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DeniseMarie
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Nervous! Please help , cystic fibrosis related- UPDATED 1/9
This was my doctors exact voicemail to me:
"One of your DNA screenings came back positive for cystic fibrosis. That does not mean you have it and does not mean your baby has it. I just want Eric to go and get a blood test. As long as he has the same gene as you, the baby will be fine"
I am so nervous. Does anyone know any more about this?
UPDATE 1/9
Eric's blood test came back negative, he is not a carrier so we are relieved. Even though if he was a carrier it is only a 25% chance that the baby would have had CF , I am just relieved that its not even an option now.
Just wanted to post the update in case anyone else goes through this!
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Re: Nervous! Please help
Oh my gosh I don't know anything about this but wanted to send you hugs  . I would also suggest doing a serach on this board - if I am not mistaken someone had a post about being a carrier for CF and having to have their husband tested too or something like that.
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| Posted 12/21/07 1:20 PM |
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Re: Nervous! Please help
I wouldn't panic. My doctor told me the same thing at my last appointment when they took blood. That if the CF came back positive, that my husband would need to be tested too to see the odds.
When are you going back or when is your husband going to be tested?
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| Posted 12/21/07 1:22 PM |
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DeniseMarie
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Re: Nervous! Please help
Posted by justhappy
I wouldn't panic. My doctor told me the same thing at my last appointment when they took blood. That if the CF came back positive, that my husband would need to be tested too to see the odds.
When are you going back or when is your husband going to be tested?
he is mailing us a prescription for DH to get a blood test. Did your husband get tested yet?
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| Posted 12/21/07 1:25 PM |
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Ambersmom
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Re: Nervous! Please help
During my screenings, I came up as a carrier for CF. Your husband has to get screened to see if he's a carrier. If he is/you are, your chances of the baby having it increase from 1/1000 to I believe 1/100. They should have referred you to a genetic counselor who will give you testing/more info.
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| Posted 12/21/07 1:25 PM |
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justhappy
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Re: Nervous! Please help
Posted by DeniseMarie
Posted by justhappy
I wouldn't panic. My doctor told me the same thing at my last appointment when they took blood. That if the CF came back positive, that my husband would need to be tested too to see the odds.
When are you going back or when is your husband going to be tested?
he is mailing us a prescription for DH to get a blood test. Did your husband get tested yet?
No. As far as i know, i'm not a carrier for CF. But i won't know for sure until my next appointment on the 31st.
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Re: Nervous! Please help
Same exact thing happened with me. I am a carrier for CF, and my doc called me and told me that if we chose to find out, to just have Brian go in and have his blood drawn.
We decided against it, and we will love whatever God gives us. They can only tell you the chances of the child possibly having CF... not definite.
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| Posted 12/21/07 1:30 PM |
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DeniseMarie
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Re: Nervous! Please help
I do feel a little better, than you for the responses. My doctor is not even open on the weekends so I hope the presription goes in the mail today.
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| Posted 12/21/07 1:33 PM |
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DeniseMarie
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Re: Nervous! Please help
but by dna screening coming up positive - does that def mean I am a carrier?
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ohhh sorry sweetie ~ dont panic just yet (I know it is hard) but I am sure everything will be fine, think positive thoughts 
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justhappy
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Posted by DeniseMarie
but by dna screening coming up positive - does that def mean I am a carrier?
i'm surprised that at 5 weeks your doctor is already doing the DNA screening. My doctor for the first time just took blood from me a few days ago and i'm 11 weeks. 
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KristinasMama
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Posted by DeniseMarie
but by dna screening coming up positive - does that def mean I am a carrier?
if he did the screening, and it came up positive, then yes, u are a carrier for life.
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| Posted 12/21/07 1:38 PM |
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Re: Nervous! Please help
I received the same call when I had my bloodwork done. I am a carrier for CF. They needed my boyfriend to also have his blood work done to see if he was also. If he was also a carrier then there would be a small...really small chance the baby would have it. Luckily he wasn't a carrier. Try not to worry about it to much yet. I was hysterical for days thinking my baby had this when in reality the chance would be so slim even if both of us were carriers.
