Update on Us

We had our check up a week after our miscarriage and D&C. We are thankful to announced that the pathology on the baby came back normal with no outstanding reasons from miscarriage. This is a very good thing. Everything internally is back to normal and is healthy according to my OBGYN. However, the maternal fetal medicine specialist wants to have Scott's blood tested for a protein group that my blood carries the antibody for. We have known since Hudson that I have a rare antibody in my blood. It is called the "anti-JKA protein antibody" This should not present a problem with our future babies except if Scott carries the actual protein. The doctors are pretty sure this did not cause my miscarriage because my antibody levels were >1 before this pregnancy, 1 while I was pregnant, and 1 after the miscarriage. Because they raised a VERY tiny bit, they want to be 100% sure that Scott does not have the protein in his blood. If he does, we may have a very hard time having future successful pregnancies. Though, the doctors have encouraged me in saying if this were the case in my last pregnancy my antibody levels would have been in the 100's or at least raised significantly, and they were not. Not many people have heard of this protein group. It is VERY similar to RH -/+, BUT there is no Rhogam shot to "fix it." Scott will have his bloodwork done Tuesday the 31st, and we hope to have results back by Friday. Please pray first and foremost that Scott tests NEGATIVE for the Anti-JKA protein antigen, and secondly that we will NOT drive ourselves crazy with worry for something that is very unlikely for him to have anyway. Not sure who really all reads this, but we would love your prayers! Thank you so much!