Another Nugget Update
Mar 11, 2015 9:23:20 GMT -5
Post by trixi282 on Mar 11, 2015 9:23:20 GMT -5
Hi ladies - sorry for kind of a double post in one... this week has been a bit crazy and I haven't been on a ton.
TLDR At the end...
Monday I had a follow up and it showed that the cyst has continued to grow some, even though the shunt (#2) appears to still be in place in the chest, but we couldn’t see it outside of the chest like we could last week. It also appears to be pretty far in, so Doc is thinking it may have been pushed into the mass a little more than it should this time and not draining as well, because the mass as a whole has grown since last week. She also thinks the other thing that could be happening is that a portion of the cyst is kind of it's own cyst not 'connected' to the other part and that portion is growing while the rest was maintaining or shrinking.
We’re back into the volumes in the 40’s (which of course are better now than when baby was much smaller… but still not good). So yesterday morning I was back into the OR to place a third shunt….
On a positive note or Monday, I passed my glucose test with flying colors, no gestational diabetes, so at least I can continue to eat whatever I want, and I joked that I deserved a big chocolate shake after this procedure.
SO.....
All went well again yesterday (I tried posting from mobile and it didn't work). It was not as bad as my 2nd one... It was much more bearable this time around. And I even got taken in early this time which was great for am 11am appt!
Nugget rotated a bit from Monday, but was in a fairly good position... So doc prepped came back, and nugget moved again! So we had to play poke and push to move the little stinker into a good position. So I had 2 shots of lidocaine and 2 small cuts on my belly... but only one uterus poke, thankfully (that's the most uncomfortable part).
Overall placement looks good again, but the lung was a bit over inflated so she wants to keep a close eye on the shunt to be sure it doesn't get pulled inward if/when the lung decompresses.
She did give me a heads up she'll be gone the rest of this week on vacation next week (darn) so let's hope all stays well until she gets back! She reassured me her colleagues can do the procedure if needed.... But she's always been there so they're not as comfortable (no thanks), but if we have to they are all very good with the thoracentisis procedure if we do need that until she gets back the following week. Let's hope it just stays status quo for a nice long time... but at least until she gets back!
TLDR:
Passed my Glucose test, YAY!
Shunt #2 is still in place, but seems like a portion is blocked from draining, or the shunt is pushed in too far now (couldn't see the outside coil) and isn't draining properly. Size of mass was up again Monday, so I had shunt #3 placed yesterday. All went well, and I'm feeling pretty good.
So now 2 shunts in baby, 1 still floating around somewhere inside
ETA: My mom did treat me on the way home yesterday from the hospital, and I got a Reeses Peanut Butter Cup blizzard and some french fries. It was delicious.
TLDR At the end...
Monday I had a follow up and it showed that the cyst has continued to grow some, even though the shunt (#2) appears to still be in place in the chest, but we couldn’t see it outside of the chest like we could last week. It also appears to be pretty far in, so Doc is thinking it may have been pushed into the mass a little more than it should this time and not draining as well, because the mass as a whole has grown since last week. She also thinks the other thing that could be happening is that a portion of the cyst is kind of it's own cyst not 'connected' to the other part and that portion is growing while the rest was maintaining or shrinking.
We’re back into the volumes in the 40’s (which of course are better now than when baby was much smaller… but still not good). So yesterday morning I was back into the OR to place a third shunt….
On a positive note or Monday, I passed my glucose test with flying colors, no gestational diabetes, so at least I can continue to eat whatever I want, and I joked that I deserved a big chocolate shake after this procedure.
SO.....
All went well again yesterday (I tried posting from mobile and it didn't work). It was not as bad as my 2nd one... It was much more bearable this time around. And I even got taken in early this time which was great for am 11am appt!
Nugget rotated a bit from Monday, but was in a fairly good position... So doc prepped came back, and nugget moved again! So we had to play poke and push to move the little stinker into a good position. So I had 2 shots of lidocaine and 2 small cuts on my belly... but only one uterus poke, thankfully (that's the most uncomfortable part).
Overall placement looks good again, but the lung was a bit over inflated so she wants to keep a close eye on the shunt to be sure it doesn't get pulled inward if/when the lung decompresses.
She did give me a heads up she'll be gone the rest of this week on vacation next week (darn) so let's hope all stays well until she gets back! She reassured me her colleagues can do the procedure if needed.... But she's always been there so they're not as comfortable (no thanks), but if we have to they are all very good with the thoracentisis procedure if we do need that until she gets back the following week. Let's hope it just stays status quo for a nice long time... but at least until she gets back!
TLDR:
Passed my Glucose test, YAY!
Shunt #2 is still in place, but seems like a portion is blocked from draining, or the shunt is pushed in too far now (couldn't see the outside coil) and isn't draining properly. Size of mass was up again Monday, so I had shunt #3 placed yesterday. All went well, and I'm feeling pretty good.
So now 2 shunts in baby, 1 still floating around somewhere inside
ETA: My mom did treat me on the way home yesterday from the hospital, and I got a Reeses Peanut Butter Cup blizzard and some french fries. It was delicious.
