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January 2014 Moms
jmdaisy2
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Overreacting?
jmdaisy2
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I'm having a rough day today and was hoping to vent a little and get some of your takes on my situation.
Sooo a little about my pregnancy:
About a month before becoming pregnant I was diagnosed with PID and BV that was only diagnosed bc I had symptoms of a yeast infection (which I also had 
) Fast-forward to last weekend right after reading Sparrows story - I lost an abnormally large amount of otherwise normal looking discharge and was having some cramping. I called the doctor and he told me if the cramping increases in intensity, to go to the ER. If not, I could be losing part of my mucus plug flushing to try and protect the baby from an infection, so I should schedule an appointment for the week for a pelvic exam. So I had some scheduling issues (2 for this appointment bc the office mixed some things up and didn't end up getting in until last friday. They screened me for infections and called me today telling me I had BV and that he put a prescription in, and to call to recheck if I was having anymore symptoms in 3 weeks. I asked what symptoms to look out for since I havent really had any besides that one instance of a lot of discharge. She told me "the green discharge you told the doctor you had. WTH??? I never said that I had that symptom I've never had it. So whatever, I go get my meds and begin searching websites like mayoclinic and CDC for my risk percentage of preterm given that I have BV. The first thing I find is info on the CDC website that says the medication he prescribed has been shown to have an increased risk for preterm with pregnant women and there fore orals are usually prescribed. I call my mom, she writes me off and hangs up on me (drama - she has been pretty unsupportive of me since she found out I was preg.). The doctors office is treating me like I'm crazy for questioning them and acting like I'm finding random info on the internet. I'm freaking out. Am I over reacting? What would you do?
) Fast-forward to last weekend right after reading Sparrows story - I lost an abnormally large amount of otherwise normal looking discharge and was having some cramping. I called the doctor and he told me if the cramping increases in intensity, to go to the ER. If not, I could be losing part of my mucus plug flushing to try and protect the baby from an infection, so I should schedule an appointment for the week for a pelvic exam. So I had some scheduling issues (2 for this appointment bc the office mixed some things up and didn't end up getting in until last friday. They screened me for infections and called me today telling me I had BV and that he put a prescription in, and to call to recheck if I was having anymore symptoms in 3 weeks. I asked what symptoms to look out for since I havent really had any besides that one instance of a lot of discharge. She told me "the green discharge you told the doctor you had. WTH??? I never said that I had that symptom I've never had it. So whatever, I go get my meds and begin searching websites like mayoclinic and CDC for my risk percentage of preterm given that I have BV. The first thing I find is info on the CDC website that says the medication he prescribed has been shown to have an increased risk for preterm with pregnant women and there fore orals are usually prescribed. I call my mom, she writes me off and hangs up on me (drama - she has been pretty unsupportive of me since she found out I was preg.). The doctors office is treating me like I'm crazy for questioning them and acting like I'm finding random info on the internet. I'm freaking out. Am I over reacting? What would you do? Sorry for the long-winded info, any and all points of view will be appreciated as I'm super stressed (trying to calm down I know that doesn't help).
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Re: Overreacting?
Try not to stress! If your doctor gave you a prescription for the BV you have to trust he is not putting you or your baby in harms way.
Best of luck to you!
Married 10-20-12 | First Baby Due 1-22-14 | Team PINK | Me (29) Hubby (33)
January 2014 | December Siggy Challenge | Favorite Christmas Movie: "It Nearly Wasn't Christmas"
Ugh x 1,000 that you are dealing with all of this. Sorry.
I agree with @aneubecker, ask the pharmacist and then go from there.
That is good to hear! I have heard pharmacists be referred to as "glorified pill counters" and that really bothers me. A lot of people don't realize we have a doctorate and at least the pharmacists I know went into the profession to help people.
Glad to hear everything turned out ok and that you took the time to get the second opinion. It's very scary when you see hospital staff mix signals, etc. nothing will freak out a person more than when a hospital cannot get their communcation issues down.
Try to take some time for yourself to destress, sounds like you deserve a good rest!
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Married 10-20-12 | First Baby Due 1-22-14 | Team PINK | Me (29) Hubby (33)
January 2014 | December Siggy Challenge | Favorite Christmas Movie: "It Nearly Wasn't Christmas"
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That's great that you trust your doctor. But if she had followed your advice, she could have had complications. So yes, you need to think things through a bit more before posting.