The Medical Myster Tour [is coming to take you away]

What started out as Placenta Previa has now been labeled a "Medical Mystery" by my high risk doctor. In my 2nd trimester, this is what my situation looked like (right):
















Now... take that placenta and split it in TWO pieces, held together by a blood vessel covering the cervix... a little placenta here, a little there... and wallah! Vasa Previa! However... for some reason, I have an unnamed form of vasa previa... in fact, it's only being called vasa previa because no known name exists. Whaaaaaaaat?!

I can't even begin to explain what all has happened, but basically the placenta is in 2 different places and held together by this oddball vessel that isn't behaving normally. I don't get it... the doctor was puzzled, the ultrasound tech was puzzled, my OB is puzzled... I was told this case is "going in the books." Something about that stupid vessel isn't right. So while the case is still treated, in the end, with a c-section, I'm now having to be monitored even closer than anticipated.

I have to go back to the high risk clinic every week, plus normal visits with my own OB. This is going to be a long 10 weeks... it's expected I'll deliver via c-section at 37 weeks. My next ultrasound at the high risk clinic is on Tuesday. I don't know what to say... I'm so glad I'll get to see Zoey every single week up to her birth, but I'm not so excited about being labeled a "medical mystery." Apparently a 3rd doctor is going to have his go at my case on Tuesday. Sheesh. After all this, I wish they'd offer to pay my medical bills in exchange for "studying" me. I'm so glad I can amuse them because quite frankly, I'm not amused at all. I heard more curse words fly out of the high risk doctor's mouth than I could count on one hand... seriously... he was that confused... and so was I.

So as I enter the third and final trimester of my pregnancy, I guess I can honestly say the real fun is about to begin... I've already had several ultrasounds this pregnancy and it's looking like I'll get about 10 more. Exciting and scary at the same time. Good news: Zoey is healthy! That's all that matters, right?