Lisa got to ride first class in an ambulance while Carol, Denzil, and I followed in separate vehicles. She did very well through this trip.
The Good Samaritan Hospital is a huge complex. Lisa is in room 986. She is in a room about 1/2 the size of the room at St. Joseph East, and it is a shared room. Currently she doesn't have another occupant in the room, but visitors are not allowed to stay in the room overnight.
The mentality of the staff at Good Samaritan is different - not necessarily bad. At St. Joe, the nurses kept Lisa in bed and on her head. Here they have her more active and are not monitoring her closely. I guess they feel her situation is stable.
We were met by a nurse from the Fetal Care Center (http://www.fetalcarecenter.org/). He told us all about the center and the upcoming days events. One thing is clear, this is the best place to get answers for the twins. This center is only 1 of 3 in the U.S. that performs these kinds of surgeries. The nurse handed me a 15 page dissertation on the diagnosis, treatments, and success rates for twin to twin transfusion (TTTS). I won't bore you with the details, but let's say it isn't pleasant reading material.
Dr. Pulzin performed an ultrasound this afternoon. They spent an hour taking measurements and analyzing the fetuses. He, like Dr. Campbell, was unsure that it was TTTS. Tomorrow morning they will perform an echocardiogram and in the afternoon a fetal MRI. These are only information seeking exams that will help them better understand the situation of the twins.
What we know is that Baby B is smaller than Baby A. We don't know why yet. The doctors are leaning towards TTTS or an unfortunately placed umbilical cord in the placenta. The treatments for TTTS are all formalized in the 15 page dissertation and the treatment for the latter issue is bed rest and prayer.
These informational seeking procedures will definitely empower us to make better decisions for the twins. The information could be bad and it could be good. We pray for good of course. I'm still not a doctor, but from what I have read, it doesn't seem like our situation could be a severe case of TTTS.
The echocardiogram will take place at the Children's Hospital as well as the laser procedure (if that is an option). We will definitely be in Cincy through Friday.
Tomorrow will be another interesting, nerve racking day.
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