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Re: Disappointed &mistrusting of doc
From: Jenny (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 17 Jul 2001 06:00:48 -0500 (CDT)
This happens fairly often. It is what comes with having an OB. Just
remember that you could be the next one that he is delivering when he is
sending other patients home. At 38 weeks a baby is considered full term
and there is no reason to worry. You could always call him and talk
with him over the phone if you cannot see him. Does he not have any one
else in his practice that can see you? Stay calm and keep in mind that
this is what happens with the unpredictability of having babies.
Jenny
At Tue, 17 Jul 2001, ale wrote:
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>I am so anxious and upset. I hope someone has some input for me. I am
>37 weeks. About 2 weeks ago, the subject of elective induction (with
>cytotec) came up between my doc and I. He said we'd talk at next appt
>because he had to go deliver. **There is no medical reason for me to
>induce unless being GBS+ is a reason. When I came to see him today, he
>couldn't see me because he had to go deliver. He quickly poked his head
>in the door and told me that he scheduled me for an induction in exactly
>one week!! I have not yet agreed to be induced, and he has not yet
>checked my cervix or condition of baby. **What really bothers me is
>that he doesn't have any available time to see me before the induction
>(it will be 3 weeks since I've seen him by the time I'm induced). He
>never even consulted me for this decision! I feel so mistrusting of him.
>His nurse said he chose that date because he is taking the later half of
>the next week off. He has an overly full practice and the times I've
>been "bumped" because he had to go deliver, there is no room to
>reschedule me. I feel I don't even want to go back to him. I know he
>frequently induces the majority of his patients but I'm concerned about
>my baby being ready at only 38 weeks. I'm completely healthy except for
>the positive GBS. And I don't know if it's possible to switch doctors
>now so I can at least be seen these last few weeks of my pregnancy. Any
>help/advice... please!!!
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