Update!!

Evening all,

So I had my appointment with Maternal Fetal Medicine today. 12w 6d.  They wanted to do my 1st Trimester screen so the entire appointment was pretty much ultrasound while the doctor talked to me. I got to hear the babies heart beat! Yay! 163BPM, good strongone from what they tell me.

We also did a lot of discussions about where things will go from here. They want me to see Dr. Nash, the new OB GYN Oncologist they have on staff at Geisinger Danville. They want to do another cone biopsy to try and determine exactly how far the cancer has progressed if it has at all. This will better help them plan when they are going to do the csection and of they are in fact going to still do the hysterectomy. I guess when they do the biopsy they will remove pretty much all of the outer cervix and give me a cerclage. Scary if you ask me, so I am not going to make any decisions about doing it until I speak with Dr. Nash. Right now the appointment is scheduled for the 24th, but the girl said she was going to send his nurse a message to try and get me in much earlier than that.

Silly baby wouldn't get in the exact position they wanted it to to be able to measure it for the screen. So I am going back in 3 weeks on the 18th to have another ultrasound done for a quad screen. Then 3 weeks later on September 8th for my gender screen ultrasound. It was moving and worming and squirming for the entire thing!!! I have a mover! Dr. did not put me on bed rest per se but his orders do say out of bed PRN. I think to cover the days that I don't feel I can make the hour trek to work. Ohhh and all appointments for MFM are going to be at Moses Taylor from here out so no more long drives to Danville! YAY

So bottom line...so far so good..I think I may actually start looking at baby stuff now. I had been putting it off until i could hear the heartbeat.

 My ultrasound photos are on my myspace. If you want to check out em, just send me an add request and I will add you as a friend. www.myspace.com/laura1369

What a crazy situation. You are a very strong woman. I'll be praying that you and your baby are safe and sound...and that cancer thing just goes the heck away.

Hugs,
Angie

Thank you so much I appreciate it. And than you for keeping a fellow soldier of mine happy. Army wives are a blessing all too often not recognized as such.

Wow!  I wish you the best.... It's so exciting to hear the heartbeat!! 

I'll keep you in my thoughts -- keep us updated! 

Cindy

Congrats on hearing the H/B!!!!  Sounds as though things are going well!! My LO was bouncing all over at my 12 week scan as well. It is an amazing site!!!! Yipee on geting to have your healthcare closer to home from this point foreward. Please keep us posted!!
hugs,
Kim
 

I am happy everything is looking good right now. I am also happy they will be keeping an eye on you even closer. Thats always something to help you feel a little better.

 Hey! I go to Geisinger Danville as well. Thats where I had my WLS. I am followed by High Risk OB there. They are really great people. I drive an hour to see them but to the me the care is top knotch. Good luck!!!

im glad everything is going well with baby!... you sound like a trooper!