After an epic wait, I finally got in to see my OB this afternoon to spend all of about 8 minutes with him. I did get to ask a few questions- the most pertinent being “so what is our course of action?” and it is this:
February 13, 2012 I will become the owner of a shiny new abdominal cerclage, placed laproscopically. squeeeee!!
This means lots of good things for me, the best of which is the fact that bedrest with an abdominal is almost unheard of- I’ve read of success rates of 95% TERM birth. Granted, I have had a term birth with a vaginal cerclage placed, however I did have a lot of complications with this- the least of which was the contractions that placed me on bedrest. Being able to remain active during my pregnancy decreases my chances of having to take insulin for gestational diabetes this time around also!!! AND I get to keep my job!! woohoo!!!
I am a little squeamish on the whole c-section part of it, but I’m sure I will get over it, since I do have the entire pregnancy to get used to the idea.
And really that’s all for now. Not much more to say! TaTa for now!!
breemeg said,
01/18/2012 at 18:08
just curious…. who is placing your tac? i want one for next time- if their is a next time.
PottyMouthMommy said,
01/18/2012 at 18:23
I live in Canada, and here there are only a few docs who will place a TAC. The doctor who will be placing mine is named Dr. Singh and he is from Ottawa. He was coming down here to conference and meet with a few other doctors out here in Edmonton, and managed to book some OR time to put in a few pre-pregnancy TACs and mine- the already-pregnant TAC. He does them laparoscopically. If you visit the abbyloopers website, they have a list of docs in the US who perform TAC, as well as a lot of other helpful information!! Good luck!!!
michelehaytkoMichele said,
01/19/2012 at 05:37
Yay for you! My TAC took about 2 weeks to heal enough that I could run comfortably, and about a month to be fully healed. If you have any questions, please dont hesitate to email me!
arminta said,
01/19/2012 at 21:40
WooHoo!!! So glad to hear your getting the TAC! I know the c-section sounds scary (I SOOOO did not one going in), but honestly, it’s not as bad as it’s hyped to be. Especially if it’s planned, and you’ll get to have a spinal (r/t general anesthesia).
Laurie said,
02/09/2012 at 08:23
I’m down for a couple of months with a broken ankle (I’m on week 1 of 8-10), I can’t imagine being on bed rest for so long. How did you manage to keep your sanity in tact? I’ll be crossing my fingers for you that the TAC works and you’ll be able to avoid bed rest this time around!