Today we went into MFS for an anatomy scan. Things were going okay until the Dr. came in. She wanted to review all previous tests and the current ultrasounds. Beta#2 has a little extra calcium in the heart. She says that this is quite common and found in 20% of all fetuses with no issue. And this is extra common in Asians.
However, it can also be an indicator of down syndrome. She does note that the other 6-7 things and test show that Beta#2 likely does not have down syndrome. I’m like okay. This is likely nothing then. But she asks me, ” Is there any Asian in your background” Ummmm. I wanted to say, “Are you blind or can’t read?” After all, I’m 100% Vietnamese, its pretty obvious. And if you are not looking at me, you are looking at my chart. I checked the Asian box!!!!
Even after confirming that I’m Asian she is still trying to sell me on an Amniocentesis. NO!
The she offered another 2-3 test which we all declined.
Then she says, btw, you had extra protein in your urine. And that can be a sign of pre-eclampsia. What?? That is a big deal. Or apparently it can be a UTI. Stop scaring me!!! You couldn’t lead with that? Anyway, I’m not sure why their dip test showed high protein. I was at my regular OBs office the day before and the dip test was fine. So she insist on sending a culture off to check if its a UTI. Fine. You get that one test.
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