Saturday, December 25, 2010
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
New/Old Doctor
So I saw my "new" doctor today. He was actually the Doctor I went to see when I was 14 weeks along to discuss my family history and he was the one to put me in Complicated OB in the first place. He was awesome! He knew all about my history, asked what baby we were having, actually ordered the 24 hr. Urine sample and some more blood work. He listened to Xander's heartbeat (man he was a mover today). He also discussed the RH- shot and the Gestational Diabetes testing and when those would happen as well as ordering another set of ultrasounds at 28 weeks. So I get to see my baby again. He is like a million times better than my last doctor. I requested to have only him from now on. So all my ladies here in Hawaii, request Dr. Zoltz. He does normal and complicated OB. :)
Oh also I didn't gain a single pound but my blood pressure was up a bit.
Oh also I didn't gain a single pound but my blood pressure was up a bit.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
So Frustrated with my OB, Tripler, and my hubby's CoC
Ok first of all I have been labeled as Complicated OB for my pregnancy. Why? because I have "highish" blood pressure. Not high blood pressure just highish. todays was 138/75. It is high enough for them to be concerned but not high enough for them to do anything. Not only that but I also have an anxiety disorder that makes it next to impossible to drive in Honolulu traffic without having a severe panic attack.
So we got a note from the doctor requesting that Brian drive me to the appointments. Brian's CoC was fine with this for a while. I made sure all my appointments were early afternoon so as to not conflict with anything. Now they are saying I have too many appointments (every other week) So I should just "suck it up" and drive myself. Driving to Tripler from Wheeler is no easy matter I drive right through downtown Honolulu. It is about 20 miles but it takes close to an hour to drive it.
They were not going to let B go until I remembered that this was the appointment after my 20 week Ultrasound and they were supposed to go over the results. So B begs and pleads and gets to go. But he owes them big time.
We get to the OB and they take my vitals without even looking at my chart at all the nurse take my blood pressure and is like "is it always this high?" Uhhhhh Duh lady why do you think I am going to Complicated OB. Look at my freaking chart. Then we go see the doctor. This is only the 2nd time I have seen him because of the PCS and getting a complicated OB referral and all. And for the second time in a row he just asks how I am doing and finds the baby's heart beat and THAT IS ALL! I had to push the issue to find out what his plan for my elevated blood pressure is. And basically he has no plan. He is just going to "wait and see". I asked him to lay out the plans of when I was going to be going to my appointments and he finally told be that after 32 weeks I am going to be going in 2x a week for NST and still every other week to see the doctor. So I could potentially be going all the way to Tripler 3x a week. Which will start right when Brian will be in the field for a month.
Oh and I will be induced about a week to two weeks early. I asked what would happen if my blood pressure goes up and he skips the bed rest and goes right to saying that I will be admitted to the hospital. Then I ask him about the 20 week ultrasound and he asks ME what the tech said. He didn't even look at the ultrasounds. GAHHHHHHHHHH! I am so angry. Two weeks from now I am seeing a different doctor because mine will be on Christmas Leave. I am going to see what this doctor is like and hopefully see this doctor instead for the rest of the time. Also because I am high blood pressure they are supposed to do a 24 hr urine sample with me for a baseline and they have yet to do that. They only Urine sample I have given is in week 8 for my initial and that was at Ft. Riley.
Please tell me I am not getting upset over nothing but this is really frustrating me. I hate feeling like a number.
On a separate note: If you didn't hear already Brian and I are pregnant with a very healthy Boy who we are naming Xander Orion.
So we got a note from the doctor requesting that Brian drive me to the appointments. Brian's CoC was fine with this for a while. I made sure all my appointments were early afternoon so as to not conflict with anything. Now they are saying I have too many appointments (every other week) So I should just "suck it up" and drive myself. Driving to Tripler from Wheeler is no easy matter I drive right through downtown Honolulu. It is about 20 miles but it takes close to an hour to drive it.
They were not going to let B go until I remembered that this was the appointment after my 20 week Ultrasound and they were supposed to go over the results. So B begs and pleads and gets to go. But he owes them big time.
We get to the OB and they take my vitals without even looking at my chart at all the nurse take my blood pressure and is like "is it always this high?" Uhhhhh Duh lady why do you think I am going to Complicated OB. Look at my freaking chart. Then we go see the doctor. This is only the 2nd time I have seen him because of the PCS and getting a complicated OB referral and all. And for the second time in a row he just asks how I am doing and finds the baby's heart beat and THAT IS ALL! I had to push the issue to find out what his plan for my elevated blood pressure is. And basically he has no plan. He is just going to "wait and see". I asked him to lay out the plans of when I was going to be going to my appointments and he finally told be that after 32 weeks I am going to be going in 2x a week for NST and still every other week to see the doctor. So I could potentially be going all the way to Tripler 3x a week. Which will start right when Brian will be in the field for a month.
Oh and I will be induced about a week to two weeks early. I asked what would happen if my blood pressure goes up and he skips the bed rest and goes right to saying that I will be admitted to the hospital. Then I ask him about the 20 week ultrasound and he asks ME what the tech said. He didn't even look at the ultrasounds. GAHHHHHHHHHH! I am so angry. Two weeks from now I am seeing a different doctor because mine will be on Christmas Leave. I am going to see what this doctor is like and hopefully see this doctor instead for the rest of the time. Also because I am high blood pressure they are supposed to do a 24 hr urine sample with me for a baseline and they have yet to do that. They only Urine sample I have given is in week 8 for my initial and that was at Ft. Riley.
Please tell me I am not getting upset over nothing but this is really frustrating me. I hate feeling like a number.
On a separate note: If you didn't hear already Brian and I are pregnant with a very healthy Boy who we are naming Xander Orion.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Life is busy
B and I got mostly moved into our new place. We still have lots of boxes around because the movers broke ALL of our bookshelves (among other things). We ordered our Mini and it should be here at the beginning of December. (Pictures will follow)
I am 18 weeks this Wednesday. We have been fighting with Brian's unit to allow him to come to my appointments. They are being Stupid with a capital S. They say I have too many appointments. I am complicated OB, I get seen once every 2 weeks, of course I have lots of appointments. Speaking of that, I am considered Complicated because I have "high" blood pressure. It isn't that high but because my mom had issues with high blood pressure when giving birth to my sister and had a cerebral hemorrhage because of it, they are being cautious.
I have been working for about 3 weeks now. I am a nanny for a 1 year old girl. It is fairly easy work. The hardest part is walking up the stairs over and over to check on her during her nap.
Brian and I are still trying to get stuff to set up our house so we have been busy the last few weekends and have not had a chance to just relax. Soon enough we won't have a chance to relax when the baby comes so I hope things around here start to calm down some.
Speaking of baby, we have our baby registry set up. If you want to see how we want to decorate the baby's room you can check it out. It is on Amazon.com. You can look it up under my name (Meghan Sestokas).
We are trying to buy enough diapers for the first year. So anyone know how many of each size we should buy? We have been picking boxes up whenever we see them on sale.
We also want to buy enough clothing for the first year as well but we are waiting on that until we find out the sex.
Speaking on that we will know two weeks from wednesday. But, I won't be plastering it online for a bit. I am going to send out our Christmas cards with the picture of the ultrasound. So I will not post the sex for about 2 weeks to allow everyone to get their cards. If you want a christmas card, email me your address. ( mousez3982@gmail.com)
Wow that was quite the update!
Love you all!
I am 18 weeks this Wednesday. We have been fighting with Brian's unit to allow him to come to my appointments. They are being Stupid with a capital S. They say I have too many appointments. I am complicated OB, I get seen once every 2 weeks, of course I have lots of appointments. Speaking of that, I am considered Complicated because I have "high" blood pressure. It isn't that high but because my mom had issues with high blood pressure when giving birth to my sister and had a cerebral hemorrhage because of it, they are being cautious.
