16w pg, passing clots, DRs Please!
From: Elizabeth (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 11 Aug 1998 15:58:41 -0700
You are very welcome for the response and no offense taken!! It is always good to hear from a doctor - I dont blame you one bit aand commend you for wanting to thoroughly understanding your situation! Good luck!
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Best Wishes,
Elizabeth,CCE
On Tue, 11 Aug 1998 06:29:51 Chris wrote:
>Thanks Elizabeth CCE for response. However I'd like to have a doctor's
>opinion as well. (Also, didn't see Elizabeth CCE listed on forum's
>professional board... oversight? Please understand this is not to be
>taken in offense.) I'm particularly interested in the response to the
>question regarding whether it's plausible to assume that 1.5 cm clots
>are coming from a lightly inflamed cervix. Thank you very much.
>
>P.S. Since that time I have bled twice (very spotty, no clots), but as
>I felt the baby moving, I decided to wait to see regular MD instead of
>going back to hospital.
>
>At Tue, 4 Aug 1998, Chris wrote:
>>
>>Hi!
>>I'm 16 weeks pregnant for the first successful time and have bled 7
>>times during this pregnancy, the last 3 times being in the last two
>>weeks. My regular doctor, on his most recent ultrasound, saw a
>>low-lying placenta which was "touching" the cervical os and causing the
>>bleeding. He told me to relax and if I bled again to call him (but he
>>didn't mention taking me off work and I didn't ask). This morning I
>>started bleeding again and passed some 1.5 cm, tough clots (like the
>>texture of tissue), which of course frightened me and made me think my
>>placenta was falling apart! I called my doctor but he's on vacation, so
>>I went to the hospital where I'm registered and saw an OB intern. He
>>said I had a "very slight inflammation" of the cervix but that it was
>>well closed. He performed a short ultrasound and, when I saw the
>>screen, I easily recognized my placenta and thought it was actually
>>*lower* than before. The intern said it was low but that the bleeding
>>was from my cervix. He said the slight inflammation caused this
>>bleeding. Nonetheless he put me on bedrest until my next appointment
>>with my regular doctor (in one week). I find it hard to believe that it
>>was the cervix bleeding so thick with tough clots. Is this reasonable?
>>Is it normal that I've bled 7 times now and was casually asked if I'd
>>like some time off work? I can't wait to see my regular doctor in a
>>week.
>>
>>--
>>Sincerely,
>>Chris
>>
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>Sincerely,
>Chris
>
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