Wow, where to begin? The past five days have been very tough - both for me and for my hubby.
After an ambulance ride and ER visit due to excruciating pain on my left side (where there is a large cyst), my OB told me I had two choices:
1.) Wait it out. The cyst is like a ticking time bomb, but you don't have to have anything done if you don't want to. But if the cyst were to burst it could kick you into pre-term labor. (not good)
2.) Have the cyst removed. There are major risks involved - internal bleeding could also cause pre-term labor. Plus, you'll have a five-inch long incision and the recovery of a c-section. (not good either)
The tears that ran down my face finally dried up and I made a decision - to have the cyst removed. It was terrifying, any tiny thought of losing this perfect child growing inside of me. But we did it - the surgery went perfect and our baby is perfect. I truly cannot show the intense gratitude I feel for all of my students, family, teachers and friends for praying for us. It is the reason everything went so well. Now I'm, at home recovering, trying and failing to take care of Patrick. We are so fortunate to have my mom and in-laws here helping out.
Please keep us in your prayers as I continue to recover over the next couple of weeks!
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