As I've mentioned before, I have no idea what to expect at genetic appointment. From my knowledge, it requires blood testing to check the DNA and such. I was informed that this appointment is just a consultation and further in-depth explanation on Morning Glory.
I was hoping that this would be the last doctor's visit on investigating Sarah's health.
The appointment actually went great. The doctor thoroughly checked Sarah's physical and mental capabilities almost the same as her Pediatrician check-up. She asked and tested Sarah's motor skills, conversational skills and such. Sarah passed with flying colors and I left that room beaming with pride.
The doctor checked her body and her growth too and it was also a pass. Accompanied with a genetics consultant, we talked about the entire journey we had from the beginning. It was mostly because the doctors wants to know how much I understood what was going on along with my thoughts and feelings.
The reason we were because they are considering if Sarah should go for a genetic testing in regards of her Morning Glory, such as looking for the root of the cause, if it was hereditary, etc. They would need some of her blood to be sent overseas for the testing and it does have a "good" price tag. The doctors asked for my opinion in this.
I shared that since Sarah does not have detrimental health issues and had passed all her check ups, I don't see the need for a genetic testing. At this point, Jhon and I accepted it as an eye birth defect and nothing more. It would be pointless to go through all that especially it would be for information only. Perhaps but hopefully not, there are any new health related issues that comes up, we can consider. The doctors unanimously agreed. They also added that the testing still has room to grow in terms of experimentation anyways.
We can always come back for a testing at any point when Sarah is growing up on whether there was a need or not.
Thus, a'las, a conclusion to all these doctor's visits. Sarah still needs to visit her eye doctor every few months but that's about it. It has been a long tedious journey but Jhon and I are grateful that it all ended on a better note than not.
