An Update

I got the amnio results on Friday.

Its somewhat good news in that of the cells they tested all were normal.

The reason I am not jumping for joy is because they tested 17 cells in 15 cell colonies. That is the standard for amnio, 15-20 colonies, but I was hoping that given my ambiguous findings of the CVS they culture more than normal to rule out mosaicism.

When the GC called me she said she had great news and the result was normal.  I was less focused on the "normal" than the cell count since that is what I had my hopes pinned on. Right before the amnio she had mentioned they test 15 colonies and I had mentioned my concerns with that number and requested she ask for an extended study.

The GC confirmed that the report says that it exhausted the sample so maybe there was nothing more to grow. I have learnt in my research that not all cells in an amnio are actually "culturable". I requested to speak with the Dr and see if I can do another amnio.

Maybe I am being paranoid but the prognosis for this syndrome is so heartbreaking that I need to be very comfortable that it is not something my baby will have to deal with.

The Dr called me and he felt that repeating the amnio will not yield anything more. He said its the same type of cells (urine/skin) and so it would not show anything different.  I beg to differ, yes it same type of cells but its like looking for a potential worm in an basket of apples. If you look at 15 or 40 apples, you have a better chance of finding the worm in 40 than in 15.  That is my logic.

Anyway, he seemed optimistic with this result and is going to use the next U/S ( anatomy scan) to make a full determination.

That is 3 weeks away!!!!

I called some other perinatal clinics to see if I can get in to do a second amnio (self pay). But they need a referral.  I then placed a call to my OB office. 

By end of day the mid-wife called me back. She is the manager whom I had met last time and I found her very knowledgeable and supportive.

She was really shocked to know what had been going on and her first words were "why did you not call me?" I now realize that the mid-wife plays the role of your cheerleader, confidante, and support system and I should use her as my support.

Of course I burst into tears and sobbed my way through the whole sordid story. I told her that I am not feeling comfortable with the small sample analyzed. She immediately understood that my being reassured was important to both my health and the baby's, so she said that she will try and get me to see another perinatologist at another clinic for a second opinion.

I hope I hear back today but I know it will be a tough sell. 
So, while this is somewhat reassuring news and certainly in the right direction, we are not out of the woods by any means.

I had hoped that I could have let all this go when I got my results, but I am still in the same place and still worried out of my mind.