>----- Original Message -----
From: Karla <ifirgit@webcntrl.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@forum.obgyn.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 10:52 PM
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
>