Is it really only Tuesday randoms
Jul 20, 2016 18:11:35 GMT -5
Post by addymac on Jul 20, 2016 18:11:35 GMT -5
addymac , I didn't get a chance to respond yesterday but I want to continue to send you love and strength. I know it's so hard, but try to not take what your sister said personally. People say awkward and stupid shit when they don't know what to say. It's wrong, but it happens. Don't give in to the pressure to tell your parents. It sounds like that will create even more stress for you, and what you need is support.
Did the geneticist confirm the 20% higher risk of trisomy statistic? If so, you still have a very high chance of having a healthy baby. I would be just as worried, sad and upset as you in this situation, but chances are high things will end well. Try to keep that in mind.
Yeah.... My sister is the queen of saying things that make me want to scream. But I know she's trying. So I tell her that's offensive and she stops and we move on. I probably won't keep talking to her bc our phone call today made me want to punch her again. Also her extremely positive outlook is overbearing and overwhelming at the moment. I know we are probably at the other end, worrying about worst case scenario, but her frequent "everything is going to be fine" is driving me crazy.
ETA: talked with my DH, there's actually no way for the geneticist to know what our increased risk is bc there are so few studies done on this and the sample size of the studies is so small - like six patients. So we have no idea how much our risk has increased from the two cysts.