Re: Re: Need Info For Doctor

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Oh I KNOW you can see it on u/s, I saw Everett's with my own two eyes! LOL!

Some docs just don't have a clue.

s.

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ee: CF can be picked up on an ultrasound. I was sent to the perinatalist

by my OB-GYN . He saw spotted it right away. He used a very high tech level 2.

We could see everything from heart chambers, that his kidneys were working

properly, his stomach, everything..... it was unreal and so cool!

- Arkansas

CF BL 6-11-05

novemberfable wrote:

ee, also make sure they do at least a level 2 ultrasound. It's

usuallly considered standard nowadays, but you never know what kind

of equipment some doctors may still be using. The level 2 ultrasound

is very accurate and they say that if something is seen on this kind

of ultrasound (ie. clubfoot) then it's pretty definitive. Best of

luck to you, but I highly doubt there can possibly be a 3rd clubfoot

baby. I mean, what are the odds????

> > GlacierHi All,

> >

> > You probably know I'm preggers with baby #3, and two previous 2

> had cf. Well I'm seeing a mid wife but saw a dr. today for an

> ultrasound. He argued cf cannot be picked up on u/s and

> stuff...anyway, he caved in to my wish to do a diagnostic u/s at

22

> weeks along instead of really trying to do anything today. It'll

be

> done at a hospital instead of with his little office-model machine.

> >

> > What we did see briefly today was it looks like another boy, and

I

> saw one foot shot that looked very suspicious to me....ugh on both

> counts. Sorry, I sure would like a daughter here.

> >

> > OK - here's what I'm asking you for... do we have in our files a

> fairly straight forward yet informative package of info I can

print

> off and give to this guy? My midwife is very supportive but this

> dr. guy was a jerk. If so, can you tell me what file to look for?

> >

> > thanks,

> > s.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Oh I KNOW you can see it on u/s, I saw Everett's with my own two eyes! LOL!

Some docs just don't have a clue.

s.

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ee: CF can be picked up on an ultrasound. I was sent to the perinatalist

by my OB-GYN . He saw spotted it right away. He used a very high tech level 2.

We could see everything from heart chambers, that his kidneys were working

properly, his stomach, everything..... it was unreal and so cool!

- Arkansas

CF BL 6-11-05

novemberfable wrote:

ee, also make sure they do at least a level 2 ultrasound. It's

usuallly considered standard nowadays, but you never know what kind

of equipment some doctors may still be using. The level 2 ultrasound

is very accurate and they say that if something is seen on this kind

of ultrasound (ie. clubfoot) then it's pretty definitive. Best of

luck to you, but I highly doubt there can possibly be a 3rd clubfoot

baby. I mean, what are the odds????

> > GlacierHi All,

> >

> > You probably know I'm preggers with baby #3, and two previous 2

> had cf. Well I'm seeing a mid wife but saw a dr. today for an

> ultrasound. He argued cf cannot be picked up on u/s and

> stuff...anyway, he caved in to my wish to do a diagnostic u/s at

22

> weeks along instead of really trying to do anything today. It'll

be

> done at a hospital instead of with his little office-model machine.

> >

> > What we did see briefly today was it looks like another boy, and

I

> saw one foot shot that looked very suspicious to me....ugh on both

> counts. Sorry, I sure would like a daughter here.

> >

> > OK - here's what I'm asking you for... do we have in our files a

> fairly straight forward yet informative package of info I can

print

> off and give to this guy? My midwife is very supportive but this

> dr. guy was a jerk. If so, can you tell me what file to look for?

> >

> > thanks,

> > s.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >