Doctors...

[lithera]

Well, that was the most useless two hours I've spent in sometime.

Scene - Doctor's waiting room.

Kat enters, a little nervous but under control. She proceeds to stand in-line for ten minutes to get checked in. After filling out paperwork, she settles down in the chairs to read her book and wait.

*time passes*

Over fourty-five minutes later, half an hour after her appointment was scheduled, she is called back to a room. Blood pressure is taken and the intern leaves with reassurances that the doctor will be in shortly. Kat goes back to reading her book.

Thirty minutes later a elderly female doctor comes in and says, "I'd like you to take a preganacy test."

Kat blinks at the doctor for a few moments, "I haven't had sex in over a year and a half."

The doctor looks at Kat for a few moments and says, "Well, then, that's unlikely. Do you have Clamydia or anything else like that? These things stay in your system for years..."

Kat blinks a few more times and points to the place on her recored that say she was tested for these things not too long ago.

The doctor pauses and nods slowly, "Are you sure that no male has ejaculated near you recently? I really think that this is a sign of you miscarying."

Kat blinks a few more times, trying to decide if this is funny or not. "Unless someone is sneaking into my room at night and either having sex with me or masturbating on me, I'm absolutely certain about it, yes."

The doctor nods again, looking owlish. "Are you taking any drugs recrationally?"

Kat sighs softly, "No."

The doctor apparently does not believe Kat and askes her more drug related questions. Afterwards there is poking and prodding and nothing revealed. "Well, we can up the strength of your birth control pills. If that doesn't stop the bleeding come back in and we'll go inside and look for tears."

Kat sighs and nods not really wanting anymore poking and prodding today. Kat gets her new prescription and heads home.

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So, that was useful. Great. I'm miscarrying the second Immaculate Conception. Or something.

Comments

[sharkcowsheep.livejournal.com]

Could be worse. You could carry the little bastard to term, and he'd have to sign the lease.

Ummm..excuse me....

[thelady.livejournal.com]

Kat,

I'm going to have to barge in here with some emphasis...there are a couple of things that can strike women our age that most doctors don't look for. Such as cysts on the uterus or hormone imbalances. These things cause bleeding. (I wish I could remember the technical terms.)

Unfortunately, some doctors think everyone between the ages of 18 and 29 are screwing everything that moves. And dismiss bleeding as 'nothing.'

Two friends of mine experienced bleeding. Random. repeated bleeding. Also with some pain. One girl had minor pain. The otehr had major. Oen girl didn't feel well.

Both of them persisted in getting checked out. The first doctor told them it was nothing. After persisting with more doctors, my first friend found out she had a hormone imbalace that was fucking up her overies. At an early stage, it was just a pill to fix. Untreated, her condition might have lead to ovarian cysts. The second friend had abnormal cells on her inside and got them removed before they became a tumor. Both friends are much better now. No more bleeding.

SO PLEASE. PLEASE. PLEASE get a second opinion. There's also some great web sites and online forums for women's health. PLEASE check them out.


That goes for any other women out there. There's a some serious health risks to women that are not widely known. And some of them are amzingly common.

TheLady

I know...

[lithera.livejournal.com]

That is my next step. I'm going to try the prceedure recommened by the docotr and if it doesn't work, I'm going to go somewhere else.

I hate doctors and I hate people poking around inside of me.

I just keep telling myself, that it's better to know if tis something serious.

It helps.

::hugs::

[quipper.livejournal.com]

I have a fantastic dr. in Totem Lake. It's a bit of a drive for you, but she's well worth it. If you want her # email me and I'll hook you up!

Re: ::hugs::

[lithera.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I'll just have to see if my insurance covers any of it. Otherwise I have the feeling I'm going to be having a very full credit card very quickly.

Country Doctor

[sepulchrave.livejournal.com]

Hey Kat, I recommend "Country Doctor"
Country Doctor Community Clinic
500 19th Avenue E WA (206) 461-4503


they have very nice female doctors and they NEVER make you pay your bill. You tell them how much you make and they gauge the bill cost, then they just keep sending it to you. But you are never forced to pay and you never get sent to collection. I went there for years. You need to get a second opinion and ask specific questions about what it could be.--They are on Cap hill, upper cap hill. I was very ill recently and I had to go to SIX doctors to finally get a diagnosis. Doctors suck! but once you find one who knows what the hell they are doing , you feel so much better. *sqeeze*

Re: Country Doctor

[lithera.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

Thanks Angel. I will definately keep that in mind. I'm going to be seeing lots of doctor's offices, I have a feeling.

Thinking Happy Thoughts About You

[ex-winterkn.livejournal.com]

I hope you get better, and I hope its not serious.

DaPanda

Re: Thinking Happy Thoughts About You

[lithera.livejournal.com]

Me too. Thanks Andy.

[vebelfetzer.livejournal.com]

Jesus.

...the female reproductive system is still an area of intense ignorance in the medical system. Demand that they test you for EVERYTHING.

And if it turns out you're giving birth to the anti-christ, I'd like to be the first to offer my congratulations.

*vibes of thick, sugary goodness*

[lithera.livejournal.com]

Thanks Eliza. Ordinarily I would have something mroe to say, but I can't seem to think of anything right now.

*insert comment or quip of your choice here*

[rfjason.livejournal.com]

Doctors suck.

And, I now remember my drunken phone conversation with you. (It came back in a flash while I was driving to work). And I'm very *VERY* sorry for what I said. Bad Jason. Bad, bad jason!

As for these doctors, only allow them to perform tests on you if you get to perform the same tests on them. "We'd like to do an amneocentisis." -- "Alright. As long as I get to do one on you." That'll tell you how serious the doctor is about helping you.

Or, send me in there drunk to talk to the doctors. YEAH - that'll liven things up!

Anyway, big *HUGS* for you. Let me know if there's *ANYTHING* that I can do. I am here to help.

[lithera.livejournal.com]

All is forgiven. It was funny. It was also a little overwhleming.

I don't need anything right now, though thank you for the offer. I have a feeling I might take you up on it.

[fireballof3.livejournal.com]

I know a doctor in Auburn (which my mom worked with) that I would trust for this kinda stuff. Only one of the few down there would I even mention to ya, but he's a good doctor. Dr. Snyder. The rest of em, well, they aren't as good.

Good idea trying the pills first to see if they work / don't work. If they don't go back in to the same doctor and see what they say.

They may want to try different things first, and then move on from there. Most doctors are hesitant to go full force unless it's big fat warning signs...

The plan..

[lithera.livejournal.com]

That was the plan so far. I still wouldn't mind contact info for the doctor you'd reccomend though. I'm not sure how I'd get down there, but it is good to have options.

Re: The plan..

[fireballof3.livejournal.com]

Dr. Snyder
Valley Medical Center.
There's one in Auburn, and one in Fed Way.

Numbers in the book (or qwestdex.com)

[brightwyrm.livejournal.com]

I don't think that's what they meant by: "and an angel came upon her."

On second thought.

Re:

[lithera.livejournal.com]

Who knows. I obviously don't.