Shirodkar Cerclage

Well, I did it! I got my cerclage placed in yesterday at The Baby Place.
Dr. Prieto decided on a Shirodkar Clercage, instead of a McDonald.
He feels I will have better results with this specific type of cerclage.
We got there at 7AM, and probably only spent 15 minutes in the waiting room filling out paperwork/waiting on the staff to bring me back to the Pre-Op area.
Jim was able to be with me the entire time, except in the actual Operating Room.
They rolled me into the OR at 9 AM, exactly on time.
It was 10 AM when they were rolling me back out to sit with Jim in recovery.
I was given a spinal anesthesia, and that stuff is no joke! Pretty much as soon as she injected me with the medicine, I was no longer able to feel my feet.
The entire procedure I was in a panic, I was trembling and felt like I was having a hard time breathing.
They wouldn't give me any type of anxiety medicines, for fear it would hurt the baby.
Instead, they put oxygen to my nose, and gave me a dose of benadryl to try and calm me down.
From the time they actually started the procedure to finish was less than 30 minutes, closer to 20 minutes, I believe. A lot of the time spent in that room was prep.
Doc told me all of the possible complications that could happen during the procedure, some of which are frightening! Fortunately, it went well, and it was successful.
After getting to the recovery area, I had to be able to eat, walk, pee, and take meds before they would release me. It took hours and hours for that spinal to wear off. I thought we would never leave!
Around 3:10 I was able to get up and walk to the bathroom to pee. Thank goodness! If I couldn't go, they would have drained my bladder probably through a catheter. No thanks!
I was discharged within 30 minutes of me using the potty, and Jim and I made two pit stops on the way home. One, to get items that I would need for my recovery at a CVS, and the other to pick up take out from our favorite Italian restaurant.
I am having very mild cramping, and bleeding still a little bit.
Both are totally normal, and expected. Nothing that I cannot handle, for sure.
So, now we hope for the best, which would be a full term pregnancy with a healthy baby.
I have already made the arrangement with my OB, if the baby is healthy, and for some reason they have to emergency C-Section me for birth, I want my tubes cut and tied.
If this pregnancy does not work out, we will try again.
Today I am 18 weeks and 2 days along. I have 22 weeks to go.
If all goes well, I will be delivering this baby boy around the first week of January.
I am happy to be home, and my anxiety is finally subsided.
I know that we are not in the clear by any means, but this is everything we can possibly do for now.

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