Lisa was transferred to the Children's Hospital this morning at 8:15 for the echocardiograph. The Children's Hospital is also a huge complex. The facility is extremely nice with lots of young and old professionals walking around. I can't imagine the overhead costs. I wonder how many engineers are employed there for the facilities and equipment.
Lisa was met by a technician from the Fetal Care Center. She explained the purpose of the echocardiograph and what the doctors were looking for in studying the babies' hearts. To sum it up in one sentence: if there was a case of Twin to Twin Transfusion (TTTS), the echocardiograph would pick up abnormalities in the hearts. After about an hour of evaluations with ultrasound equipment focused on the hearts, the doctor explained that both babies' hearts were considered normal. Great News!
Lisa was then transferred back to the Good Samaritan Hospital for her scheduled fetal MRI. When it came time for the MRI, Dr. Pulzin cancelled it. He didn't see the need for the MRI because at this point in time there is no sign of TTTS. He explained that TTTS could present itself at a later date. In regards to Baby B's smaller status, he says that it is probably primarily due to the non-ideal umbilical cord location in the placenta. As I mentioned yesterday, there is no treatment for this.
The good news is there is no sign of TTTS and the babies hearts and doing good. The concern is still present of whether Baby B will grow fast enough to be viable when Baby A decides to come out. Dr. Pulzin says that Baby B is not too small right now and should not warrant great concern. He said it should be monitored within the next few weeks to see how both babies progress.
Since there is nothing the Doctors can do at this point, he discharged us from Good Samaritan Hospital and sent us home.... yes, home. No ambulance ride this time. Lisa got in the back seat of the Honda Civic, and we are now at our humble abode in Paris.
Lisa is nervous (rightfully so). She does not have any monitoring devices or team of nurses to control her contractions. She is stuck with me (yeah, I don't do so good with needles). Dr. Pulzin has her taking Procardia for her contractions. They have remained slow, but they probably will never stop. She is on strict bed rest - not necessarily by Dr. Pulzin's restrictions, but by Dr. Lisa Murray's own assessment. It is quite strange how different Good Samaritan treated Lisa's situation versus St. Joseph East.
We are scheduled to see Dr. Campbell on Monday. We will learn more about the next steps then.
I am really glad to have her home.
P.S. - I apologize for any medical terminology that I have used in the wrong context or misspelled. Dr. Q probably has sent this to all of his medical buddies for a good laugh.
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