Repeat Blood Test!

The doctor's office called and said that the Protein S test is inconclusive. They want to repeat this test and move the appointment back to October 28th! So we are still waiting for results! :-(

VIST WITH HEMATOLOGIST

Caitlin's first visit with a local hematologist was less than stellar! We arrived at the office with a handful of information about her MTHFR as well as her sister's experiences with miscarriages and lovenox shots for a successful pregnancy and her father's factor XII deficiency....let's just say, I am not so sure he was impressed! He questioned us several times as to why we were worried for Caitlin since she seems to be healthy (no previous blood clots and doesn't plan on getting pregnant anytime soon as well as no history of miscarriages). I fail to see the logic in his reactive way of thinking versus our proactive stance....to make a long story short, he did agree to test her for all the other hereditary blood disorders in order to be on the safe side and then talk to us about the what ifs:

Fasting Hemocysinte Levels
Factor V Leiden Mutation
Prothrombine Gene Mutation
Protein C & S Levels
Anti- Thrombin III Level
Factor VIII Level
Factor XII Definciency (tested negative in an earlier visit with OBGYN)

On our way out the door, he did say she could (not should) take extra vitamin B6, B12, 4mg Folic Acid, and baby asprin for the MTHFR. The older research shows this is necessary to everyday health and future pregnancies...however, I made it clear that he needed to update himself on the latest research (which is still controversial) on adding lovenox blood thinners to the medication regime for future successful pregnancies. With Courtney, we are finding this new research is working! As I write this she is currently 15 weeks pregnant with a healthy baby girl and no signs of clotting via her last 4D ultrasound!

Caitlin's next Hemo visit is Oct. 21st, 2009....will update with the test results then.