Hi Friends & Family--
Thank you for your prayers, thoughts, and love. It worked enough for today!
All the doctors in the Maternal Fetal Clinic consulted together on my case and decided the transfusion was just too risky at this point without a definite diagnosis of anemia. The test results today came in just lower than those of yesterday . . . just enough to take the baby to a lower level indicator of anemia & cause the doctors to decide to wait!
I feel so JOYFUL to not have to do that invasive procedure tomorrow . . . especially where the confidence in the diagnosis has yet to be confirmed. I felt the hand of the Lord today in this as two different professionals took about 8 readings of the blood velocity measurement and ALL came back in that lower bracket. :-)
The clinic will now pursue other causes for the fluid in the lungs. Meanwhile, they ran a non-stress test and the baby is doing AWESOME!! No heart issues, no compression on the lungs, kicking, moving, handling contractions, etc. . . .
I go in Monday for more tests and they will continue to monitor/test me twice a week to ensure the fluid around baby's lungs isn't causing damage to organs, which will result in emergency delivery, etc.
Thanks again for your faith in our behalf. Thank you for your kind messages. I cannot respond to them all, but I do feel your love and concern. I will appreciate it if you'll continue to keep the baby in your prayers in regards to the doctors' ability to find the reason behind the fluid, create a plan of action for the baby, and especially that the baby won't come pre-maturely. I want to emphasis that I feel happy and at peace--that things will work out the way they are supposed to in order that this child can fulfill its mission. I sense some of you are feeling much angst over this, and I just hope you'll find as much peace as I feel regarding this child.
Love you!!
Desi
