starbucks2
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I agree with the above re Dr Lam. He is awesome. But very busy so good tip to go early and bring cash as when I went to him it was cash only. No credit card or EPS even.
Downs result high risk
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Overwhelmed by all your kind word and info
We have a doc appointment this week to go back and talk the specifics of the blood test and it's clearly that that has pushed the risk up
If we feel it's necessary after that then we will go and see this Dr Lam and explore the options there.
Me and OH both feel we would need to know conclusively before continuing on with the pregnancy
The NIFTY test sounds promising, may I ask if anyone knows the cost of this ?
We have a doc appointment this week to go back and talk the specifics of the blood test and it's clearly that that has pushed the risk up
If we feel it's necessary after that then we will go and see this Dr Lam and explore the options there.
Me and OH both feel we would need to know conclusively before continuing on with the pregnancy
The NIFTY test sounds promising, may I ask if anyone knows the cost of this ?
Hi Birdster, I had a detailed scan and the NIFTY test with Dr Lam as a follow up to our Down's concerns. The scan was as detailed as the 20 week morphology scan. The scan cost $3000 and the NIFTY cost $5,500 as I recall. This was for twins though, so I think that definitely pushes the scan cost up...not sure about whether it changes the NIFTY cost. You can just give the clinic a call and find out how much they charge.
When we saw Dr Lam, we did the detailed scan first and at that point he was already convinced that both babies were perfectly normal. We decided to do the NIFTY just for further peace of mind, but even if you think NIFTY is too expensive, I'd still recommend going to see Dr Lam even just for the scan because he's very experienced, and the strength of his opinion may be enough to give you peace of mind.
The NIFTY test took 2 weeks to come back with the results, and as Starbucks2 said, the clinic only takes cash.
When we saw Dr Lam, we did the detailed scan first and at that point he was already convinced that both babies were perfectly normal. We decided to do the NIFTY just for further peace of mind, but even if you think NIFTY is too expensive, I'd still recommend going to see Dr Lam even just for the scan because he's very experienced, and the strength of his opinion may be enough to give you peace of mind.
The NIFTY test took 2 weeks to come back with the results, and as Starbucks2 said, the clinic only takes cash.
Hey Nicole, thanks for the offer
We went and saw Dr Lam yesterday and had a down investigation scan he said he's almost certain we have not got a baby with any downs characteristics so we should have nothing to worry about
He advised if we want 99% clarity then we can consider the Nifty test
Thanks again for the advise and contact of Dr Lam he was awesome and so helpful
We went and saw Dr Lam yesterday and had a down investigation scan he said he's almost certain we have not got a baby with any downs characteristics so we should have nothing to worry about
He advised if we want 99% clarity then we can consider the Nifty test
Thanks again for the advise and contact of Dr Lam he was awesome and so helpful
Glad it worked out for you.
