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Laser Photocoagulation of Communicating Vessels (RSS)
As promised, here's the video of the 2nd round of laser therapy from earlier today. This video was originally 30+ minutes long, but I've edited it down to a digestible 4 minutes. It's also available up on Facebook as well. Pay attention to the communicating
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Great news! I just left the OR with Dr. Walker and the entire Doctor Posse TM . He discovered a few problems that they were able to address right away. As is common with my family we are all stingy SOB's and we can't just leave well enough alone. Well,
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Damn. I'm just spent. We did another ultrasound this morning and the results were interesting. Dr Walker and the entire Doctor Posse (yet another doctor has been added to the group) evaluated Emma this morning. Status is basically the same. Everyone is
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Today is the big day, again. Both Ellen and I are scared for what will happen today and the days after. This morning we go in for an evaluation of the twins. Depending on what the doctor finds, he may choose to redo the Laser Therapy or even perform a
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I should have learned my lesson by now, but apparently, I haven't. I was lulled into believing that we were making good progress, however we just returned from seeing Dr. Wall and the TTTS has regressed.The fluid around Emma has decreased dramatically,
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Here's the video of Ella and Emma, better known as Dr. Martin Walker performs Laser Photocoagulation of Communicating Vessels upon Ellen's womb. It is embedded as YouTube video below, if you can't see the video follow the other links at the bottom. It
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I just left the OR. Dr. Walker is a rock star. He did a really amazing job with Ellen, Emma and Ella. I'm currently in the waiting room talking to Ellen's mom, Joan. The procedure was fascinating. Dr. Walker went in to Ellen's womb with a super tiny camera
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Ellen and her mom visited the doctor today for an ultrasound checkup. Dr. Peter Wall along with Dr. Martin Walker (the well regarded expert on TTTS) reviewed the ultrasounds and determined that Ellen has slipped into TTTS stage 2. I heard that and I felt
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