I called him back immediately. As I waited for him to get to the phone my thoughts were all over the place. "What's wrong?" "Were my blood test results abnormal?" "Did he see something, or find something that was dangerous?" "Why do I have to talk to you personally? Thats not a good sign."
He finally got on the phone and explained to me that he had decided that he would like to move forward with a cerclage (stitching of the opening of the cervix). We had discussed the possibility a week prior, but Dr. Terry indicated that he preferred not to unless we absolutely had to, if even at the last minute.
He went on to explain that he was reviewing things from my previous twin pregnancy (where our sweet babies were lost at 15 weeks) and thought there may have been, maybe, a small form of an incompetent cervix in that situation. And, because of this, we needed to move forward with a cerclage soon.
My ultrasound appointment was bumped up three days and the surgery was scheduled just two days after that. I will be approximately 13 weeks.
As my Mom pointed out, we have been praying for the doctors to know how to help me, and treat our pregnancy for success, and this, was certainly another answer to our prayers.
