Testing Fate Once Again
Dec. 20th, 2006 07:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
judecorpWe had another ultrasound today. With an OB. The head of the practice, actually. He was awfully nice.
He wanted to do an internal ultrasound today. It was painful because of the awful internal I had in the inky morning. But...
Our baby is totally hanging in there. I don't know how that's possible, but s/he was doing that fetus thing. He didn't take measurements or measure the heart rate, but there was definitely a heartbeat, and eyes (with eyelids!), and because it was an internal you could really see the individual fingers. Wacky.
He couldn't find any evidence of the subchorionic hematoma and couldn't find a physical reason for the bleeding. His theory is that my body is really confused by the lost twin, because it hasn't started to reabsorb at all. He thinks my body doesn't know what to do with it. I don't know if that's true but whatever. He said we were definitely not out of the woods, especially with the heavy bleeding, but that he would expect that if we were going to miscarry, it would have happened already. But he was very cautious.
He wanted to bump my appointment up a week but because of scheduling, I'm going in on Friday, Jan 5 instead of Monday, Jan 9. So not too much different, but he wants me to have another ultrasound done as well.
We're still bleeding today, possibly from the jarring internal ultrasound, but we're hopeful at least for today. We're thinking of renting a doppler to put our minds at ease, even though I swore I would never do that.
He wanted to do an internal ultrasound today. It was painful because of the awful internal I had in the inky morning. But...
Our baby is totally hanging in there. I don't know how that's possible, but s/he was doing that fetus thing. He didn't take measurements or measure the heart rate, but there was definitely a heartbeat, and eyes (with eyelids!), and because it was an internal you could really see the individual fingers. Wacky.
He couldn't find any evidence of the subchorionic hematoma and couldn't find a physical reason for the bleeding. His theory is that my body is really confused by the lost twin, because it hasn't started to reabsorb at all. He thinks my body doesn't know what to do with it. I don't know if that's true but whatever. He said we were definitely not out of the woods, especially with the heavy bleeding, but that he would expect that if we were going to miscarry, it would have happened already. But he was very cautious.
He wanted to bump my appointment up a week but because of scheduling, I'm going in on Friday, Jan 5 instead of Monday, Jan 9. So not too much different, but he wants me to have another ultrasound done as well.
We're still bleeding today, possibly from the jarring internal ultrasound, but we're hopeful at least for today. We're thinking of renting a doppler to put our minds at ease, even though I swore I would never do that.
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Date: 2006-12-21 01:03 am (UTC)I have to run to UMASS tomorrow to do some paperwork for my new job. Do you want to come? You can say no, because it's not very exciting. But maybe we could stop later to shop for stocking stuffers for Jen!
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Date: 2006-12-21 01:07 am (UTC)i have some kid i know from lj coming up to visit at some point tomorrow, but i think not till later in the day. other than that, i am ALL YOURS. <3
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Date: 2006-12-21 01:09 am (UTC)I can't really afford to eat out for lunch tomorrow, though. Is that bad?
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Date: 2006-12-21 01:11 am (UTC)also, may i take you out to lunch at judies? soup and a big fat popover is only like 6 bucks or something. i think the salads are pretty good there as well, but i dont know because i dont eat salad. consider it an xmas present ;) no getting the rack of lamb though! lol. let's try to head out at like 11?
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Date: 2006-12-21 01:16 am (UTC)I will make sure to be showered and dressed by 11. Wow - a shower. What a concept!
xo
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Date: 2006-12-21 01:21 am (UTC)i have a check to deposit tomorrow, and most of my xmas shopping is actually already done, so i'm ok for right now. if we can keep it money wise down to the 20 dollar range between us, i can totally swing that. plus, i've been craving one of the popovers :)
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Date: 2006-12-21 02:07 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-12-21 03:30 am (UTC)i have to go to the bank beforehand, and i might have to drag you to the dreaded post office with me. *shudder*
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Date: 2006-12-21 03:37 am (UTC)Give me a buzz when you're on my way so I know to expect you, and we're good.
xo
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Date: 2006-12-21 04:41 am (UTC)i will call in the morning :)
YAY!
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Date: 2006-12-21 02:04 pm (UTC)