Monday, September 25, 2006
First "Doctor's" Appointment...
I use the term "doctor's appointment" loosely because all I did was sit down with the nurse and chat. You know, the usual first visit stuff.... "Have there been any children born into your family with nine heads?" "No?" "How about eight?"
Seriously though, apparently some things have changed since last I did this. First off, the in-hospital u/s people don't do regular ultrasounds anymore, which sucks, because I love them. They only do high-risk ultrasounds. Now, see, I thought I WAS high-risk at this point, but apparently two losses (with one possibly being ectopic) does not equal high-risk. Whatever. I am lucky though because my old doctor already GAVE me a referral to go get an early u/s done there. HA! Take THAT new system! So I get to avoid American Radiology until at least 18-20 weeks.
Second, they now offer an optional 11-13 week ultrasound (which strangely IS offered at the in-hospital place) to check for down sydrome and trisomy 18. Interesting. I am tempted to take it because, hey! It's another ultrasound! And if I wait until closer to 13 weeks, we might get an early guess at the gender of the baby. But then again, I wouldn't do anything with the downs/trisomy information, so what's the point in having it? We'll see about that one...
Third... hello? No bloodwork for hcg? They are just taking my word for it that I'm pregnant? The only bloodwork I have to go get is the maternal profile stuff....
Now for my rant. Let me preface by saying that I already LOVE this office. However, why won't they take my word for it as far as dating this pregnancy is concerned? I have a freakin' chart that shows when I ovulated and when I got my first positive test 11 days later. I KNOW when this baby is due, people... within at least 24-48 hours. There is no point in going by my so-called "last menstrual period" which a) didn't really exist and b) during which cycle I didn't even come close to ovulating at a normal time. It's okay though... I will be vindicated by the ultrasound, I promise you! :P
Wednesday I go back for the "fun" part with all the poking and prodding... can't wait!
Funny story... while I was in the waiting room, an elderly woman came wandering out in an exam gown, holding it tightly closed in the back. She went to use the bathroom in the lobby. I briefly panicked because I thought maybe that was the only bathroom and there was NO way I was going to ever come out into the waiting room in an exam gown?! But, shortly after she went in, a nurse came out looking for her and explained that there are two bathrooms in the back she could have used. Oh, how embarassing...
Seriously though, apparently some things have changed since last I did this. First off, the in-hospital u/s people don't do regular ultrasounds anymore, which sucks, because I love them. They only do high-risk ultrasounds. Now, see, I thought I WAS high-risk at this point, but apparently two losses (with one possibly being ectopic) does not equal high-risk. Whatever. I am lucky though because my old doctor already GAVE me a referral to go get an early u/s done there. HA! Take THAT new system! So I get to avoid American Radiology until at least 18-20 weeks.
Second, they now offer an optional 11-13 week ultrasound (which strangely IS offered at the in-hospital place) to check for down sydrome and trisomy 18. Interesting. I am tempted to take it because, hey! It's another ultrasound! And if I wait until closer to 13 weeks, we might get an early guess at the gender of the baby. But then again, I wouldn't do anything with the downs/trisomy information, so what's the point in having it? We'll see about that one...
Third... hello? No bloodwork for hcg? They are just taking my word for it that I'm pregnant? The only bloodwork I have to go get is the maternal profile stuff....
Now for my rant. Let me preface by saying that I already LOVE this office. However, why won't they take my word for it as far as dating this pregnancy is concerned? I have a freakin' chart that shows when I ovulated and when I got my first positive test 11 days later. I KNOW when this baby is due, people... within at least 24-48 hours. There is no point in going by my so-called "last menstrual period" which a) didn't really exist and b) during which cycle I didn't even come close to ovulating at a normal time. It's okay though... I will be vindicated by the ultrasound, I promise you! :P
Wednesday I go back for the "fun" part with all the poking and prodding... can't wait!
Funny story... while I was in the waiting room, an elderly woman came wandering out in an exam gown, holding it tightly closed in the back. She went to use the bathroom in the lobby. I briefly panicked because I thought maybe that was the only bathroom and there was NO way I was going to ever come out into the waiting room in an exam gown?! But, shortly after she went in, a nurse came out looking for her and explained that there are two bathrooms in the back she could have used. Oh, how embarassing...
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Maybe when you see a real doctor (and they get to know how OCD you are) they'll revise your due date.
When is it, by the way? Have you said? Did I miss it?
When is it, by the way? Have you said? Did I miss it?
ROFL Claire! Good point. Though, I do think the nurse got a brief glimpse when I whipped out my ob/gyn records, containing every lab result, doctor note, weight and blood pressure taken since about 1999. ;) There was also my full page/full color fertility chart.... hee hee.
My due date is May 19th. :)
My due date is May 19th. :)
Oh, that's MY due date, btw... the doctor's due date is about a week earlier. In the long run, it doesn't matter because the baby will come whenever. But when I go for things like bloodwork and u/s measurements, they will get concerned because the pregnancy/baby measures a week off and THAT will be annoying...because I will keep having to explain it over and over and OVER again.
I never had any bloodwork for hcg either. If you are getting an ultrasound this week (earlier than most) maybe that's why they figure no bloodwork required?
My ultrasound is October 3 (a week from now). They won't let me go any earlier for fear that it would be too early to see a heartbeat. I guess they already know me well enough to know I'd freak. Hee hee... ;)
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