Hi all, I have just joined and if I’m honest, just struggling to know where I can turn. So I’m from England, I had my bloods taken for screening of down/Edwards/platau syndrome and ultrasound two days ago. The whole experience was shambles. There were 3 people in the room, two trainee and apparently the other was quite new too. The scan took ages, they weren’t saying a thing and I didn’t get to see the screen. Anyway, I was told everything looked good, healthy heart etc. The male sonographer then said to me, I just have to make you aware that the transnuchal fluid behind the neck was measuring 2.8mm which is just under cause for concern (3mm) but said to be aware. Of course I was scared at this point but I was sent away.
They then phoned me after about 10 minutes of me leaving, to ask me to go back as someone needed to go over the results with me. I was called into a little room and told there was concern and the man that advised me was incorrect. Anyway, they spoke about the risks and then said as I’d waited around they should be able to check my screening results. The midwife walked out, eventually came back in and said she’s really sorry but my results have come back very high. Infact a 1 in 8 chance of Down syndrome. I can’t even explain the way my heart sunk in that moment. I’m 27, two healthy happy no concerns children at home, how could this happen 😔
I then returned the next day to give blood for further testing, which I now have to wait a week for the results. I have never felt so lost, so sad and so beyond myself. How could my result be this high? It seems like it’s an impossible number to come back from. I have seen people say they had 1 in 50+ but no stories of people with as high a chance as mine. I’m terrified. I have two children to think about, my other half, myself, our family our lives. Never in my worst nightmares did I think this could ever happen 💔