As early as 9 am of tuesday, my obgyn called me at home to confirm whether I would go for induction this week or not. Its so hard to make a decision overnight and with that, I asked her if she could give me more time to think about it and promised to call her that same day. Yea, promises are made to be broken, I called her the next morning not to confirm my induction but to let her know I've got bloody show since last night. "Bloody show," a pink- or brown-tinged stringy mucus discharge, is a sign that my cervix is dilating and/or effacing. This is a definite signal that Im well on my way toward labor and delivery. I had minimal contractions that night and as hours passes, its subsiding as well as the spotting.
As soon as she heard me on the other line of the phone, my obgyn told me to go straight to the hospital as if I saw it running on some movies. Reluctantly, I asked her if I could still stay at home while waiting for more contractions and the water to break since the hospital might not accept me coz Im not yet on labor. Im just asking her for again, more options. You see, Im thinking of some possibilities to stay at home longer while I wait for hubs from office and to pick up my daughter from school. I also think she's gearing toward induction when I could wait to naturally go into labor. Unfortunately, she misunderstood me. The next thing you'll about to hear would make you raise your brow.
"Whats your problem Carmela?" my doctor asked me. I was astound for a moment and explained to her that Ive got nothing against her, that Im just asking her for some options. She told me that Im asking her things that she couldn't answer and predict. For doctors point of view, she had experiences about these kind of things. Im not expecting her to give me right answers, but the way she answers me is way below my expectancy. I still have some respect to this kind of people and yet, she answers me in a rude, natural unmannered and unaffected way. Im going to be on pain for another couple of hours or day or so and yet Im affected on the way she's dealing with me. This is not the first time I encountered her rude character, first was the time she was asking for downpayment and installments on my co-payment as part of their regulations to render service with their patients, a procedure we rarely find. Second time was not giving us another chance for an ultrasound to check again the gender of the baby but later changes her mind and gave us another reason to see our lil angel inside. The third one was choosing the hospital, she sounded like pushing us to pick the other one instead of the one we picked. Although she don't push us to make a decision, the mere fact that she kept on asking the same question as to where Im going to have the baby sounded like she wanted me to change my mind. Then the deliberation on Monday, then this and now she'd asked me what is my problem. I have nothing against her nor badmouth about her nomore, you'll be the judge.
As for me, I cried with my hubs over the phone and told him what had just happened. Made a few calls to look for another obgyn but its too late. Nobody would accept me coz Im about to give birth and Im considered high risked for them. What shall I do? cooperate with my obgyn since my life and my baby's life is at her hand too. This is what I get from choosing a doctor of the same race on another land. I am very disappointed. ?But hey, Im about to give birth so I have to set aside my anger and see what she could offer me as what my bro also once told me.
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