First, the good news, my beta at 4w5d was 5,043! The nurse seemed quite happy with it so I’m going to take that and run with it for now. She even said that they’d be able to prove to me soon that there really is a baby growing in there hehe.
And now the annoying stuff. I’ve been on a quest to find a regular OB and I’m so frustrated by dealing with office staff that is only used to dealing with “normal” people. They don’t seem to understand what “high risk” means and since this is my first pregnancy, I really don’t know what it means either, but I do know it means that I should not be getting my first u/s at 12 weeks.
I was specifically told by my high risk ob that I should be getting u/s quite frequently, if not at every visit. I was also told there would be more labs done and more frequent visits than in a “normal” pregnancy.
Well the staff at all these “normal” people offices don’t seem to get that at all. They keep telling me that as long as there are no obvious complications (i.e. bleeding, cramping, etc.) that they believe I’ll be treated the same and on the same schedule as any other patient.
Um, no.
That is not going to fly.
Then they ask me things like why I’m high risk and clearly have zero clue what lupus nephritis is and why it would make me a high risk patient.
I just don’t want to deal with these doctors for “normal” people. I like the safety of my specialists who actually know what lupus is and what the risks are. I don’t know if I can trust a “normal” OB who I will probably have to educate on my condition. I mean, seriously? What is the point of seeing a doctor who you have to teach about your medical condition?
I love my high risk ob so much and am so upset that he can’t be my sole provider through this. I have a feeling that every visit with the “normal” OB is going to be needlessly stressful and frustrating.
I hope I’m wrong, but I just can’t see this going any differently.