My name is Jennie. I'm a wife and a mother. I have been married to the man of my dreams, Trever, for 9 wonderful years. We have 5 beautiful daughters who fill our lives with joy and excitement. We just had our 6th child. Our son Caleb.

I was diagnosed with a rare condition called Placenta Accreta along with Placenta Previa. Accreta is a condition where the placenta attaches to the scar tissue in the uterus. It will often continue to grow to deeper tissue (increta) and even through the uterus attaching to other organs(percreta). I ended up having an 11 hour surgery, including a hystorectomy, and bladder repair. I received 7 units of blood and blood parts. (This is a lot of blood loss for my surgeons, but minimal blood loss to those who are not as experienced in these deliveries. I spent 36 hours in the ICU after surgery. I have also had many other complications afterwards including another minor surgery 2 weeks later. These complications are somewhat normal for the type of surgery I had.

I had a team of specialists doing my surgery. Obgyns, Gyno-oncologists, trauma surgeons, urologists and anesthesiologists. This team has specialized in techniques helping with minimal blood loss. Those with accreta , loose large amounts of blood because the placenta cannot detach naturally at delivery.

My goal is to help save women's lives by giving this terrible condition a voice. So many are ignorant to its fatal attack. Doctors and women alike, need to be educated about Accreta. Many have never even heard of it. The numbers are on the rise because of so many women choosing to have c-sections when it isn't necessary. Not all women can avoid it, but many can. Please help me give Accreta a voice, by sharing the information in this blog. (There are numerous posts with information on Accreta as well as the Accreta team who took such great care of me.)

Monday, February 18, 2013

Lovin Life

I was so blessed to have Trever and the girls with me last night. I love my time with them. Trever and I were able to talk for hours. One of those tough conversations about my wishes, just in case the Lord calls me home. Never something we want to think about, I'm so glad we were able to talk about it all.

They took me on a little walk in the wheel chair today. It was so beautiful outside! The trees were starting to bloom, the weather was fabulous. I was in heaven! It was my first time outside in three weeks.

We are still working on the date for delivery. One of the doctors was out of the country, and just got back in today.  The good news is, it's looking like it will be at 33 weeks instead of 32, so Caleb has a little more baking time. 

I wanted to thank everyone for your comments and advice. I have tried to reply to your comments and sometimes it will let me and others, it won't. But I want you all to know that I really appreciate them. I'm amazed at how many people that have found this blog. Those of you that have accreta in one form or another or are worried that you or someone you know might have it... Feel free to email me if you have questions. Jennieplastow@gmail.com. I have had tons of on the job training so to speak while I have been here. And have a lot of resources to help you through it. I am happy to help where I can. 

Thanks again for your prayers. I'm told that my ward will be fasting for me and Caleb on Sunday. I can't tell you what that means to me. My testimony of fasting and prayers and been strengthened so much through all of this. 
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  1. UnknownFebruary 19, 2013 at 9:28 AM

    Ward Families are awesome! Your post was so nice to read. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

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