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MrsSteflily
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Re: Nervous! Please help
Same sort of thing happened to us. I am a carrier for Cooley's Anemia. DH was tested on Wednesday to see if he is and we are still waiting for the results.
It's nerve racking, but at this point, what's done is done and we will deal with whatever health issues we need to when the baby is born.
Don't fret about it. I hope everything works out.
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DeniseMarie
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thank you everyone for your quick responses! I do feel better. Whats meant to be will be!
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Re: Nervous! Please help
DH is a carrier for CF & I am not. My DS it turns out, is a carrier as well, but is NOT AT RISK of having CF. According to the genetic counselor I spoke with, it would take both parents to have a similar defect of CF to even have a chance of the baby having CF. If both parents are mediterranean, then I believe there is a higher risk of being a carrier.
BTW, and this is just strictly opinion here, but your doctor should not have left such a message on your voice mail. There are so many questions you must have that you now have to wait to ask your OB? Sorry but that is not fair to you
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DeniseMarie
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Posted by MsMBV
DH is a carrier for CF & I am not. My DS it turns out, is a carrier as well, but is NOT AT RISK of having CF. According to the genetic counselor I spoke with, it would take both parents to have a similar defect of CF to even have a chance of the baby having CF. If both parents are mediterranean, then I believe there is a higher risk of being a carrier.
BTW, and this is just strictly opinion here, but your doctor should not have left such a message on your voice mail. There are so many questions you must have that you now have to wait to ask your OB? Sorry but that is not fair to you
i actually dont mind but understand what you are saying. I think I would have been more nervous if he just left a message to call him back , then they were closed. My voicemail said I was on lunch until 1 and they close at 1, then at the end he said he was going to try to call my husband (but eric was on lunch with me!) I am very easy going but I can see how that can p iss some people off!
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Re: Nervous! Please help
I didn't think too much about it either... my doc did the same thing. I guess in his experience it's better for him to tell you what the issue is over the voicemail than to have u sitting there freaking out about what he called u for initially.....
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Re: Nervous! Please help
I am a carrier for CF, DH is not. Don't worry, even if your DH IS a carrier, your chances of having a baby WITH CF is only 1 in 4. There is a 50% chance that the baby would be a carrier and a 25% chance they wouldn't have the gene at all.
Just relax and get DH tested
PS- if the genes MATCH( you and DH have the SAME chromosome 7 mutation) then you'll be fine.. It's when you have DIFFERING versions of the same gene- that's what causes CF.
HTH!!
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Try not to worry. I went through the same thing, so I know the uncertainty and waiting *****. They will test DH and see his genetic makeup. Also, I think the doctor meant that your husband should NOT have the same gene as you. The CF gene is not that common so you should be fine.
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DeniseMarie
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Re: Nervous! Please help , cystic fibrosis related- UPDATED 1/9
BUMP for update
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Re: Nervous! Please help , cystic fibrosis related- UPDATED 1/9
YAY!  WONDERFUL NEWS!!!!!
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Re: Nervous! Please help , cystic fibrosis related- UPDATED 1/9
Great news. I know the feeling; we went through the same exact thing and everything is okay with us too.   
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Re: Nervous! Please help , cystic fibrosis related- UPDATED 1/9
So happy to hear your DH was negative. I went through the same thing when I was pregnant with DD, except it was Tay Sachs. I was totally freaked out until my DH's results came back negative.
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Re: Nervous! Please help , cystic fibrosis related- UPDATED 1/9
we went through the same thing with Ayla. The state never ran these tests years ago. It's all new. just another way to collect money from insurance companies.IMO
It stinks. I hope come March wen the baby is due, she doens;t have to be put through the sweat test again.
glad it worked out for you guys. Thank goodness!
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