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abnormal ultrasounds
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abnormal ultrasounds
by Lori__0, Jan 01, 1995 12:00AM
Posted By Lori on December 30, 1998 at 23:46:19:
Hello. I am a 26 yr. old diabetic so when I became pregnant, my OB has followed me closely. I saw him on my 9 week 0 day. We did our first ultrasound and everything looked normal. At 11 weeks 0 day, we did another ultrasound. At this time he saw (and pointed out) what looks to be like a large fluid pocket on the babies neck (between the head and body on the back side). Today is the beginning of my 12th week and we did another ultrasound. We still see the same thing. The doctor mentioned trisomy disorders. He now has me scheduled for either a CVS (which is going to be hard because of my weight) or an early amnio. I have several questions. My doctor said he has seen this on a couple of ultrasounds and everything turned out alright, but in a lot more cases, chromosomal abnormalities did exist. What type of statistics are there about this? My fetus looks normal otherwise, should I be very concerned? (I am) I have had one prior miscarriage (@ 8 weeks) and had such hopes of everything being OK. I am young and so is my husband, what could have caused this? Also, are there other chromosmal abnormalities besides trisomy disorders? My husband and I had agreed when we first got married 7 years ago, that if anything ever was wrong in a pregnancy, we would terminate. What are the defects that occur with trisomy disorders, can people live normal lives who suffer from them? Please try to get me some answers...I am so confused, scared, and depressed. I thought the diabetes was enough to worry about:)
Thank you so much for your time.
Lori
Hello. I am a 26 yr. old diabetic so when I became pregnant, my OB has followed me closely. I saw him on my 9 week 0 day. We did our first ultrasound and everything looked normal. At 11 weeks 0 day, we did another ultrasound. At this time he saw (and pointed out) what looks to be like a large fluid pocket on the babies neck (between the head and body on the back side). Today is the beginning of my 12th week and we did another ultrasound. We still see the same thing. The doctor mentioned trisomy disorders. He now has me scheduled for either a CVS (which is going to be hard because of my weight) or an early amnio. I have several questions. My doctor said he has seen this on a couple of ultrasounds and everything turned out alright, but in a lot more cases, chromosomal abnormalities did exist. What type of statistics are there about this? My fetus looks normal otherwise, should I be very concerned? (I am) I have had one prior miscarriage (@ 8 weeks) and had such hopes of everything being OK. I am young and so is my husband, what could have caused this? Also, are there other chromosmal abnormalities besides trisomy disorders? My husband and I had agreed when we first got married 7 years ago, that if anything ever was wrong in a pregnancy, we would terminate. What are the defects that occur with trisomy disorders, can people live normal lives who suffer from them? Please try to get me some answers...I am so confused, scared, and depressed. I thought the diabetes was enough to worry about:)
Thank you so much for your time.
Lori