I have been working for about 3 weeks now. I am a nanny for a 1 year old girl. It is fairly easy work. The hardest part is walking up the stairs over and over to check on her during her nap.
Brian and I are still trying to get stuff to set up our house so we have been busy the last few weekends and have not had a chance to just relax. Soon enough we won't have a chance to relax when the baby comes so I hope things around here start to calm down some.
Speaking of baby, we have our baby registry set up. If you want to see how we want to decorate the baby's room you can check it out. It is on Amazon.com. You can look it up under my name (Meghan Sestokas).
We are trying to buy enough diapers for the first year. So anyone know how many of each size we should buy? We have been picking boxes up whenever we see them on sale.
We also want to buy enough clothing for the first year as well but we are waiting on that until we find out the sex.
Speaking on that we will know two weeks from wednesday. But, I won't be plastering it online for a bit. I am going to send out our Christmas cards with the picture of the ultrasound. So I will not post the sex for about 2 weeks to allow everyone to get their cards. If you want a christmas card, email me your address. ( mousez3982@gmail.com)
Wow that was quite the update!
Love you all!
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Ok General Update
I will put pictures up of Hawaii soon enough. But until that point....
Alright we got housing on Island and we just got the call today that it will be available on Friday, thank goodness. I am 14 weeks pregnant today so I am officially in the second trimester. We have been having issues with getting Brian's car inspected here because he has done so many mods to it lol. Our household goods will be here supposedly on Monday, but we will just have to wait and see. We have gotten all of our forwarded mail so far which is awesome. Brian just got to his new unit this week. He is in Echo Company 3-25 Aviation on Wheeler AAF. Our new house will also be on Wheeler. It is historic housing and I am excited to live so close to work. Speaking of work, I got a nanny job on Wheeler for a 1 yo little girl. I am going to be getting paid $250 a week which will more than pay for our brand new Mini Clubman S. Which, btw we ordered on the day we arrived on island lol. It is supposed to be here somewhere around the new year so Brian and I have to share a car until then. On the pregnancy front they are monitoring my blood pressure and having me see a neurologist and a genetic counselor because of my mom. (She had a cerebral hemorrhage during labor with my younger sister) I see the counselor tomorrow and I still need a referral to the neurologist which I will get at my OBGYN appointment on Monday. I feel like I am forgetting something so I guess I will just have to add it later. This is all for now though. I do promise pictures but B and I have been running around so much I haven't had a chance to truly enjoy the island yet.
Alright we got housing on Island and we just got the call today that it will be available on Friday, thank goodness. I am 14 weeks pregnant today so I am officially in the second trimester. We have been having issues with getting Brian's car inspected here because he has done so many mods to it lol. Our household goods will be here supposedly on Monday, but we will just have to wait and see. We have gotten all of our forwarded mail so far which is awesome. Brian just got to his new unit this week. He is in Echo Company 3-25 Aviation on Wheeler AAF. Our new house will also be on Wheeler. It is historic housing and I am excited to live so close to work. Speaking of work, I got a nanny job on Wheeler for a 1 yo little girl. I am going to be getting paid $250 a week which will more than pay for our brand new Mini Clubman S. Which, btw we ordered on the day we arrived on island lol. It is supposed to be here somewhere around the new year so Brian and I have to share a car until then. On the pregnancy front they are monitoring my blood pressure and having me see a neurologist and a genetic counselor because of my mom. (She had a cerebral hemorrhage during labor with my younger sister) I see the counselor tomorrow and I still need a referral to the neurologist which I will get at my OBGYN appointment on Monday. I feel like I am forgetting something so I guess I will just have to add it later. This is all for now though. I do promise pictures but B and I have been running around so much I haven't had a chance to truly enjoy the island yet.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
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