Well yesterday I decided to call the other doctor just so I would have 2 to pick from. At first the receptionist said he didn't see patients until 10-12 weeks! I asked her if he made exceptions for high risk pregnancies and she said she'd check and have a nurse call me back. Well a few hours later I got a call from a really sweet nurse, she asked about my history of miscarriages and any tests that had been done. She offered to get me sent for HCG tests (I informed her I've already had 2 done), suggested I take a baby aspirin once a day (I have been since January) asked if I was on progesterone suppositories (which I am) and said the only thing left to do was to schedule an ultrasound next week to check on the baby. I also mentioned to her I was really nauseous and she told me she'd call in a prescription to help with that! I was so thrilled at the care and attention I received from a doctor/nurse I have never even seen before, not to mention they were very knowledgeable about high risk pregnancies and prevention. So I have an ultrasound scheduled for July 20th, I will be 6 weeks and 2 days (baby should measure 6w1d). I will not be meeting with the doctor that day but I will at least be able to get a feel of the office, wait time and staff that work there. I am getting the feeling it will be really hard to pick between these two doctors.
PS. My current doctor didn't even call me yesterday to inform me that one of my labs was higher than normal or that my HCG came back fine... so disappointing. But on the other hand, the office of the other doctor I'm considering called me yesterday to let me know my HCG levels looked within the normal range... I really appreciated them taking the time to do that.
NAUSEA!!!! Okay, now a quick side note about my pregnancy. I think my nausea is getting worse. Trying to go to sleep last night was terrible! I rolled around for 2 1/2 hours because every time I'd get close to falling asleep I'd get nauseous and have to snack on a cracker or sip some water. I took some nausea medication but that didn't seem to help either. I keep telling myself it's good to be sick because it means the baby is okay. I can't wait for my second trimester when all these awful symptoms go away.
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