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.)

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

This was the best day ever!!

Actually the day I married my sweetheart was the best day ever. Not because of the events as much as the fact that this amazing man chose me to be his wife. That day, we began eternity together.

Today was still a great day. My friend Angela stopped in again on her lunch break. It was great to see her! I hope I didn't get her in trouble, cause we extended the lunch break a little longer. :-) while she was here I got a phone call from my dear brother Jace. He offered to pick up some lunch for me on his way in.  We got to sit and chat while eating a fabulous bean and cheese burrito, with chips and salsa. Oh man it was good! And it was a fun and special visit.

I also got to chat with my dad for a while after Jace left. It was good to talk with him as well. After his phone call, I grabbed a nap before the loves of my life came to visit. They have been so sick this week that we decided it was best for them to stay home so I didn't get sick. It had been a week since I last saw Trever and almost a week and a half since the girls were here. Oh how I have missed them. They ate dinner and hung out for a few hours. We played wheel of fortune and watched a movie.

Trever brought me a delicious steak and some beautiful flowers.  Mmmm two of my favorite things! My sister in law Lindsay came to visit also! She brought me some steak sauce to top off the night. I love me a little meat with my steak sauce! She is due about the same time I have Caleb. It was such a fun visit and such a fun day!
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