Procedure Needed

At today's checkup, Dr. Lynch-Salamon said we are at the point where we need to do something.  The fluid levels in Babies A and C have risen to 10, while Baby B continues to not have much fluid, which indicates the twin to twin transfusion syndrome has progressed to stage 2. 

That being said, we are scheduled for the laser ablation procedure tomorrow morning at 7:30am.  Sara will be awake for the procedure and will need to spend one night in the hospital.  If all goes well, she will be able to come home Saturday morning.  He is leaning toward sealing off the blood vessels of one baby (likely A), then monitoring to see how things progress.

We don't know the prognosis or outcome as this is such a rare case (Monochorionic-triamniotic triplets).  They will watch Sara to see if they need to do a second laser ablation surgery on Baby C in the near future.

There is good news, too.  The perinatal cardiologist took a look at the hearts of all of the girls and she said they look "beautiful".  And overall, the girls all look good health wise.

Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers tomorrow and in the days to come that the procedure would be successful and that Sara and the girls would come through the procedure safe and sound.

Thank you!
cw