Hello All,
I posted on here a few weeks ago about my doc leaving her practice and I didn't know if I should move with her or stick with the practice because I liked the office staff and the other docs there. I decided to stay with the practice and switch to a different doc there (the one who happened to have delivered DD1 as he was on call that day). Anyway, I went to the doctor on July 23rd and let them know I had some itching -nothing too severe or crazy. I had cholestasis last time, so I was extra sensitive to any itching. He sent me for bloodwork. I waited five days for them to call me and when they didn't, I called them. They didn't call me back for two days. Finally called me last Friday and said that I had high bile salt levels and they put me on medicine and said he would send me for bloodwork when I came back this Friday for our already scheduled biweekly checkup. Well Tuesday night I started itching pretty badly, so I called them yesterday to let them know and see if I should come in earlier for bloodwork or anything. The woman who works at the desk said she'd put the message in. No one ever called me back. Last night the itching was so severe it woke me up and I could not sleep the entire night. I know it may sound silly but its agonizing. I literally itch from my scalp to bottoms of my feet. I really don't think there's much they can do to relieve the itching, its the baby I'm concerened about as cholestasis can be very dangerous to the baby. When I was diagnosed previously they induced me the day they found out (I was 38 weeks though). I don't want to be "Annoying" by calling again and I know my appointment is tomorrow. I just don't know what to do.
Re: Need help ref: doctor not being responsive
First Son - born 2013
Third Son - due June 9, 2018
They called me back (from yesterday) and they just told me to take Benadryl for the itching and my doctor is out so I would I have to wait until my appointment with him tomorrow. It is VERY frustrating because the nurses do not know what cholestasis is so they do not understand my concern. I am so frustrated. Thank you all for your help.
I had issues with my first and the OB never called me back.. I was throwing up even sips of water and in and out of sleep. My H called and refused to hang up until someone got on the phone.
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