Friday, June 13, 2008 - UK Day 2

Lisa's ultrasound was at 3:00 today. They spent a lot of time looking at the babies and taking measurements. Fluid levels looked good for both babies. Heart rates were good. Both babies are currently in breech position. Baby A is approximately 1 lb 9 oz. He is in the 62 percentile of size for his age. Baby B is approximately 15 oz. He is in the 23 percentile. This means Baby A is a little bigger than average for his age, and Baby B is a little smaller. Both babies are doing fine. Dr. Hansen did not seem concerned about Baby B's slower development.

Lisa's cervix has maintained if not slightly improved from the last ultrasound at St. Joes. A contraction did occur during the ultrasound, and Dr. Hansen saw the thinning of the cervix wall.

Dr. Hansen and Dr. Gianferrari met with us and reviewed yesterdays contractions. They also discussed the treatment options for the contractions. UK, like UC, prefers Procardia over Terb shots. They consider Terb shots as an "old" treatment method. So right now Lisa is on Procardia and Indomethacin (Indocin for short) to curb the contractions. They discussed putting her back on Magnesium, but they would have to take her off Procardia. Dr. Hansen said that Indocin is the most effective drug to stop the contractions, but it can't be taken for long periods of time.

Both Dr. Hansen and Dr. Gianferrari seem like really good doctors. I was impressed that they both met with us and reviewed Lisa's status and history together. After our experiences in Cincy, this direct face-to-face communication between doctors made Lisa and I feel much better.

They have removed the catheter and the IV bag. Lisa can once again get up to use the restroom. They will do a quick ultrasound every day to mainly monitor the cervix. They will do a more in-depth ultrasound once per week to measure the babies growth.

Today was a good day.

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Note: I had misspelled Indomethacin (Indocin) previously in this blog as Endomethacin (Endocin).