Worrying vent (sorry so long)

Ellasmommy07

A lady posted a question about D&C costs on mc/pl and asked if anyone could give her itemizations, and since i still have my 11 page! billing statment from the hospital, i offered to share. As I was looking it over, i noticed a few medications they gave me, one being methergine which helps stop excessive bleeding. After my surgery they told my mom everythign went fine and there were no problems, so i decided topull out the file that they sent me to bring to my new doctor when we moved since i was still being treated. This is the first time that i have read throught it. So now not only am i a little depressed after reading the notes, but now i am concerned about having the excessive bleeding. I didnt have that issue when i had DD, but now i am concerned this time because i have a fibroid and i know that those can cause problems. I plan on bringing this up to my doctor at my next appointment, but i still cant help but being super worried aboiut things. If I am going to be at risk of excessive bleeding, i would prefer a c-section as it would be easier to control it if it happened. I really wish they would have told us this after my surgery. I hate when they dont tell you things. what would any of you do in this situation?

PurpleK26

I don't think I'd worry too much about it. They gave me pitocin just to make my ute contract back down quicker. It could have just been a routine cautionary thing.

My dr. automatically prescribes sleeping pills for a month after a m/c. Doesn't mean I can't sleep, just that he realizes it may help a little. A d&c is rough on a ute, and blood vessels are probably broken. My guess is that this is just a normal thing so that you don't bleed too much, not that they only gave it to you because you were bleeding too much. 

Sorry about your loss. 

Ellasmommy07

In the notes, its does say that they gave it to me to help control the bleeding. And lately i have been doing research on fibroids during pregnancy and they can cause all sorts of issues, so the past week, i have been upset here and there. I know its not always a good thing to do research, but i prefer to have an upper hand in certain situations. And now i have to wait until the 27th of november before i see my doctor again. And i was doing so well at keeping my nerves under control this time around

eggymaye

I am sorry for your loss.  As for the methergine,  it was most likely standard post op procedure.  If it has the amount given I would look at that. There is a set amount per each unit that you get (usually mg or mcg.  Sorry I have major pregnancy brain and it's been a few years since I billed for a hospital so I am a little hazy on it).  I would ask someone who is a medical biller exactly how much that the hospital gave you, the should be able to figure it out by the price per unit and/or procedure codes. A small amount would mean it's standard. I hope my rambling explanation helped.  I wouldn't sweat it too much.

saverne

I don't know anything about this medically, though both pps seemed to have good ideas.  If it is bothering you a lot, maybe you can call and talk to your OB before your next appointment to ease your mind?  Try not to stress yourself too much about it because I am sure the OB can give you some answers and tell you if this means they will take extra precautions with you when you deliver.  Good luck!

Ellasmommy07

On the billing statement, it has the amount of each dosage of the medications. They appear to be small amounts so maybe they were just as a precaution. I also noticed that they gave me the michael jackson cocktail on top of what they gave me before they took me back to calm my nerves and the actual anesthesia. No wonder it was hard to wake up. That was the worst part of the whole experience