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.)

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

More Firsts

Last night was my first night home without a catheter since March 1st. It was awesome! I was able to roll from side to side without any issues or re-adjusting the tube. I woke up to go to the bathroom twice. It's really the little things. I have never been so thankful to sit on the toilet and pee in my life! I had a great nights sleep. More than I had planned. I took a late nap because I was so exhausted from yesterday's events. I had planned on cleaning and getting organized but was just too tired.

Another first for me, is that I drove for the first time in over 4 months. I was so nervous to drive, but I did great! It all came back to me. It's funny how worried you get about peeing or driving for the first time after a long fast. One of those, don't knock it till you have experienced it things. But seriously...I was so nervous to do both. The funniest part is, I feel like a champ because I conquered them.

The next big first is going to be having a little boy in our home! We are so excited to bring him home. We are sitting at the hospital waiting in anticipation. They say we are going home... But somehow I don't quite believe them. The doctors and nurses have brought up possibilities of delaying discharge for one reason or another. They want him to get a barium swallow test, to hopefully see why he is spitting up so much. They said we could do it outpatient or he could stay a couple of days and they can do it here. Sorry Charlie, he is coming home! Before you stress about us being terrible parents, we have been through this test before. It's not a big deal and will not have any effect on him being able to come home. They have also given us the opportunity to have him stay until he is Brady free for 5 days or just send him home on monitors. Well, sorry Charlie again, we have unfortunately been there, and done that also. We are confident with the monitors, so we are ready to bring him home.

I have really tried hard not to get over zealous about getting him home today, that I miss something crucial and put him at risk. I feel like we have our heads on straight about it all and we are confident in being able to provide him the best of care. I somehow feel like the doctors aren't as confident and I worry that they will try to push him to stay longer. I'm not going to lie... I am scared to death to have him home. I have been praying to separate the fear and anxiety from the promptings on how to act. After praying this morning, I feel peace and excitement about him coming home. Though I am still nervous, I feel like it is the right thing and we will all be ok. Now that I know he is ready and it's not hurting him to bring him home... I can face the fear and conquer that as well. Ill post again tonight if possible, letting you know if they let us out or not. I now can relate to my friends who said that they felt like they were busting their kid out of prison. Things can change in a second here. So when they say you are ready to go... Run like the wind!
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