Post by Nittany on Feb 19, 2015 15:56:27 GMT -5
Hi ladies. I guess I go here now too. I think I just need to type out my story and ask if anyone has experience with this.
I went for my a/s last week at 20w1d and baby boy looks great but they realized my cervix was very short (15mm). I got sent to triage for a few hours, started P17 shots and had some monitoring done. They sent me home to come back and see MFM the next morning.
My ultrasound at MFM showed my cervix was only 6mm. They immediately told me I needed to have a cerclage done and I was being admitted to the special care unit. They couldn't do my surgery that day because I had eaten so I waited for surgery the next morning.
When they went in to do the surgery I had about 1mm of cervix. It had basically disappeared. They stitched enough to give me 2cm of length now and kept me in the hospital a few more days. Went home on modified bed rest which is tough to say the least with my 3.5 year old. I now have an incompetent cervix and an irritable uterus.
Had my fist follow up appt yesterday at 21w1d and cerclage still looks ok, although the sac is funneled down and basically only being held by the stitches now. MFM doctor gives me an 60-80% chance of making it to 32 weeks but this is still scary as fuck. They keep reminding me my baby is not viable yet.
I feel like it's so hard not knowing what will happen. Will I get a take home baby or won't I? Will we have a very sick preemie or a close to term baby? I have a hx of anxiety and I'm trying to stay calm but I cry a lot. Bed rest with a 3yo is also trying. Medical bills will surely pile up. It's hard to find childcare for all my appointments. MH is trying to act like super man but I'm afraid he'll get burnt out. It just sucks.
Any encouragement or cerclage stories welcome.
I went for my a/s last week at 20w1d and baby boy looks great but they realized my cervix was very short (15mm). I got sent to triage for a few hours, started P17 shots and had some monitoring done. They sent me home to come back and see MFM the next morning.
My ultrasound at MFM showed my cervix was only 6mm. They immediately told me I needed to have a cerclage done and I was being admitted to the special care unit. They couldn't do my surgery that day because I had eaten so I waited for surgery the next morning.
When they went in to do the surgery I had about 1mm of cervix. It had basically disappeared. They stitched enough to give me 2cm of length now and kept me in the hospital a few more days. Went home on modified bed rest which is tough to say the least with my 3.5 year old. I now have an incompetent cervix and an irritable uterus.
Had my fist follow up appt yesterday at 21w1d and cerclage still looks ok, although the sac is funneled down and basically only being held by the stitches now. MFM doctor gives me an 60-80% chance of making it to 32 weeks but this is still scary as fuck. They keep reminding me my baby is not viable yet.
I feel like it's so hard not knowing what will happen. Will I get a take home baby or won't I? Will we have a very sick preemie or a close to term baby? I have a hx of anxiety and I'm trying to stay calm but I cry a lot. Bed rest with a 3yo is also trying. Medical bills will surely pile up. It's hard to find childcare for all my appointments. MH is trying to act like super man but I'm afraid he'll get burnt out. It just sucks.
Any encouragement or cerclage stories welcome.