New Doctor, New Outlook
Posted on | November 10, 2009 | 8 Comments
I ended up calling my doctor’s office yesterday, and the nurse of my favorite doctor answered the phone. I asked her if I could come in to speak with Dr. M about my questions and concerns because I have been considerably stressed out. She said of course, and set me up an appointment.
Right when Dr. M came in, she asked me what my concerns and questions were and seemed genuinely interested in helping me. I told her how worried I was about the contractions and taking this medicine. She told me not worry about the contractions- they are normal starting at 20 weeks and I am just one of those “lucky” people that feels absolutely everything. She said not to take the medicine because it’s unnecessary unless the contractions start to hurt. She promised that the medicine and BH contractions had not harmed Knox and that all was well.
Then, I don’t really remember what she said, but I burst into tears! I had been so upset and stressed out, I guess it all just spilled out. She felt so bad for me, gave me tissues and wanted to know if my sobbing was because of hormones or stress and wondered if I had a good support system. I promised her that my support system was great, and I just explained (through the tears) that I had just been so anxious and afraid for so long. She asked what she could do to make me relax and she wanted to know what made me the most nervous. I told her the cervical length and preterm labor were driving me crazy and that I wanted another internal u/s. She said she’d be happy to give me an u/s, but that my insurance wouldn’t cover it since I just had one, but I could still have one if it was important. She promised that doing a manual exam was a better indication for her and that she could tell cervical length pretty accurately. So, that’s what we did and everything looked great. She showed me with her hand how long my cervix was and checked on Knox with the doppler.
Turns out, she also knows my old fave doctor, Dr. T, really well and sends her email updates on her former patients. She was unaware that I had been one of her patients, but was excited to find this out. That made me feel better, too. I asked her if I could switch doctors to her, and she said of course. I just have to meet the one other doctor that I haven’t met, then I can see her for the rest of the pregnancy. I told her switching around was stressing me out, so she’s trying to alleviate some of that. I know I have to meet everyone, but man, it sucks when you have questions and they all have a different answer for you. She said not to feel bad if I was nervous and needed to come in and see her, and that I could call whenever I needed to. Finally I feel comfortable. It is such a huge relief!
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November 10th, 2009 @ 5:21 pm
You are going to be a great mother, I worried and stressed a lot during pregnancy (like everyone else). They sent me to a specialist at 9 wks preggo b/c they thought my baby had a chromosome disorder, after I had seen specialists for the 1st half of my pregnancy, on my last specialist apt. – the Dr. said "I don't need to see you anymore, I really don't know why your OB sent you here, 9 wks was too early to make those assumptions" so I was put through an emotional ordeal for nothing to say the least. I have noticed as well that there are conflicting opinions among the Dr. world and it is so annoying. But you will know Knox better than anyone else, so go with your gut. The worrying just means you care
November 10th, 2009 @ 5:25 pm
Oh, forgot to mention that I switched OB's after that and was so much happier.
November 10th, 2009 @ 5:29 pm
I am so glad you switched to someone that you trust. AND that gives you the time of day. Wonderful.
November 10th, 2009 @ 5:59 pm
Everyone is different, but I had BH every single day from 5 months on. Probably 10 a day. Sometimes they were random and sometimes doing things like bending over would bring them on. And I carried my first baby 43 weeks – yes I'm serious! She weighed 9 lbs and was perfect. Hang in there girl!
November 10th, 2009 @ 6:21 pm
Awww sweetie!!! *hugs*
I am happy that you got to talk to this doctor and it sounds like she has made you feel much better about the situation. Hang in there. I just think the stress if IF has you so nerved up and now you are soooo incredibly happy to finally be pg and now with the contractions…you just want your baby boy to be safe and sound in there until it's time to come out! Everything will turn out ok!
November 10th, 2009 @ 7:34 pm
I'm really glad you found a doctor you're comfortable with – and that she'll make it work for you!
November 10th, 2009 @ 9:46 pm
I'm so glad you're feeling more at ease with all this. My MIL is a nurse practitioner and she says pregnant women are a third gender with very specific needs. I tend to agree with her.
November 11th, 2009 @ 12:54 am
I'm so glad that you're feeling better and that Dr. M is taking great care of you! Which dr was it that you don't like? I may know…there was one in that practice I didn't care for a ton either, but there was also one I didn't meet. Sorry I didn't answer your text the other day, I am worse than ever about checking my phone often and remembering to get back to people. I'm just glad that the contraction/medicine thing is working out better and your worries have been alleviated. You're doing great!!