Saturday, February 2, 2013

doctors appointment at 37 weeks and 3 days



We had our second to last doctors appointment on Thursday and everything is looking good, except of course Alex is still breech! So, we are still scheduled for a c-section on February 12th! We got to meet the cardio surgeon, Dr. Starnes. He stated that Alex may still need to be put on bypass for the first surgery but that he won't know for sure until an echocardiogram is complete after he is born and when they go in for surgery...Praying he won't need to be put on bypass! We also found out that he will be scheduled for his first surgery on February 14th, Valentine's day. That means I need to be out of HP (Hollywood Presbyterian) and at CHLA (Children's Hospital of Los Angeles) by then. In case I hadn't mentioned it before, the recovery process is 2-3 days after a c-section. When Alex is born, he will be taken to the NICU at HP for a few hours and then transported to CHLA (right next door). I won't be able to see him at CHLA until I'm discharged. So a quick recovery is what I need! One more appointment left until the big day (unless he decides to come early)! Turn around Alexander!!!!

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