Re: SU Scared (preg/mc ment)

February 26, 2004

Hi Sara - Thanks for the reassurance and advice.

I am a lot more comfortable with the doctor I have now. She is so

much more proactive and understanding of my fears. Although I am

comfortable with her, I hope I made the right decision. I'm starting

to second guess my decision. There are only 4 OB/GYN's in my area.

My previous OB/GYN, MD, FACOG was considered the high risk doctor for

the surrounding area, but I just could not stay with him any longer.

He was so cold and inconsiderate. I don't think that my new OB/GYN,

(just has MD initials) is high risk. She is fairly young and has

wonderful bedside manner, she brings a real fresh view to my

situation. I like her a lot. That could be good or bad that she is

young though???? Since she is young, she can't have had much

experience with SU, but neither did my previous doctor. When I asked

him about his experience he said he would handle it just like a

normal preg unless any probs arised. When I asked new doc she talked

very knowledgeably and said that she would want to monitor me more

closely than usual because I was at risk for PTL. She is affiliated

with Cleveland Clinic somehow and said that she would consult with

them if I had any questions/problems that she did not feel she could

adequately address. I liked her answer a lot better than his!

The way I'm looking at it is if I have an uneventful pregnancy then

it won't matter if the doctor is experienced in SU and if I do go

into PTL then I would have to be shipped to a more appropriate

hospital (this is what both doc's said).

Any opionions on this are welcomed.

After this pregnancy I think I want to consult with someone who can

determine for sure that I have SU and not BU since mine was diagnosed

on an u/s and it sounds like that is not the most thourough way to

determine the difference. Then I might consider having mine resected

since a lot of women on this board seem to have much success with

this procedure.

I want to thank everyone for their support. It really means a lot to

me. I feel so much better than I did the first night I posted. Not

only am I being educated by you women - I'm inspired and energized!

Thanks for everything!

Amy C.

25

SU

20w6d

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