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, June 18, 2013

Update on Jody Good (in her own words)

The MRI results are in and r not good.  The placenta has grown through the uterine muscle and is also intertwined in my cervix (called increta).  They r admitting me to SMH on Monday, and will deliver baby Ezekiel and do the remainder of the surgery on Tuesday.  They will put me to sleep about 1 hr prior to delivering baby so that they can get everything in place to work through surgery as quickly as possible to minimize blood loss.  It is not ideal for Ezekiel, but doctors feel it is necessary to save mine and his life.... Please pray!  After the delivery, they will continue my surgery which will be anywhere from 3-11 hrs.  Tom is not allowed in the operating room for any of it.  He will not be able to see Ezekiel until he is stabilized in nicu (which may be longer then normal for a 34 weeker because of the anesthesia).  I'm so sad, but feeling hopeful!  Please continue to pray!  God is still on the throne!  :)
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