Jun. 21st, 2005

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I've got to head over to my dermatologist in about 15 minutes. My guess is that he'll look at the mole on my scalp, say it's gotta go, schedule a second appointment to have it removed, then charge me $20 for the visit. I guess there's a possibility he'll remove it today, but I'd be mighty surprised.

I've made an appointment to see the genetic counselor next Tuesday. Basically he'll meet with me, do a level 2 ultrasound and if the abnormalities still show on that, they'll ask if I want an amnio. I do not want an amnio.

So here's the skinny. Every fetus has a 1 in 400 chance of developing a genetic disorder such as Down Syndrome. When those shiny spots appear in the ventricles of the heart, the chances double but that's still only a 1 in 200 chance. So it's very possible that my baby is completely normal. In addition, Justin and I are both young and we're not the same race. We should have some hybrid vigor going on. If the baby has a disorder, then he has a disorder and we'll deal with it. There is no way to fix genetics. I have no intention of ending the pregnancy.
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Got back from the doctor's about an hour ago. He took a look and said it didn't look like something to be concerned about then he froze it off with liquid nitrogen. It hurts. So I'm supposed to make an appointment for him to look over all my moles every year. It's something I should've started doing about 10 years ago.

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