I brought up in my last post that Dude had a Dr's appointment in my last post and had contemplated on waiting to write this until we had the results, but the results will not be available for another 4-6 weeks and I feel that I need to write about what we are going through with dude. I'm going to break this post into four posts, ending with hopefully good news about the test results.
When Diva was born in 2005, California's newborn screening tested for only 4 disorders. By the end of 2005, the number jumped to 100 disorders that California continues to test for.
We had only been home a day when the call came in "Hello is this Children's Services with a referral from your child's pediatrician". Ummmm...He's only been home a day and his Dr is already calling CPS on me! I figured I had at least another week before someone figured out I was not ready for two children!!! The woman would not explain what she was calling for. She explained the only information she had was my name, my son's birth date, and a code...MCAD. I asked what that code was for and she said she did not know. Come to find out she wasn't from CPS, Children's services is the governing body for the newborn screenings in California and helps families with paying for the additional testing. She couldn't even explain that to me, so she is being given the Asshat award!
We had seen Dudes pediatrician earlier in the day and was told he was perfect (of course!). Hubby was upset with the call from Children's services, so he called the Dr. The Dr. had no idea what was going on either, but an hour later she also had a referral from the lab and from the geneticist. Dude's newborn screening had come back elevated from MCAD. The geneticist called soon after and spoke with hubby. He explained that MCAD is a genetic disorder in which a persons body cannot break down fats into energy. Dude would need further tests to determine if he does in fact have the disorder or is a carrier. The geneticist went into great detail with hubby about the disorder and what would be our next step. Hubby explained to me what was going on, leaving a few things out that he thought a new mommy recovering from a c-section didn't need to know right then. Unfortunately, he had forgotten about my mad googling abilites...
~ Part two tomorrow.
3 comments:
ugh, I couldn't imagine...I cna't wait to hear the rest of the story...
Oh my goodness! You will all be in my prayers. Please let me know if you need anything. I know we are on opposite sides of the country but I am always here if you need someone to talk to my friend :)
I'm not sure which is meanest, your hubby leaving out a few things or us having to wait on the rest of the story. My thoughts & prayers are with you and yours. Hang in there!!
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