My whole body is shaking (baby news)!
So tomorrow is the sonogram and I called my OBGYN office to see if they could fax me an additional (official) note for the techs at the imaging center saying that I wanted a detail of the spine since I have spina bifida. The nurse was very helpful and got right on it for me, but before I got off the phone with her I asked her one more question.
I asked what the turnaround usually was for Quest labs where I had my blood taken. I told her I had the quad screen done on Saturday and I was anxious for the results but didn't want to hound them by calling every day. She said the turnaround was a day or two so I said I'd call back tomorrow or Thursday, but she told me to hold on a moment and she'd check and see if they happened to be back already. She put me on hold and my hands began to shake. I felt sick to my stomach. I hadn't expected an answer until later this week or next week so I wasn't prepared to possibly know in a matter of seconds. I braced myself for when she got back on the phone. A second later, she picked it up.
"Your bloodwork came back negative."
"Negative? You mean... normal?"
"Yes ma'am, you're negative for neural tube defects and Down's syndrome."
I burst into tears, thanked her and hung up. Now this test isn't 100% accurate but it being negative coupled with the detailed sonogram of the spine tomorrow will give me a pretty darn good idea of the fact that the baby... my baby... my baby is healthy and normal.
I am sitting here with tears running down my cheeks, right at work. I am so elated, so relieved, so EVERYTHING. I can't wait to go home and tell my husband.
Just thought you all might want to know too.
