Small Spaces and Shots

Our day started at the University of Minnesota Children's Hospital where they performed a fetal MRI.  I was quite anxious about how it would go.  Repeatedly, nurses asked if I was bothered by small spaces.  The only small space I could think of that I had been in was a tanning bed!  Tanning doesn't require you to lay perfectly still or last very long though.

It ended up being fine.  I just closed my eyes and concentrated on my breathing.  Of course, the baby wasn't sleeping during it (Not that I blame her with all of the noise coming from the machine!) and was moving all over the place so it took about an hour to complete. 

We haven't gotten the results back, yet.  Basically, our doctor ordered them so she could see the baby from all angles.  During an ultrasound, they only can see from the front side of my body.  Hopefully, we'll hear the results tomorrow and they will confirm what we already know.  The best part of this appointment was seeing the images.  They were so clear!  Our little girl was sucking her thumb today.

Our second appointment was an ultrasound at the Specialty clinic in Maple Grove.  The ultrasound showed that the mass (CCAM) had grown a few millimeters.  The doctor's fear is that if it continues to grow it could start to affect other organs by causing a fluid build-up around them. This would not be good.  Right now, the other organs look great.  There is no worrisome fluid anywhere. Today,  I received a steroid injection that will pass to the baby in hopes that it will stimulate the growth of good lung tissue.  The doctors hoping if the lung grows it will "take over" the mass. 

Tomorrow, I go in for another steroid shot.  Friday is another ultrasound to see if the steroids worked. 

Thanks for reading!  We'll keep you posted.  We feel your love!