https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:32:55 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-doctor-just-scared-the-pants-off-of-me#post-217691 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:31:56 +0000 jedeve 217691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: I'm switching because we are moving too. I assume there isn't much you can do in that situation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-doctor-just-scared-the-pants-off-of-me#post-217689 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:31:27 +0000 Mrs. Mousie 217689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: Me too!! And good question for Mrs Jacks, I was wondering the same!</p> <p>@Smurfette: Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-doctor-just-scared-the-pants-off-of-me#post-217685 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:28:23 +0000 Smurfette 217685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Mousie: Yeah!! I agree with @Adira there is no way that you got 4 false positives. Hope you get all your questions answered at your next appointment. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-doctor-just-scared-the-pants-off-of-me#post-217682 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:26:27 +0000 immabeetoo 217682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.Mousie glad it is past you - that sounds awful!</p> <p>@Mrs.Jacks do you have any thoughts on how to make a switching situation better? We'll be moving.. at some point before I deliver to a different state. I've had no issues and am pretty low risk, but thought I'd ask your opinion! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-doctor-just-scared-the-pants-off-of-me#post-217678 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:20:58 +0000 Mrs. Mousie 217678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: I'd rather not switch doctors unless we end up moving. Generally speaking, I do really like my doctor, and I'm willing to give her a "bad day" token on that one. I'd much rather have consistency through my pregnancy. </p> <p>@Adira: Thanks! Me too! So happy that's just behind me now and I can move forward with being happy and healthy :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-doctor-just-scared-the-pants-off-of-me#post-217673 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:17:51 +0000 Adira 217673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Mousie: Oh my gosh, YAY!!!! So glad your results came back and were positive!!! I KNEW you were because generally home pregnancy tests are pretty accurate. You can get false negatives, but FOUR false positives would be INSANE! So glad to have your blood test confirm it! Hopefully your next appointment goes much more smoothly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-doctor-just-scared-the-pants-off-of-me#post-217664 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:09:36 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 217664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would recommend against doctor switching unless it's someone you really don't like or who you feel is not a good doc. Doctor switching has been linked with poorer outcomes in all sorts of health conditions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-doctor-just-scared-the-pants-off-of-me#post-217652 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:58:12 +0000 Mrs. Mousie 217652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just as an update, I went for my blood test Monday (I was too upset to go back Friday) and the results came in today. I am most definitely still 100% pregnant. Stupid diluted urine..... Anyways, HOORAY!!! I've made another appointment with my doctor for next week to ask the questions I didn't get to ask last week :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-doctor-just-scared-the-pants-off-of-me#post-212414 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:27:50 +0000 Mrs. Mousie 212414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tequiero21: The doctor that decided on the urine sample rather than the bloodtest said that I was going to be getting bloodtests this week when I saw my regular doctor anyways, so she was just trying to save me from getting stuck with a needle another time, and that if I'd taken 3 home tests that were all positive, she was comfortable in saying I was pregnant anyways. I suppose I should have insisted, but it was a pretty sound argument, and I never suspected that it would have been so diluted it came out negative!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-doctor-just-scared-the-pants-off-of-me#post-212312 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:00:47 +0000 tequiero21 212312@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>weird how you didn't get a blood test. good luck and H&amp;H9!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-doctor-just-scared-the-pants-off-of-me#post-211889 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:56:36 +0000 Mrs. Mousie 211889@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just managed to get a hold of Mr Mousie and he wants me to switch to his doctor at a major hospital in the city. He's wanted me to switch for a while, but I've been resisting because I don't want to have to go into the city every time I don't feel well or have something simple I want to talk to a doctor about. His mom is really connected in the medical community, so I know we can have the best of everything once we tell her I'm pregnant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-doctor-just-scared-the-pants-off-of-me#post-211872 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:42:34 +0000 Mrs. Mousie 211872@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lydg: We're actually likely moving about an hour away in the next few months, so chances are I'll have to find a new doctor closer to our new location anyways, plus we're going to have a midwife. I'm not going to stress too much about the doctor part just yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-doctor-just-scared-the-pants-off-of-me#post-211870 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:40:34 +0000 matador84 211870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, if my doctor made me mad/uncomfortable or worried me at the first appointment I would totally get a new doctor. I was in hospital with threatened m/c and didn't have a dr at the time-called the on-call dr the ER rec'd and the office staff was just so insensitive and they couldn't get me in for two weeks. I was put off by it from the beginning and SO glad I called around for another doctor and got the one I have now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-doctor-just-scared-the-pants-off-of-me#post-211864 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:34:32 +0000 Mrs. Mousie 211864@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@highwire: Keep your fingers crossed for me. Something tells me I'm not going to sleep well tonight. I'm just so mad! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-doctor-just-scared-the-pants-off-of-me#post-211850 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:24:50 +0000 DillonLion 211850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Mousie: That's so disappointing! But I would probably do the exact same thing, and get another test done. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-doctor-just-scared-the-pants-off-of-me#post-211845 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:23:43 +0000 Mrs. Mousie 211845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@dc yoga bee: I do think she'll be okay as we progress, I really like her a lot, although I agree her bedside manner just there was lacking. I wanted to ask my questions, but then I thought that if something was wrong, what was the point in asking them, so I just left. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-doctor-just-scared-the-pants-off-of-me#post-211840 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:22:05 +0000 Mrs. Mousie 211840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@highwire: I think it was really diluted, I remember looking at it and thinking it looked like I just filled it from the tap rather than peeing in the darn thing. I should have insisted on the blood test rather than letting that other doctor do the urine in the middle of the afternoon! I might force my way into another appointment after I do the bloodwork just to ask my stupid questions I had. I just wanted today to be so great! I was so excited :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-doctor-just-scared-the-pants-off-of-me#post-211833 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:19:11 +0000 dc yoga bee 211833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Mousie: I'm sorry that happened to you. That was incredibly insensitive. I agree with pp, you may want to get a new doctor, because you're going to want someone who will be "there" for you as you go further along. You still have lots of questions unanswered, and she could have at least taken a few minutes to answer some of your questions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-doctor-just-scared-the-pants-off-of-me#post-211830 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:18:05 +0000 DillonLion 211830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Mousie: I wouldn't worry about it then. You have all the signs and symptoms of a healthy pregnancy, except for one strange comment from the doctor. Maybe it was really diluted urine that wouldn't pick up a pregnancy test. I had digital tests that gave me negative results early on, but I was definitely pregnant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-doctor-just-scared-the-pants-off-of-me#post-211820 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:10:13 +0000 Mrs. Mousie 211820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@highwire: About five and a half weeks.<br /> ETA - I haven't had any spotting or bleeding at all. Like I said 4 tests at home all came out positive (including one about a half hour ago). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-doctor-just-scared-the-pants-off-of-me#post-211817 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:09:30 +0000 DillonLion 211817@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Mousie: How far along are you? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-doctor-just-scared-the-pants-off-of-me#post-211815 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:06:23 +0000 Mrs. Mousie 211815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I guess negative is negative, she seemed puzzled by it too, and she apologized for potentially scaring me. I put on a brave face and laughed it off, but now that I'm home alone, I'm not so brave. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-doctor-just-scared-the-pants-off-of-me#post-211813 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:04:07 +0000 DillonLion 211813@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That story is so....odd! Why would she say that? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-doctor-just-scared-the-pants-off-of-me#post-211804 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 15:56:19 +0000 Mrs. Mousie 211804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: I agree. Maybe they don't have any?! I have no idea. I was sort of stunned when she said it came out negative. I mean, if I'm not pregnant, man, I have some issues going on right now ;) I mean, four positive home pregnancy tests, sore boobs, no period, tired, hot, mood swings, nausea, heartburn.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-doctor-just-scared-the-pants-off-of-me#post-211792 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 15:50:08 +0000 MamaMoose 211792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Mousie: I don't understand why she didn't at least have you do another urine test right there in the office. That couldn't have taken much time. It just seems to me she should have been understanding of the fact that it would be quite upsetting to you for her to basically say she's not really sure if she believes you're pregnant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-doctor-just-scared-the-pants-off-of-me#post-211780 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 15:45:43 +0000 Mrs. Mousie 211780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Honestly, I don't know what to do. I really like her, and she was genuinely excited that I was in for a prenatal appointment. I wanted to show her the photos of my other tests I had done at home to prove it! I don't know whether to cry or laugh right now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-doctor-just-scared-the-pants-off-of-me#post-211775 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 15:42:42 +0000 MamaMoose 211775@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ummm... what?! That is extremely insensitive. Are you early enough that you would consider looking for a new doctor? I would be really upset by that experience. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-doctor-just-scared-the-pants-off-of-me#post-211769 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 15:40:12 +0000 Mrs. Mousie 211769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went for my first prenatal today. We were chatting, starting to go through the stack of paperwork and questions, when she says "Wait, it says here that you did a urine test last week and it came out negative." Puts away the papers and closes my folder. She then orders a bunch of bloodwork to confirm, but since she was running late for appointments (grrr) I was 10 minutes too late to go to the lab to get my blood taken. </p> <p>So of course I ran home and peed on another stick, and it came out positive. Now I'm so mad because I didn't get to ask any of the questions I had, and I won't be able to see her again apparently until 10 weeks, nevermind that I'm scared sh*tless (pardon my french, but I have no other words right now) that something is wrong. </p> <p>The only thing I can think is that the test I did at the doctor's office last week was urine rather than blood (different doctor, decided not to send me for a blood test since she knew I'd be having more done this week), and it was mid-afternoon, so I had likely drank lots of water, etc. I remember that my sample was nearly clear. </p> <p>Deep breaths deep breaths. Trying not to freak out.... </p>