[tri-med] Re: jaundice, t-18 and rhesus disease

Hey!  I remember Annette had jaundice and the doctors could not explain it.  It 
also took a long time to go away.  She was given Lasix, so that should have 
been helping her urinate.  I don't remember her looking yellow.  The dr said it 
had to do with her bilirubin and they did not know why it was the way it was.  
Our blood is compatible.  Apparently our dr didn't know what your dr knows.

Annette
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Heather Morgan 
  To: tri-med@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 8:42 PM
  Subject: [tri-med] jaundice, t-18 and rhesus disease



  Just wanted to ask a medical question.

  When I had my bloodwork done for my gamma-globulin shot in May I showed 
  signs of some antibodies.  (my daughter was O+, and I'm O-)  They re-did 
  the bloodwork and decided it was fine afterall and gave me the shot. 
   When Jeremiah was born several nurses asked me if he had mild rhesus 
  disease - all of whom knew about the t-18.  He had jaundice that, 
  although not severe, refused to go away.  He also had problems with his 
  hemaglobin levels and his umbilicus never fell off.  I don't know enough 
  about rhesus or t-18 to know whether any of these things suggest that he 
  had rhesus disease or not, but I would really like to find out before we 
  make any decisions about future pregnancies, because although t-18 may 
  usually be a "fluke" rhesus isn't.  I know that it can be watched and 
  treated, but I don't know that I could cope with another seriously high 
  risk pregnancy - it really worries me.

  At any rate, I don't intend to make any decisions immediately one way or 
  the other, but I just wanted to get a bit more information and figured 
  you gals might be a good place to start.

  Thanks

  Heather
  mommy to Kaitlyn (2) and Jeremiah Edward ^i^ August 17 - September 7, 2002

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