Re: Re: Amnio update/ANDREA

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If all else fails, contact the moderator, Albright, ma8169 (AT) Yahoo (DOT)

com, and she will help; Yahoo does make it as tricky as possible and very

difficult to get in with your e-mail address that you actually use! I hope

that you succeed; we are here to welcome you! n Rojas

Amnio update

> > >Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 18:24:41 -0500

> > >

> > >Hi All,

> > >Well here is the update on my amnio......... No CF results yet!

>I am so

> > >very frustrated as I was told 2 weeks and I have just hit three

>weeks

> > >without hearing about the CF. Then, today, I got a call from the

>genetic

> > >counselor saying that the " mouthwash " thing that they did to get

>'s

> > >DNA to compare with the baby's didn't work! They couldn't get

>enough cells

> > >or something......So now I have to drag her back for a blood draw

>on

> > >Thursday. I am very lucky that she is pretty good about having

>her blood

> > >drawn. Anyway, I really do not get why they even need her DNA

>since we

> > >know the mutations. they said something about new technology and

>the test

> > >is being done differently now so they need to compare either

> or

> > >against the baby to make sure that they are still able to find the

>mutation

> > >in . Insurance is not interested in being tested so

>the genzyme

> > >company say they will do for free.

> > >

> > >the way it was explained to me it sounded like maybe the baby

>carries my

> > >mutation but they can't find the other one, (but this is just my

>guesswork

> > >and I could be totally off the mark) and they do not want to give

>us a

> > >false " carrier only " report until they make the comparison. (or

>maybe that

> > >is just wishful thinking.......)

> > >

> > >Anyway, I am guessing that we are looking at yet another week

>without

> > >knowing. This is starting to drive me nuts!

> > >any input or advise?

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

n/ ,

I didn't haven't any problems adding my name to the baby shower list. I just

didn't realise that it was under databases.

Fiona

>

>Reply-To: cfparents

>To: <cfparents >

>Subject: Re: Re: Amnio update/ANDREA

>Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 18:18:35 -0800

>

>If all else fails, contact the moderator, Albright, ma8169 (AT) Yahoo (DOT)

>com, and she will help; Yahoo does make it as tricky as possible and very

>difficult to get in with your e-mail address that you actually use! I hope

>that you succeed; we are here to welcome you! n Rojas

> Amnio update

> > > >Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 18:24:41 -0500

> > > >

> > > >Hi All,

> > > >Well here is the update on my amnio......... No CF results yet!

> >I am so

> > > >very frustrated as I was told 2 weeks and I have just hit three

> >weeks

> > > >without hearing about the CF. Then, today, I got a call from the

> >genetic

> > > >counselor saying that the " mouthwash " thing that they did to get

> >'s

> > > >DNA to compare with the baby's didn't work! They couldn't get

> >enough cells

> > > >or something......So now I have to drag her back for a blood draw

> >on

> > > >Thursday. I am very lucky that she is pretty good about having

> >her blood

> > > >drawn. Anyway, I really do not get why they even need her DNA

> >since we

> > > >know the mutations. they said something about new technology and

> >the test

> > > >is being done differently now so they need to compare either

> > or

> > > >against the baby to make sure that they are still able to find

>the

> >mutation

> > > >in . Insurance is not interested in being tested so

> >the genzyme

> > > >company say they will do for free.

> > > >

> > > >the way it was explained to me it sounded like maybe the baby

> >carries my

> > > >mutation but they can't find the other one, (but this is just my

> >guesswork

> > > >and I could be totally off the mark) and they do not want to give

> >us a

> > > >false " carrier only " report until they make the comparison. (or

> >maybe that

> > > >is just wishful thinking.......)

> > > >

> > > >Anyway, I am guessing that we are looking at yet another week

> >without

> > > >knowing. This is starting to drive me nuts!

> > > >any input or advise?

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >