macaronmama I have Geralized Anxiety Disorder and Social Anxiety, both diagnosed. Been on meds and in and out of therapy for years based on the severity of symptoms. Sometimes it does get bad enough to throw me into a depression. It's so exhausting. I haven't been on meds since just before trying to conceive DD. But I have been thinking when I'm done childbearing and breastfeeding, I will go back on them. I feel guilty that I'm missing out on so much happiness I could be experiencing and just hope I don't look back and regret not taking better care of it all. Our mental health benefits are terrible and the copays are astronomical. I'm also not good at asking for help.
The smells in my office are just awful today, and are really getting to me. My co-worker in the office next to me just cleaned her office and the chemical smell is giving me a headache. Half of the 2nd floor was just painted this past weekend, so every time I walk by there, all I smell is paint fumes. And I just went downstairs and as I was walking down, I started to smell shit, literally. I said, "It smells disgusting in here" to our receptionist and she said "Yeah, it was bad." They had to spray air freshener in the ladies bathroom and prop the door open to air it out. Gag, gag, gag. There is a woman here who shits all over the bathroom and doesn't clean it up. They're pretty sure they know who it is, but don't have proof. BARF. I'm so glad I work on the 2nd floor. We are clean and sanitary up here.
sanibel21 - I have GAD too and haven't been in anything for years. I was going to go back on now but then got my surprise positive test. I feel you on missing out on being more at ease. Now I know it won't be until probably late 2017 or early 2018 at the earliest.
ksyknelvr73- I ov'd way super early so I also told my OB the wrong LMP. Whatevs, I probably could've just explained that I knew my conception date but I didn't.
Post by macaronmama on Feb 24, 2016 14:45:05 GMT -5
sanibel21, raechay, I only got diagnosed with GAD last fall and I'm not on anything for it because so far just attending therapy has been helping keep it in line for the most part. It seems mostly stress based (last year was bad - FIL passed away, I was trying to finish grad school/find a job/start a family), so I'm supposed to keep my stress down. So far, I am doing okay, but I am worried as we get further into pregnancy that the chest pains and panic attacks may come back.
britta, I'd just give them your LMP date and follow it up with a comment like "but I've been tracking my cycles pretty closely and know that I have a late ovulation, so I'm likely not as far along as my EDD predicts...probably by at least a week"
britta, I'd just give them your LMP date and follow it up with a comment like "but I've been tracking my cycles pretty closely and know that I have a late ovulation, so I'm likely not as far along as my EDD predicts...probably by at least a week"
This is what I was thinking. Although, I'll only be talking to the scheduler when I make my appt, not a nurse. So I'm not sure if they'll even know wtf I'm talking about and my first appt with my OB will likely not be until 10-12 weeks, of course based off of my LMP.
britta, I'd just give them your LMP date and follow it up with a comment like "but I've been tracking my cycles pretty closely and know that I have a late ovulation, so I'm likely not as far along as my EDD predicts...probably by at least a week"
This is what I was thinking. Although, I'll only be talking to the scheduler when I make my appt, not a nurse. So I'm not sure if they'll even know wtf I'm talking about and my first appt with my OB will likely not be until 10-12 weeks, of course based off of my LMP.
Yeah I told my nurse only because she was scheduling me for an early ultrasound and I wanted to know if being 6w5d vs 7w4d would make a difference to them in terms of what they expected to see. If it were just to schedule a prenatal, I wouldn't have mentioned it until I spoke with the OB.
Post by penguin129 on Feb 24, 2016 15:53:50 GMT -5
The nurse finally called me back. She said I barely have any hormones right now to change my levels, but she would put a note in my chart that I disagree with the doctor based on my research and bring it up to the doctor again. Now I'm nervous about that. I like my doctor and don't want him to get mad I'm giving him hard time. H says it's ok to disagree and I know it is. Just, ugh!
It annoys me that my ticker says I'm 7w3d because I'm actually 7w2d. I know I have the correct EDD in there, so I don't know why it adds a day. It must count the beginning of the week as day 1? I didn't notice what it said on Monday, when I was exactly 7w.
2 out of my 3 preg tracker apps do this. The last day of that week said "Week 7, Day 7" which I had to look twice at.
The nurse finally called me back. She said I barely have any hormones right now to change my levels, but she would put a note in my chart that I disagree with the doctor based on my research and bring it up to the doctor again. Now I'm nervous about that. I like my doctor and don't want him to get mad I'm giving him hard time. H says it's ok to disagree and I know it is. Just, ugh!
Oh that totally rubs me the wrong way. Like she's trying to make you out as a trouble maker for advocating for your health. Stick to your guns girl!
The nurse finally called me back. She said I barely have any hormones right now to change my levels, but she would put a note in my chart that I disagree with the doctor based on my research and bring it up to the doctor again. Now I'm nervous about that. I like my doctor and don't want him to get mad I'm giving him hard time. H says it's ok to disagree and I know it is. Just, ugh!
Oh that totally rubs me the wrong way. Like she's trying to make you out as a trouble maker for advocating for your health. Stick to your guns girl!
Post by penguin129 on Feb 24, 2016 17:01:13 GMT -5
Thanks ladies! I am really not trying to cause trouble. I just want to do the right thing. I didn't have this condition with DD so this is all new to me. I just don't know what my next step will be if he says no again. He delivered DD and also dealt with my complications and emergency surgery 24 hours after she was born. H and I really want to stay with the same team of doctors this time around.
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