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Oh, where ever to begin! Thanks to Lisser for updating! I knew if it were me I would really be wondering. And thank you for all your prayers, there is so much power in prayer! All went well. Before the surgery babies heart rate was 170 after it was 140. Nice and strong. It was the right decision to have the IUD removed. As Lisser stated there was an abscess and infection that had formed around the IUD. We would not have known that without going in. Not only that but the IUD had migrated from my lower left to right up above the belly button. With this infection Dr. Priebe wanted me to spend the next 24 hours on antibiotics at the hospital. I think this was a hidden blessing as the procedure was much tougher on me then I expected. We left about 4:30 yesterday afternoon. I finally got to see my Rylie! This was my first time away from her. I am so glad Grandma Judy was here to take care of her. She seemed to do really well and was so excited to see us when we got home! Today I am a little sore but getting better. I have 10 more days of antibiotics to take. I have learned that all you women who had c-sections ARE TOUGH. I only had three small incisions and that has been uncomfortable, I can't imagine what how you girls felt!!Please continue to prayer for us to heal. We have a follow up on Wednesday and a flight to catch on Thursday!!!!


We are having much fun with the Grandfolks. They have really taken care of all of us. Joe has spent much time "waiting " with Myron. I know he appreciated it. And Judy, well she has gotten much quality time with Rylie and is helping me to heal. Unfortunately we have few pictures due to our "busy" week. But they are here until Sunday so we will try to get some good ones.

Healing...

Jessica is doing well, she is in recovery and SO ready to come home. Myron has been with her at the hospital while Grandma and Grandpa Carr watch Rylie. They found an abscess on the IUD and she had an infection so she had to stay over night. She isn't able to come home until she has had 24 hours of observation and antibiotics. Both both her and Little Carr baby are doing well and expected home this evening. Please keep sending her happy thoughts, prayers, and lots of love!!

-Lisser

So Tuesday huh ?!?!?!

Our doctors appointment yesterday went well, but much different then we expected. Well I might need to go into a little more detail to help you understand what is about to happen next. SO for those of you who don't know after Rylie was born we had an IUD put in as a means of birth control. The pill was unsuccessful with Rylie and after researching this, we thought it was the most preventative method available. Several months later after missing my period, calling the on call doctor,and taking a pregnancy test Dr. Baca insisted I come into the emergency room for fear of an ectopic pregnancy. After a lengthy ultrasound all was found to be ok, the pregnancy was located in the uterus and very strong. Now the question was "Where is that IUD?" After much search it was found, in my lower left abdomen area. Somehow the thing punctured through my uterus and was NOT where it was placed. The radiologist stated it was only the second she had seen in 13 years. Dr. Baca wanted to leave it in as surgery that early in a pregnancy was way to risky. So we went home. A little in shock and with many questions. Our next appointment was 2 weeks later. We had another ultrasound. All looked great. We met with a different doctor and again expressed our concerns. She was also fabulous, felt we should leave it in but promised to research more for us.

This brings us to yesterday.

We met with Dr. Lasich who immediately told us we should have the IUD taken out at some point of the pregnancy. She then went on [very neutrally] to explain to us that we are a very rare case and they had no definite answer for us. The doctors had talked and reviewed our case. They called specialist's in Denver as well as the manufacturer IUD and it was all very 50/50. Half think we should leave it in, wait until after the baby is delivered and feel strongly it shouldn't harm anything.The other half want to take it out and are concerned that as the pregnancy progresses and other organs grow and get pushed together, something else will become punctured and this could be life threatening to me and the baby. So basically its up to us. We have decided to take it out. We simply feel if the IUD went through one MAJOR organ whats to stop it from going through another. This should be a simple outpatient surgery but the they do have to knock me out to do it. This leaves concern of course for the baby. Although the chances are very slim, there is a chance for miscarriage and for this we NEED your prayers. They feel the end of the first trimester is the safest time to perform this procedure due to the fact all of the baby's organs are formed and the uterus is still on the smaller side. The procedure should not take more then an hour ,if all goes well, so I wont be out that long. It is all happening pretty quick. We are scheduled for Tuesday at noon!! Myron's folks are here so Rylie will be well taken care of. And we feel the pieces simply have fallen together to have this procedure done. So we ask,beg, and plead that you pray for us and the baby during this procedure. That all will go smoothly and the baby will be unaffected and continue to grow and form and live.

The baby is doing very well. The heartbeat was VERY strong, 178. It was very exciting to hear. Rylie's poo's were getting better until the day at the hospital. She gets worried about her mama! So hopefully today will bring progress again.

Thank you again for thinking and praying for us during this time. We sure know we can count on all of you [especially if you read all that]!!