I had an appointment
with my OB. I told her what a cosmic joke it is that there are no skeletal
dysplasia specialists in the entire state of Florida, but that I grew up, and
am moving back 45 minutes from, CHOP (the number 1 neonatal hospital in the
nation). Without hesitation, she said “Go there, deliver there!” Our other
options at this point would be to drive over 2 hours to either Tampa or Miami. The
only way our OB would still deliver is if Alexander did not have a chance of
survival. Philadelphia now sounds like the obvious choice. The latest my OB
wants me to fly is 35 weeks, so I could fly up with Ana in October. Jason could
meet us there prior to the C-section. If Alexander needed the NICU, I could
stay with my parents and drive to Philadelphia each day. As soon as we are
ready we can all fly back down to Florida to finish Jason’s training.
Yesterday I had my
records and ultrasound pictures sent to CHOP. Once the nurse coordinator and MD
review my records, they’ll call me to discuss their opinions and to probably
set up at appointment. Heading in this direction feels right. At this point, I
feel really good about this option.
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