Oh My Fucking Fuckity Fuck!
I have been trying for MINUTES!! HOURS!!! DAYS!!! to make a pre-pre-natal appointment. I want to know which medications I can continue to take without creating a three-headed baby. I have already weaned myself off of an assload of medications and reduced the amount of several others. I know that without my asthma medication I will not be able to breathe, but should I stay on Qvar or switch to something more fetus friendly? I figure that this appointment should be relatively easy to make, right? HA HA HA!
Receptionist: What kind of insurance do you have?
Sam: (Uh? Who the fuck cares if you can't answer my question? Are you going to bill me for asking if you are competent? Maybe?) I have BlahBlah which is a PPO. I'd like to make a pre-natal consultation appointment.
Receptionist: How far along are you?
Sam: I'm not pregnant, I'm taking medications and I...
Receptionist: (interrupts) Oh you're infertile!
Sam: No. I'm not infertile. I have a medical condition...
Receptionist: (interrupts) You're high risk!
Sam: NO!@!! I fucking want to talk to a doctor. About medication. To avoid a three-headed baby. BEFORE I get pregnant.
Receptionist: Oh, you want a consultation.
Sam: (OH MY FUCKWAD DIDN'T I JUST SAY THAT!!!) Yes. I want to know which medications I can and cannot take and replace medications that will not work while pregnant.
Receptionist: Well the doctor will not prescribe medication that is not approved for pregnancy.
Sam: (Fucking bloody hell...)
Seriously people. How fucking difficult is this to understand? Really? I know I should have done this BEFORE but I missed my appointment last month due to that whole school/teaching/fucking fuckwit fuckers. Now I cannot get an appointment until May 7th. That is after I called just about every place in town. I'm considering dropping all non-essential medications and stealing TB's sperm in the middle of the night when I ovulate. Anyone want to hold him down while I get the goods?
Receptionist: What kind of insurance do you have?
Sam: (Uh? Who the fuck cares if you can't answer my question? Are you going to bill me for asking if you are competent? Maybe?) I have BlahBlah which is a PPO. I'd like to make a pre-natal consultation appointment.
Receptionist: How far along are you?
Sam: I'm not pregnant, I'm taking medications and I...
Receptionist: (interrupts) Oh you're infertile!
Sam: No. I'm not infertile. I have a medical condition...
Receptionist: (interrupts) You're high risk!
Sam: NO!@!! I fucking want to talk to a doctor. About medication. To avoid a three-headed baby. BEFORE I get pregnant.
Receptionist: Oh, you want a consultation.
Sam: (OH MY FUCKWAD DIDN'T I JUST SAY THAT!!!) Yes. I want to know which medications I can and cannot take and replace medications that will not work while pregnant.
Receptionist: Well the doctor will not prescribe medication that is not approved for pregnancy.
Sam: (Fucking bloody hell...)
Seriously people. How fucking difficult is this to understand? Really? I know I should have done this BEFORE but I missed my appointment last month due to that whole school/teaching/fucking fuckwit fuckers. Now I cannot get an appointment until May 7th. That is after I called just about every place in town. I'm considering dropping all non-essential medications and stealing TB's sperm in the middle of the night when I ovulate. Anyone want to hold him down while I get the goods?
Labels: Baby, Stupid Twats, Teddy Bear
posted by Sam at
4:27 PM
7 Comments:
Umm..that could be fun. ;P
... Hmm, weird.. but from my experience with Drs.. and this..they're not as helpful as some nurses.
Hurry though, Bryan is only a few months away!!
Uh yeah. Call back and ask for the Office Manager and tell her about your little conversation with DimwitDebbie.
The 'you're infertile' one alone is enough to get you an earlier appointment...how completely and utterly insensitive. Just...Wow!
Just cry and tell them that now you're freaking out about being infertile...thanks to her...they'll get ya in.
Oh and if it's a morning appointment, bring a box of muffins or doughnuts. You'll have no problem getting in the next time, on short notice. I swear. The, the conversation will go something like this:
Receptioinist: Well SoAndSo wants an appointment ASAP.
Manager: We're booked until 2020.
Receptionist: Hmmm...I just put the face with the name, it's the doughnut lady!
Manager: Tell her tomorrow, 8am.
I kid you not. LOL.
p.s. - I am so freakin' excited for you!
I couldn't find an OBGYN that would take me pre-conception, even though all those pregnancy books tell you to do just that.
You might try starting with your pharmacy - they are often more heads up on current drug information anyway. They may also have the low down on which OBs are the best for taking questions.
And they won't let me get off the med that prevents me from doing things like holding men down and helping people steal their sperm. It is part of my parole.
Inhaled asthma meds are not usually an issue, since they are directed at your lungs and are less systemic. Plus, if you don't get enough oxygen, neither does the baby. I quit taking everything when preggo, got bronchitis, couldn't breathe at all, and refused to use my inhaler since the stupid OB nurses told me not to. My PCP freaked out and sent me to an allergist which is how I ended up with Pulmicort and a weird rescue inhaler Xenopex or something. So, I was told no Singulair (systemic), but Pulmicort was okay. Other than that, use safefetus.com with caution- everything there is scary. You may want to make the preconception appointment with either your regular GYN or your PCP- they should both be able to review your meds with you. I found that my OB wouldn't prescribe anything for me anyway and made me go to my PCP.
ok, this blog is making me never want children. ever. under any circumstances.
cervical mucus?? WTF??
get this book...actually, there is a 2006 version which will work just fine too...but get it...it was my bible when i was pregnant/breastfeeding both Pman and Godzilla...and it will save you some of this trouble (not all, cause people are still stupid)...
hugs
peace...
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