going to the doctor

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Registered: 07-16-2003
going to the doctor
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Thu, 10-23-2003 - 8:55am
i'm finally going to the doctor (nurse practitioner, actually) today....so maybe i'll find out what's going on with me. it'd make me very happy if i find out i'm pregnant....but as long as they can tell me something, i'll be content. i just really hope i don't end up leaving feeling like i really am just crazy!

over the last two months, i have -

*been really really tired

*had nausea regularly (and thrown up a few times)

*had bad headaches

*gained close to 10 lbs

*had increased sensitivity in my bbs, and more visible viens

*had mild cramping in my lower abs and pain in my lower back

*more frequent urination

*spotting after sex (not normal)

*and it hurts when i laugh

my last two AFs (this started about a week before the first) both came, but the first was way lighter than normal, and the second was lighter and lasted about half the normal amount of time. i was on the pill, but i didn't start a new pack after my last AF - i'm honestly afraid it's what's been making me sick. even if they just tell me that's what they think has been causing it, i'll be happier than if they say everything looks normal (cuz you know they won't say "i really don't know"). um....wish me luck! and i'll let you know what i find out!

*anna~rae*

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Registered: 09-21-2003
Thu, 10-23-2003 - 9:03am
i wish you luck at the drs,i hope you have a bun in the oven if thats what you want.i know sometimes the dr looks at you like you are crazy and that makes me very uncomfortable.i sometimes wish we had a little senser on us that lights up when we are preg,that would be alot easier.well,let me know your outcome.

babynorm
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Registered: 10-20-2003
Thu, 10-23-2003 - 9:05am
Good Luck to you!..Please keep us posted as to what is going on. Just to let you know I got preg with #2 while on the pill and it will cause you to bleed preg or not....I even bled on off AF times and that is what prompted me to go to dr....good luck!
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Registered: 07-16-2003
Thu, 10-23-2003 - 4:42pm
ok, doc visit went well. i was not dismissed as a crazy woman - the first thing he told me after i told him what had been going on was that i WASN'T crazy and that he sees a lot of women going through what i was going through. he did a urine preg test, which was negative (darn). he also had some blood drawn to check my thyroid and, um, i think the other was what they monitored after i had mono a few years ago. maybe i have mono again?? he said he'd call me with the results tomorrow. he didn't see any signs that there was anything seriously wrong, so that's good. now i just have to try to be patient until he calls. and now i'm itching to get pregnant....so i'll have to work on my husband about that one. *hehe*

*anna~rae*

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Registered: 05-09-2003
Thu, 10-23-2003 - 6:02pm
Anna Rae,

Glad everything went well at the doc's office today. Let us know what happens!

Karen