I got the phone call that I've been waiting on and the results are in: labs were NEGATIVE for cholestasis!
Now, while I said nothing in my previous post about cholestasis, I have to say that you can Google it if you so choose. But it is basically an issue that 1% of pregnant women deal with, and its nothing short of scary. Basically, your liver quits functioning as it should, and the bile backs up into your system. One of the symptoms is itching without a rash - generally on the palms of your hands and bottoms of your feet, but it can be generalized to any part of your body. And since I have no apparent skin irritations/rashes, doctor said this would be a good guess at a diagnosis.
I am so very thankful that his guess was wrong this time! I am so very grateful to NOT have a diagnosis :)
His comment to me yesterday was "if the labs come back negative, then you're likely just going to itch and there's not much we can do about it". And you know what, while the itch is miserable, I'd much rather itch than know that we were facing yet another obstacle to bringing this precious little girl into the world safely!!!
God is good!
1 comment:
Yaaay!! So glad to hear this. :) Lots of lotion and water might do the trick then? THanks for the update. :)
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