RXMmazdaspeed
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hope everything works out man.
We need some good thoughts
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Good luck with everything. These are trying times for you but you have the support of all of your family here on the forums. For those of us who are religious, you are in our prayers, and for those who aren't we are still hoping for all to be well for you and your wife and children.
well, we're back
the Doctor's and nurses at Tampa General Hospital sacrificed their Easter Weekend (no pun intended) to save our children (they all scampered to come in from their day's off). We got back in to town today, and I mowed my lawn. Talk about a 180 degree change (my car has s*** loads of hail damage too, but that's covered by ins too thank god).
It was knuts:
Friday morning they got us on a LearJet as planned which flew us down from Madison, WI to Tampa, FL. I thought 0-60 in a car was fast...try it in a Lear; holy crap that thing was fast. When we arrived, they did the ultrasound to map out what they would do once in the operating room.
When I saw my one son via ultrasound, his amniotic sack was litterally vacuum sealed around him. I will never forget that sight for as long as I live; it made me cry. He had 0.0 measurable fluid in side; none. He had a heart beat and fluid in his bladder but he was a few days from A) pre-term birth, B) brain damage, or C) cardiac arrest, or all three. The other twin with too much fluid was in the same situation, but by opposite causes.
The doctor that operated on him could be called nothing short of Jesus Christ in my book (although his name is Ruben Quintero). I've never met a man like him; he was so down to earth, kind, and totally calm and confident. He also invented/pioneered this treatment and therefore saved my children's lives. He made a small incision in my wife's abdomen (~ the size of the tip of a pen) and went in with this special tool. He poked into the one twins' amniotic sack w/ too much fluid and was able to find/identify & cauterize the communicating vessels as well as cut the placenta in half so they each got their own equal half. They also removed (get this) 3 liters of excess fluid from the recipient baby's aminotic sack. The cut was self-sealing so in 45 minutes he was done and the problem was solved. That just blows me away that he can use technology like that.
I'll spend the next several months thinking of the perfect way to thank him.
Our insurance company sprung for the plane ride to the tune of $17,000 dollars, which in retrospect, was absolutely necessary; we would have lost both kids lives or neurological stability if we'd have waited.
In any case, thanks for all your good thoughts. Life goes on...(first)
the Doctor's and nurses at Tampa General Hospital sacrificed their Easter Weekend (no pun intended) to save our children (they all scampered to come in from their day's off). We got back in to town today, and I mowed my lawn. Talk about a 180 degree change (my car has s*** loads of hail damage too, but that's covered by ins too thank god).
It was knuts:
Friday morning they got us on a LearJet as planned which flew us down from Madison, WI to Tampa, FL. I thought 0-60 in a car was fast...try it in a Lear; holy crap that thing was fast. When we arrived, they did the ultrasound to map out what they would do once in the operating room.
When I saw my one son via ultrasound, his amniotic sack was litterally vacuum sealed around him. I will never forget that sight for as long as I live; it made me cry. He had 0.0 measurable fluid in side; none. He had a heart beat and fluid in his bladder but he was a few days from A) pre-term birth, B) brain damage, or C) cardiac arrest, or all three. The other twin with too much fluid was in the same situation, but by opposite causes.
The doctor that operated on him could be called nothing short of Jesus Christ in my book (although his name is Ruben Quintero). I've never met a man like him; he was so down to earth, kind, and totally calm and confident. He also invented/pioneered this treatment and therefore saved my children's lives. He made a small incision in my wife's abdomen (~ the size of the tip of a pen) and went in with this special tool. He poked into the one twins' amniotic sack w/ too much fluid and was able to find/identify & cauterize the communicating vessels as well as cut the placenta in half so they each got their own equal half. They also removed (get this) 3 liters of excess fluid from the recipient baby's aminotic sack. The cut was self-sealing so in 45 minutes he was done and the problem was solved. That just blows me away that he can use technology like that.
I'll spend the next several months thinking of the perfect way to thank him.
Our insurance company sprung for the plane ride to the tune of $17,000 dollars, which in retrospect, was absolutely necessary; we would have lost both kids lives or neurological stability if we'd have waited.
In any case, thanks for all your good thoughts. Life goes on...(first)
Wow Crazyness. Glad to hear everythign worked out good! Sry to hear bout the hail dents on the car, luckly my car was parked away underground in a non hail environment. It hailed for a good 10 min though! crazyness. well glad to hear that everything is ok and all.
Wow. I'm glad to hear that everything's gonna be ok.
Twins are something else, man, let me tell you.
See here:http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123620712
Hopefully everything goes well from here on. Your family will be in my prayers.
Twins are something else, man, let me tell you.
See here:http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123620712
Hopefully everything goes well from here on. Your family will be in my prayers.
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tallrd said:
Wonderful!
way to keep your head on straight buddy. I know your wife and kids needed that. Not an easy spot to be in and you handled it in your own way.
I'm not religious either but I like to think I'm spiritual. You do what you can and the rest is what it is. Glad things worked out.
I'm not religious either but I like to think I'm spiritual. You do what you can and the rest is what it is. Glad things worked out.
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Wow congrats man. Im glad everything is good now. Hooray for Tampa Doctors Im glad I live there hehe
Im glad I live there heheI swear this pregnancy is going to be the death of me (and I'm not even the one pregnant).
The wife got admitted to the hospital at 6 am this morning because of bleeding. Now she is there on strict bedrest until the twins are born because the placenta is beginning to peel away from the uteran wall (i.e. not good).
Due date? Aug 18th. In the meantime I have to manage our 3 1/2 year old and still work full time. Should be doable, but very stessful.
I have never been so stressed for such an extended period of time. They say you become a father when you find out she's preganct and not when they are born. Therefore, this is like watching your kids play on the highway--total Russian Roulette every day. suck-o-matic.
That said: Never give up! (enguard)
The wife got admitted to the hospital at 6 am this morning because of bleeding. Now she is there on strict bedrest until the twins are born because the placenta is beginning to peel away from the uteran wall (i.e. not good).
Due date? Aug 18th. In the meantime I have to manage our 3 1/2 year old and still work full time. Should be doable, but very stessful.
I have never been so stressed for such an extended period of time. They say you become a father when you find out she's preganct and not when they are born. Therefore, this is like watching your kids play on the highway--total Russian Roulette every day. suck-o-matic.
That said: Never give up! (enguard)
