Today Matt and I made the long trip to Baltimore for what seemed like the 90th time. During this appointment, the specialists at The Center For Advanced Fetal Care were hesitant to side with our pediatric cardiologist, Dr. Chaves, on a diagnosis. So, they called in the "boss boss boss", Dr. Christopher Harmon, who is the Director of Maternal and Fetal Medicine and the Director of CAFC. He was very personable and was able to explain each and every view of Adriana on the ultrasound, including her position and a definitive diagnosis of organ placement. Dr. Harmon in the end agreed with Dr. Chaves--Adriana's heart is abnormally positioned, but her stomach, liver, and spleen seem to be in the correct places. There are still some questions as to how her heart will form and how her blood with travel throughout her heart and body, however. As I mentioned before, only time will tell. Although this does not completely rule out heterotaxy, it does not seemed to affect her digestion system.
We also received some results of the genetic tests from the amniocentecis. The fifty most common genetic disorders have been ruled out with 95% certainty, which is a very good thing. Genetic disorders always complicate things. The "array" results have not come back, but it is a screen of much more rare chromosome abnormalities.
Our next appointment is May 14th with CAFC and then Dr. Chaves.
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