AFP Results
I must say, last week when I got a message from my doctor to call him, I was immediately worried and thinking, "What more can go wrong?" You see, he told me that he would ONLY call if something was wrong. He said it twice and talked about how they'd be on the phone all the time if they called every person all the time. SO... He would only call me if there was something wrong. I took the AFP that day (also known as the triple screen). This test and can indicate if your baby has any problems/birth defects.
Anyway, I got a message and I called back on Friday only to find that they were out until Monday. So all weekend long I have been on edge. I thought I got a positive AFP (positive is bad). I was wondering what I am going to do if I have a baby die in utero, or born with trisomy 18 only to live a few hours or days. My mind was thinking the worst. After my mom was diagnosed with cancer last week I have been not thinking the happiest of thoughts.
So I called back this morning and the nurse got on the phone. She was chatting with me about PCOSA stuff - asking me how that was going (of course I told her that I had resigned). She never chats that much with me because she is always busy. So, I was thinking again, it's bad news and she is stalling. She finally said, "Well, the reason we were calling you is because we got the results of the AFP." My heart sank... "Your results are excellent!" She said. She went on to explain the results and tell me that everything is just fine.
Down Syndrome occurs in 1 out of every 800 births. The AFP said my chances are 1 out of 3,600. Trisomy 18 effects 1 in 3000 babies. My chances are 1 in 10,000. And Neural Tube defects (such as spina bifida) occur in 1 out of every 2,000 births, and my chances are 1 in 10,000. The nurse said that these results are wonderful.
I am really wondering if vitamin C and A New Dawn have helped me in that area! I am thinking so!
Let's hope and pray that things continue to go well because my mom is having a lumpectomy on Wednesday. I can use the good luck to continue and I am sure she can too!
Anyway, I got a message and I called back on Friday only to find that they were out until Monday. So all weekend long I have been on edge. I thought I got a positive AFP (positive is bad). I was wondering what I am going to do if I have a baby die in utero, or born with trisomy 18 only to live a few hours or days. My mind was thinking the worst. After my mom was diagnosed with cancer last week I have been not thinking the happiest of thoughts.
So I called back this morning and the nurse got on the phone. She was chatting with me about PCOSA stuff - asking me how that was going (of course I told her that I had resigned). She never chats that much with me because she is always busy. So, I was thinking again, it's bad news and she is stalling. She finally said, "Well, the reason we were calling you is because we got the results of the AFP." My heart sank... "Your results are excellent!" She said. She went on to explain the results and tell me that everything is just fine.
Down Syndrome occurs in 1 out of every 800 births. The AFP said my chances are 1 out of 3,600. Trisomy 18 effects 1 in 3000 babies. My chances are 1 in 10,000. And Neural Tube defects (such as spina bifida) occur in 1 out of every 2,000 births, and my chances are 1 in 10,000. The nurse said that these results are wonderful.
I am really wondering if vitamin C and A New Dawn have helped me in that area! I am thinking so!
Let's hope and pray that things continue to go well because my mom is having a lumpectomy on Wednesday. I can use the good luck to continue and I am sure she can too!
posted by ~ Tarra ~ @ 5:59 PM
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