After 6 weeks of waiting, which means learning even more patience, we have finally received my blood test results. These test were to determine a possible cause of the first two miscarriages (the third one had a abnormal chromosome development). They found out that I have a genetic mutation that causes my blood to clot easily. They believe this blood clotting issue cut off blood flow to our first two babies. We suspected this may be the case.
They have referred me to a hematologist (blood doctor) for more extensive testing. What does this mean? To be honest, we aren't exactly sure. The Nurse Practitioner who interrupted the results told me I'd go crazy and cause unnecessary worry by looking this up on the internet. She's right! We have so many questions about what these results mean. We are switching OB Doctors for various reasons. Our first appointment with him will be on December 6th. We are hoping this will help clear up some of the remaining questions we have about the test results. We are waiting to hear back on when we will be meeting with the Hematologist.
We are amazed by God's gracious timing in these results. For starters, it feels like we finally know what our next step is. It has been so difficult to wait, wait, then wait some more for these answers. 9 months of questioning why this has happened has seemed like years to us. It is amazing how slowly time moves when you are waiting for something, especially when everyone else seems to be moving forward in their lives. I never thought I'd be so thankful to see a specialist. The second blessing is that one of our friends also has a blood clotting issue. He highly recommended his Hematologist who is right down the street from us. This Doctor is covered on our insurance. How amazing God is to provide for us in such a direct way. Honestly, how many people could have recommended such a specific specialist?
We have so much to be thankful for even in the midst of these trials.
EDIT: Just got a call from the Hematologist. Our appointment is December 1st. :)
Is it called MTHFR? Sarah has that and we were told that this likely caused our two miscarriages.
ReplyDeletePraying for you guys.
I did post a response but it isn't here. There is a single mutation of the MTHFR. They are pretty sure that is what caused the first two miscarriages. Appointment is this Wednesday.
ReplyDeleteWell, we are praying for you guys. Sarah has two copies of the MTHFR, so we kind of know a little about that.
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