Clubfoothead Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 (edited) I want to thank everyone again for everything. If there's ever anyone in need around here, I'll do everything I can to return the favor. I tried to before so it ain't much but it's the best I've got. We went in on Thursday morning for the sonogram. He kept saying "nice". I was getting excited when he said that after "skin on the neck" and everything was clipping along swiftly. I was hoping he didn't slow down and about the time I thought that he went back to the heart and stayed on it for about 5 minutes before moving on. There's a hole in the baby's heart so he advised we do the amnio thing. It was explained to us that not all babies with this heart problems have Downs but that most babies with Downs have this type of heart problem. As long as Downs was a possibility, the "lethal" T-13, T-18 and I think T-21 needed to be ruled out. So they did that and we would get some of the results back late Friday or today. My wife was to be on bed rest until today and he looked at me and said it was my job to keep her in bed until Monday. Got the call from the lab about 2:00 today with the big results. No bad Ts and no Downs. We are supposed to hear from them again later this week concerning the G something and then one more set of results next week. I'm pretty superstitious but today's news was as good as we could have hoped for. The try and keep things pretty general with me as I tend to go on information overload. They aren't quite sure yet but they think the hole is in the atrium. Apparently most kids with these types of holes don't even require medical intervention. Most of these holes grow closed and if not and they are large enough, they can fix the holes in the atrium with a heart cath. The ventricle holes are a little worse as if they don't grow closed, the corrective measure requires open heart surgery. If that's as bad as things get then it'll feel like winning the lottery given the way things have been going. I haven't slept much in the past week I guess and by that I mean I've been getting less than my usual 4-5 hours of sleep a night so I'm not going to be around too much longer tonight, I'm finally tired. Thank you for everything. Edited October 23, 2007 by Clubfoothead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Got the call from the lab about 2:00 today with the big results. No bad Ts and no Downs. We are supposed to hear from them again later this week concerning the G something and then one more set of results next week. I'm pretty superstitious but today's news was as good as we could have hoped for. F'n excellent!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicCEO Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Man, that is good to hear. Hang in there, Club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMD Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Great news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunning Linguist Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Great news Club! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilthorp Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Good news. In our family, we've had a premature nephew, and then another cousin...they diagnosed her hole in the heart about the same time here. She's had numerous procedures, but she's doing just great...they can do wonders today, my friend. Keep the faith, and keep your wife as positive as possible--that makes all the difference in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seattle LawDawg Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Great News! Hang in there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonorator Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 awesome news club! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moss6 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egret Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Great news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh B Tool Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Too Cool Club, that is FANTASTIC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Good to hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Dick Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Great news club. We'll keep the positive vibes coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggieFries Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Great news Clubby! All the best to you and yours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBalata Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puddy Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 That is terrific news so far Club. These are the kind of updates I love to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBunz Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Wow....just fantastic, Clubby. I'm so glad you guys got those tests run. Now maybe you can relax and enjoy the pregnancy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Great news my friend. You know you got a friend down the 35 if you need anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
untateve Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 wow, that sounds like great news. that sleep will be sweet, and well deserved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmypg Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Great news club...Keep us posted.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.