Hi everyone. I'm an extremely infrequent poster here but longtime lurker. We're going to start TTC in the next 2 months, & I've know for a long time I want a VBAC if possible with my next LO.
The more I've recalled details of my experience, the more I feel like I was outright lied to about certain things - like DSs position a few days before the scheduled c/s. I won't go into more detail here b/c this post would be longer than I can type right now.
Anyway, I want my medical records. Should I start with the OBs office, or the hospital 1st? Any tips if they give me trouble at the OBs office?
Re: Psych me up & give me some tips (med records)
I'd start with the operative report. You get it from the hospital records department and should be a stress-free process. If there are other things that happened in the hospital you can request those too. There may be a per page cost - the operative report will only be a couple pages, but be sure to ask about how long the other stuff is and what charges there might be for it. You also have a right to go and view the records for free. If the last u/s was done at the hospital you can get those records this way too maybe. Or they might have to be requested from a separate radiology group.
For the OB, I would just have my new OB request the records from the old OB. The office staff will likely just send it over without thinking twice about it. Then you can ask your new OB about it. If you don't get what you were looking for, you can request to view your records. With my first OB-gyn when I was looking for proof of what she said was the cause of my infertility, there was no mention of it in the records. Even though she spoke to me for an hour about what it was and next steps, etc. When I got to see the original records myself, I found a kind of doodled note on the side of one page that said it, but that was it. Her records just sucked.
Under US federal law, you are legally entitled to your medical records. If they give you trouble, remind them of HIPAA.
I'd start with the operative report from your hospital.