The Results Are In.....

So, We got a call today telling us that Scott does indeed have the JKA antigen. He tested positive for it. This is so hard for us. We were NOT told that we cannot/should not try for more children at this point, but to wait and see the results of further testing through a genetic specialist. Although, things are not looking good for us. From what we understand at this point, b/c I have the JKA antibody in my blood and Scott has the acutal JKA antigen in his blood, if our future baby also has the JKA antigen, my body will attack it. There is no shot to fix this like with RH-/+. There is very little research available, b/c it's not very common. However, there is hope, because with our miscarriage my titer level for the antibody was VERY low. It was 1. If my body were attacking the baby, my levels would have been between 4 and 300 or higher. So the thought is that this baby did NOT have the antigen and it was just a "regular miscarriage" Please pray for the following things: 1. that we can have more children. 2. that the pregnancies will occur with no or VERY little complications 3. that the Lord will heal our hearts and give us wisdom on deciding whether or not to pursue having more children. 4. that my heart won't stay broken for long if we are told that we cannot or should not have more children.

We will be seeing a genetic specialist soon, and will keep you updated.