a baby this early if you can stop it! I'll be praying for you
I'm glad the cyst resolved and things seem to work out, in terms of knowing that you need to take it easy.
Hang in there. Hope baby stays in two more months!
I will come babysit you. Been through alot of what you're going through, minus the baby's cyst. But have the P-shot (OUCH!!) however, I wasn't in a study and got it paid for!! And laying down for the rest of your life. YEH!! Done that. Don't push the vacuum which I bet you've been doing!!
I'm glad to hear that the cyst dissolved, that would be scary. Good luck on bed rest, wish I could do more to help.
One of by babies in utero had a cyst on the brain too. They found it in an ultrashound as well and eventually it went away. It's scary to here that kind of news!
Bed rest is hard all on it's own- especially with little ones. I think you have a lot of family and friends aroundyou to help out and that is going to be nice for you. I would totoally help if I lived by you. Hang in there! We want baby #4 to stay in as long as she can!
HUGS
You know what? Logan had a cyst on his brain, too! He turned out fine!! I know the scary-ness of it though!
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