2nd Trimester

Week since AFP blood work done....

Do you think no news is good news?  I'm wondering if I should call tomorrow to make sure.  I remember with my first, she didn't call me and everything was fine.  My doc would probably call if the results were abnormal, right?

Re: Week since AFP blood work done....

  • i had mine last tues and they said they don't call unless it's abnormal but "to call if we wanted anyway"...for peace of mind maybe call for their policies.  GL :)
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  • If it's been a week then I would call just to make yourself feel better.
  • Every office is different. My office said they would call either way, and some won't call unless it's abnormal. But you're allowed to call and check on the results regardless.

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  • My OB/GYN goes by the "no news is good news" rule. They actually don't even share the results unless they are positive or questionable.
  • I work in a private practice, and the docs I work for officially use the 'no news is good news' line. HOWEVER, it is not uncommon for test results to never make it back to the office (until a secretary calls the facility to request results, and some offices do this as little as once every few months or so), so there is often a delay between when they order tests and actually see results. For my own peace of mind, I would suggest always following up with docs... But that's just me.

     (Not trying to make you worry, just my opinion)...

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  • I would think that it means everything is fine because if it were something serious they would have called you right away! But it would bother me to know too so I would just call so you aren't worried about it anymore!

    :) Good luck, I got that test done last Thursday so I will be having the same kind of week "waiting for the call" 

  • more than likely no news is good news.  My doc never called, just told me at my next reg appt. 

    I was told if something was abnormal I would have been called within 3 days of taking the test.

    So - I bet everything with you is just fine and dandy :-)  Yeah!! Congrats.

  • I went in  a week after my blood draw  and the lab still hadn't done the work.I'd call to check but might just be that.
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