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Re: 'Amnio incurred problems... but now what... ?' Follow up Question
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Wed, 31 Jul 2002 12:23:58 -0500 (CDT)
It seems like there was nothing that could be done but wait. In the end
my sister lost the baby.
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At Wed, 19 Jun 2002, Chris wrote:
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>I'm doing research for my sister and found "Amnio incurred problems...
>but now what...?" on the forum
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>In short, my sister underwent Amniocentesis. Difference between
>articles is that the leaking of amniotic fluid won't stop. She's been
>bed rest for 3 weeks now and fluid at last dr office visit was 450ml.
>She went from 700ml to 450ml in 3 weeks (I may have the first number
>wrong). I called her today and she said she had filled up a couple of
>pads just in one day. She fears that she's down to 200ml. She's at the
>stage were the lungs are developing (4th - 5th month).
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>She's worried about the baby not developing properly and whether she
>should carry to term. She doesn't want her son to be on an lung machine
>for the rest of his life.
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>She's going to her doctor on Friday.
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>I saw that they can do an amnioinfusion. Would this help? She's already
>asked her doctor about going in and gluing up the hole. She knows were
>they stuck the needle in. She was told that they wouldn't be able to
>find it. Is there anything else she can do?
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>Has anyone out there been in the same situation were the fluid won't
>stop leaking? If so, what happened with the baby?
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>We'd really appreciate any help anyone out there can offer.
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>Thanks in advance,
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>--
>Chris
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>As a side note, her tests from the amnio came back and everything was
>fine. It would be a shame for her to lose the baby because of the
>amnio. But at the same time, it's one of tests after age 35 that seem
>to be necessary due to Down's Syndrome and the probabilty of a leak
>developing, from what I found on the web, is small.
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