Today I had my 20w scan for a much wanted baby.
I found the sonographer a bit difficult as he clearly hadn't read my notes and made a couple of slightly odd comments. However what has really bothered me is that he discovered a potential abnormality in the baby - renal pelvic dilatation (RPD). Because of this I am being referred back for a scan at 33w. He wasn't able to give me any information at all, not even a leaflet.
I have become increasingly upset about this since as googling has revealed some things-
- some babies with this condition have it spontaneously resolve itself before birth but others need to have surgery after birth. So basically it can be totally not serious or quite serious.
- this condition has been associated as a "soft marker" for Downs Syndrome as here: NHS link. Some trusts do immediate follow up scans because of this, but this possibility wasn't even raised.
I am doubly worried as I actually have a kidney condition called hydronephrosis which pretty much is the same as RPD. But the sonographer was even aware that I had it, despite it being all over my notes, or that I am a high risk pg under consultant care because of this. He was really surprised when I told him, but when I asked if my condition was linked, he just shrugged.
As a matter of fact I have a cons appt early in Oct but he obviously didn't know this so as far as he was concerned this was all the info I would have till 33w.
I am really upset right now but please be straight with me, should I have been given more info? Am I wrong to think that if he is giving out news about abnormalities he needs to give some kind of stats or context or likely outcomes or something ?