Deb
and I took time off work this morning to go to our first prenatal appointment
with our family doctor, who was supposed to do the Pap test and pelvic exam,
per his instructions. It was because of
the Pap/pelvic exam we had to book during the day so a nurse would be there to
assist or whatever it is they need to do when you have a male doctor. We got there, and he didn’t do that
exam. He figured the OBGYN office would
do it. They took my weight and height;
the doctor asked a bunch of questions and took my blood pressure. That was it.
Once again I was mad. All of this
could have been done in the previous appointment; or in an evening/weekend
appointment.
The
receptionist then gave me a bunch of requisitions for ultrasounds and blood
work to be done between 9-11 weeks pregnant.
Once those results come in then I go back for the second prenatal
appointment to go over results then they will refer me to a maternity clinic,
because per the nurse, I am not high risk due to IUI, but the doctor doesn’t
agree. I tried to state that I was high
risk due to my weight, should I be seeing an OBGYN sooner she said no, it is
the doctor’s call. I also tried to
mention that I probably won’t qualify for a maternity clinic low risk referral,
she didn’t comment on that. Another
wasted appointment, other than picking up my paperwork for three weeks or so
from now, and to show I’m all ready gaining weight. I asked if we needed to get the beta tests
done and they said I can if I want, so they gave a requisition for that in case
I want to go before my blood work between 9-11 weeks.
While
in the appointment I asked about the spotting I had yesterday, and he said “If
a miscarriage is happening, there is nothing they can do. If the bleeding gets a lot worse, go to the
hospital.”
This
morning I was fed up to no end. I woke
up with a throbbing tooth, a major sore throat (I caught Deb’s cold) and just
feeling pregnant tired. After this
appointment I was once again disappointed with the process.
How frustrating! Hopefully things will get better once you're under someone else's care.
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