Tuesday, October 5, 2010

"No" Doctors

I really don't like "no" doctors, or "no" people in general. They're the ones who tell you "no" to almost everything.

Like the doctor who did my ultrasound the other day.  After waiting for nearly 2 hours on a Saturday, at least half of which was walking up and down the hall in plain sight of the doctor with "I", who couldn't take the waiting room, there was "no" apology when it was finally my turn.

[Thankfully, the ultrasound went great.  We could see the sac, yolk sac, and see and hear the heartbeat at 104, which is good for this stage.  Everything measured perfectly.  There was a possible "second sac," but it wasn't as big and didn't have the same definition or a heartbeat like the first, and the doctor didn't think it would go anywhere.]

After that, the "nos" really started.  Can I return to vigorous exercise?  No! Your heartbeat must stay under 140. Can I have some anti-nauea medicine?  Well, I guess so, but you really can't be sick yet -- that doesn't start until around 8 weeks (regardless of the fact that it has, and did on my other 2 pregnancies as well).

Following all of this, the insurance says "no" to covering prenatal vitamins and "no" to any more than 9 Zofran pills in a month!  No mention of exceptions until I asked, and no phone number for that until I asked.

Boy, these people really drive me nuts!

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