So tonight when I got home, there was an interesting piece of mail waiting for me from a place called BioReference Laboratories, Inc.
It says:
"On 05-08-07, BioReference Laboratories received a request from SPIRYDA, LISA BETH to perform laboratory tests for you. These tests have been completed and the resulting charges have been sent to your insurance company."
May 8 was the date of my D&C
Dr. Spiryda is the doctor who did it, and that's the ONLY time I ever saw her.
She asked me before the operation if I wanted to do the genetic testing, and I said yes.
Later, I asked a different doctor in the practice about it, and she said she didn't think any was ordered, so I dropped it.
But this leads me to believe that maybe she DID order it?
God, I really wish it wasn't Friday night... I guess I'll call on Monday to find out what this is all about.
You know, what's funny is that my baby has been on my mind a lot tonight, and then I come home to this. Weird.
I think we have more in common than being NYr's..
HMMMMM.. are you homozygous or heterozygous for the MTHFR mutation?????
I have a history or recurrent losses- (see my siggy).
It was discovered in my last pregnancy (which was ultimately a successful one) and that I had incompetent cervix after really careful monitering by ultrasound.
I swear- I think those of us with MTHFR should put it in our siggies so we can talk about this... we may learn something from eachother...
Please keep us posted- would like to know what your results are...
Karen
PS After my losses we decided to treat me EMPIRICALLY... meaning we didn't KNOW why what was causing my losses BUT we were going to create a treatment plan despite that- SO my plan included baby aspirin, prenatal vitamin, extra folic acid, Lovinox (a form of injectable blood thinner)... and this ultimately made my pregnancy stick when all the others did not. As it was determined that I indeed was experiencing Incompetent Cervix.. a cerclage was our next part of our plan...
Anyhow- I mention all of this NOT TO HIJACK your thread, but to offer some hope... and a method that was a success in our situation.
I sure hope you are able to get your results today
Wanted to add that I have the MTHFR c677T gene mutation on ONE allele (heterozygous mutant). According to my test results- individuals with this mutation have less risk for hyperhomocysteinemia... and that this test doesn't detect other casues of hyperhomocysteinemia due to acquired disorders, such as deficiency of vitamins B12, B6, or folic acid, chronic renal failure, zinc deficiency, leukemia, psoriasis, or antifolate drug therapy. Consider additional testing for hemostatic disorders associated with increased thrombosis risk, if indicated. Consider genetic consultation and counseling of potentially affected family members regarding laboratory testing...
And since I've posted to your thread- I've noticed a thread dealing with blood disorders... so I am going to head over there and see if I can identify with anyone over there- or if I can gain any insight... Have you visited that thread yet???????
I'll be checking in to see if you got your results back- hang in there
I'm homozygous c677t. Lucky me, I get the worst case. Ah well.
My OB and their high-risk specialist said they'll probably put me on lovenox for the next pregnancy. They put me on folic acid and baby aspirin.
Well I started seeing this awesome RE last week who put me on a special prenatal vitamins JUST for women with MTHFR! I almost died.
It's called Neevo. I had a VERY hard time finding a pharmacy that can get it, but my grocery store actually has a wholesaler that carries it! LOL
As you probably know MTHFR inhibits your body's ability to process folic acid into "active folate" = the stuff we actually use. My doctor said that someone who is homoc677t can take 100 mcg of folic acid, but only get about 34mcg of active folate. Neevo (L-methyl folate) is made with active folate, so that it does not matter anymore whether your body can process it or not - it doesn't need to!
It's been very nice going from 12 pills a day to only 3! LOL Plus, Neevo isn't stinky like most prenatals. It's tasteless, and relatively small.
Tomorrow, Im going to start a post with more info about the Neevo so more people can ask their doctors about it. My RE says that I will no need blood thinners now because I will be getting the proper levels of folate to keep me from developing hyperhomocysteinemia. I've been tested for all the other blood clotting disorders, and this is the only one I've got.
I'm going to call the doctor tomorrow for the test results. I hope they have them by now! They should! I'll let you know!
Oh My... 
Ooohh you're a fellow New Yorker!
Honestly, I'm not sure what to expect. We had all pretty much chalked it up to a blood clot because of the MTHFR.
