Re: 1/174 for Down's

• Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ]
• Next message: kerry: "how common is still birth?"
• Previous message: Rita: "Bleeding during first trimester"
• In reply to: Robin: "1/174 for Down's"

Please keep your chin up and don't lose hope! I know what you are going through. My triple screen came back 1 in 6 for Trisomy 18. Amnio results, much to EVERYONE's suprise, came back fine. My doc had never seen such bad numbers in her whole 18 year career. Please don't lose hope! I know it is hard to wait for results...we didn't have the FISH test either. The afp test does have a lot of false positives that make people worry needlessly, but it does help screen out those who truly have problems. I learned a lot from the whole experience. Everything will be okay, Sweetie. Remember, If God leads us to it, God will lead us through it!!! Stay strong! You are welcome to e-mail me if you need to talk, vent or start pulling your hair out while you're waiting. You are in our prayers...

--
Nikki R.
Austin, TX   edd 06/20

At Tue, 21 May 2002, Robin wrote:
>
>My AFP results came back with a 1/174 ratio for Down's.  I had an amnio
>last Wedneday (I had a regular ultrasound, not level II and everything
>looked good) and am waiting very impatiently for the results.  My Doctor
>told me I have an 80% chance or better that I will have a healthy baby.
>That comment made me very nervous.  Shouldn't it be a 99.4% chance that
>everything will be fine.  He did not give me any specific #'s from the
>AFP other than 1/174.  Also, I asked about finding out sooner through a
>procedure called FISH.  He dismissed that pretty quickly.  I was also
>suprised that I was not offered any genetic counseling and never even
>had the chance to sit down with him one on one.  I know it doesn't sound
>like it right now, but I really do like my Doctor.  What the odds
>everything is okay? Any advice?

• Next message: kerry: "how common is still birth?"
• Previous message: Rita: "Bleeding during first trimester"
• In reply to: Robin: "1/174 for Down's"