Hi ladies, sorry its been a hectic few weeks..
We eneded up going to sydney not last monday but the one before, with the intentions of being monitored there (scan monday and thursday)
i flew up and was just going to stay with a friend and hubby would fly up if need be.
So on the monday the fluid levels had got worse and they also discovered the babies had TAPS which has to do with the concentration of blood, so one was anemic and the other was the opposite.
The dr said he would recommend the laser op, so called hubby (who was hesitant to go ahead with teh laser) and he came up on tuesday.. had a scan on tuesday and things werent great, so booked in for thursday to have the laser.
Had a scan on wed morning and over night we had gone from a stage 1 to a stage 3 TTTS and the larger twins heart was failing... little twin had 0.9cm of fluid (no bladder visible on scan) and larger one had 15cm of fluid..
The dr wasnt happy waiting over night to do the laser so got us in on wed afternoon.
I was so anxious about it all and how quickly it had progressed.
While in theatre they do a scan before starting the op and the dr said that the smaller baby was in front of the placenta and because of the lack of fluid she doesnt move like a normal baby so he said that if he couldnt get to the placenta that the only option was to terminate one to save the other!!
Here i am lying on the theatre table and u tell me now.. major freak out.. plus hubby wasnt with me so it was not something i would decide on my own.. so he said we would talk about itand come back if need be..
luckily he could get to my placenta, i was under a local and sedation (thankgod) cause i was literally shaking i was that scared.
So the surgery itself seemed to go well, took me back to maternity where i stayed over night (one very long sleepless night) and at 9 am they scanned me to determine whether both babies had made it thru the op.. which they had (thankgod again)
They even saw slight improvements in the fluid overnight can you believe..
and the heart of the big one had the "A" wave back on the doppler scan which it didnt they day before..
So we flew home and they were happy for us to be monitored at my local hospital which saves us so much time, money and stress..
I had a scan last tuesday and things have continued to improve..
The baby who had 0.9cm of fluid had 6 cm and the other who had 15 cm had 11cm... (between 3cm and 8cm is good)
The larger baby still had some fluid in her abdomen but the dr said it may take a few weeks to clear..
so we have been very blessed to make it this far... still a long road ahead as things can change at any time, and the risk of early labour is high.. but things are positive
if things stay fairly stable then i will have a csection at 34 weeks... if not they may be here at anytime really..
Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers ladies, and for the bday wishes for little miss.. cant believe she is 1
hope you are all well..
ok rant over sorry 
hope things continue to improve.
