Re: Prayers
From: Marla (onery1@soltec.net)
Thu Jun 29 09:56:14 2000
I would be happy to add her to my list Karla. This is a very difficult thing
you all are going through. Sometimes the not knowing is harder than knowing.
--
Marla
-----Original Message-----
From: Karla <ifirgit@webcntrl.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@forum.obgyn.net>
Date: Thursday, June 29, 2000 12:53 AM
Subject: Prayers
>I know that this nothing to do with adhesions, but I was hoping that I
could
>ask the group for some extra prayers today. My daughter is expecting her
>third child in November. She recently had an afp blood test done and an
>ultrasound and was told that she had a 1 in 25 chance of having a baby with
>trisomy 18. (With trisomy 18 many babies die before birth and of those
that
>survive 90% die before reaching 1) Today she will be undergoing a level 3
>ultrasound and possibly an amniocentisis. From my understanding the
>ultrasound should show some obvious defects.....but there is a chance that
>everything will look normal and the baby still have t18. Her ob has highly
>recommended that she have both so I don't know what she will decide. I
>don't know if she is hiding things or what....but I know that I have some
>major concerns. Anything less than 1/300 is considered high risk, but
Nikki
>feels that 1 in 25 is still good odds....I cannot be that relaxed. I know
>that no matter what God will be there for us, but it sure doesn't hurt to
>know that others are praying for us as well.
>
>Thanks to all,
>
>Karla
>
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