How Much Trouble Will I Be In If I Beat Up My Doctor? in Inside My Head
- May 23, 2014, 4:21 p.m.
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So I am having serious thoughts about going into my doctor's office and just start beating up the staff. My first prenatal appointment was a few days ago and the midwife diagnosed me with a yeast infection. She gave me a prescription for this vaginal cream called Terazol. I'm on my third dose (of seven) when I happen to notice on the box that it says 'Pregnancy Category C.' My heart dropped. I called the pharmacy at my hospital who reiterated that it is a pregnancy category C and it is not meant for use in first trimester pregnancies. I called up my obgyn office pretty livid and the triage nurse took my name and number (three hours ago) and SHOCKER no one called me back. The office is now closed. So now I'm on Google, which I always yell at my patients to never do, but I'm terrified and I'm trying to look up information. Per Google, most OBGYNs apparently do not treat yeast infections in the first trimester since most of the antifungals are category C. The consensus is is that unless the woman is symptomatic (I am not) they generally wait until the second trimester to treat. Apparently there are some antifungals that are category B (same as Tylenol) if used in the second trimester.
I am sure there are plenty of wonderful midwives out there, but the two encounters I've had with two of them so far has been horrible. I was given a medication that may have harmed this pregnancy and I am terrified. I called Michael crying. If I miscarry or if the baby is born with defects I will always wonder 'What if..?'. What if I just did some research before taking the medication?
I'm angry with the office for giving me a medication that could harm the fetus. I'm terrified of having another miscarriage. I don't know how I would handle it if I lost this one too.
I made an appointment with another obgyn office for June 2nd. I'll be ten weeks by then. I'm scared out if my mind that they'll do an ultrasound and I'll hear the words "I'm sorry to tell you this ma'am, but we can't find a heartbeat."
I won't be sleeping well until June 2nd. I'm debating calling the answering service and just yelling at whomever is on call.
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