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Brilliant_Rock
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Hi, so I heard back from the CVS genetics counselor today. Not great news. They found trisomy 13 in 7 of the 20 cells tested - mosaicism. So, it could be that twin B's dna is somehow in twin A's placenta or was close to it when they did the sample, and twin A is fine. Or, twin a could not be fine. I need to do an amnio now on 5/11 and wait again 2 days for prelim and 10 days for full/final results. So, we won't be out of limbo until about 5/21. Amnio tests the sac for the baby so should not have any dna from twin B. Trying to be optimistic but depressed about the uncertainty/limbo for longer. She said we do have some good things going for us in that the ultrasound performed the day of the CVS showed a normal nuchal fold size and the organs were not outside the body and the brain had 2 halves. It is something that would not be compatible with life for long if it did make it to term. She said Baby A's placenta could have some trisomy 13, and not the baby itself also so the amnio will tell us for sure if the baby has it or not - she said if the prelim results show it we can assume we have it. So, we will breathe a little easier after the 2 day results if they come back okay, but lesson learned not to trust the FISH results which are 99.7% accurate or something! Uggh! I'm still in shock over this, but trying to remain positive. So, my in laws will be here in the midst of this testing/results. I cannot tell my mom about this pregnancy because if we have to terminate she would be very opposed, and it's better that she just not know about it at all for everyone involved.
Hi, so I heard back from the CVS genetics counselor today. Not great news. They found trisomy 13 in 7 of the 20 cells tested - mosaicism. So, it could be that twin B's dna is somehow in twin A's placenta or was close to it when they did the sample, and twin A is fine. Or, twin a could not be fine. I need to do an amnio now on 5/11 and wait again 2 days for prelim and 10 days for full/final results. So, we won't be out of limbo until about 5/21. Amnio tests the sac for the baby so should not have any dna from twin B. Trying to be optimistic but depressed about the uncertainty/limbo for longer. She said we do have some good things going for us in that the ultrasound performed the day of the CVS showed a normal nuchal fold size and the organs were not outside the body and the brain had 2 halves. It is something that would not be compatible with life for long if it did make it to term. She said Baby A's placenta could have some trisomy 13, and not the baby itself also so the amnio will tell us for sure if the baby has it or not - she said if the prelim results show it we can assume we have it. So, we will breathe a little easier after the 2 day results if they come back okay, but lesson learned not to trust the FISH results which are 99.7% accurate or something! Uggh! I'm still in shock over this, but trying to remain positive. So, my in laws will be here in the midst of this testing/results. I cannot tell my mom about this pregnancy because if we have to terminate she would be very opposed, and it's better that she just not know about it at all for everyone involved.