Being forced back to a doctor...

[CntryMama]

I am so upset I am being forced back to a doctor once I start my heart medication even though I HAVE my cardios approval to see a midwife. It is so dumb.

So, my questions are that with a midwife I do not have to have a pap until after the baby is born or any ultrasounds - can I refuse the pap from the OB doctor? I 'know' my rights say I can refuse whatever I want but I do not want to throw a fit and cause issues since I can only go to one hospital/clinic (the same one as my cardios). Does anyone else refuse the pap? Do they HAVE to check me at the end too?! I would rather knowone check me... These things have NOTHING to do with my heart or why I am being transfered so why should they, right?!

[acwakip]

Originally Posted by CntryMama I am so upset I am being forced back to a doctor once I start my heart medication even though I HAVE my cardios approval to see a midwife. It is so dumb. So, my questions are that with a midwife I do not have to have a pap until after the baby is born or any ultrasounds - can I refuse the pap from the OB doctor? I 'know' my rights say I can refuse whatever I want but I do not want to throw a fit and cause issues since I can only go to one hospital/clinic (the same one as my cardios). Does anyone else refuse the pap? Do they HAVE to check me at the end too?! I would rather knowone check me... These things have NOTHING to do with my heart or why I am being transfered so why should they, right?!

My doctor never did a pap on me at the beginning of pregnancy. He usually did it at my 6 week PP visit. I thought this was standard procedure.

[CntryMama]

My first I had one at 12 weeks - I thought that was normal - and then they check you every appointment the last 4 weeks??

[Tris]

Getting a pap isn't a bad thing, is there a reason you are so adverse to one?
You can refuse internal checks at the end of the pregnancy, I just don't know why you wouldn't want a pap to make sure everything is ok.

[CntryMama]

Originally Posted by Tris Getting a pap isn't a bad thing, is there a reason you are so adverse to one? You can refuse internal checks at the end of the pregnancy, I just don't know why you wouldn't want a pap to make sure everything is ok.

I just had one before the pregnancy and have always had normal results. I just do not see why I would need another one so soon - they are not comfertable and do not feel good - so why should I have one again? My husband does NOT cheat on me nor do I work in the medical field so the oddes of me getting something is rare. Knowone in my family or extended family has ever had cancer (any kind including breast).

I guess I just dont understand why anyone would want one if they JUST had one?! I am suprised that someone would want multiple paps in a very shrot period of time - really people like them?!

[ambivalent_amy]

I always refuse the pap at my 10-12 week appointment and at the 6 week PP apt. I just tell them that I'm up to date on my pap and I'd prefer to follow up with my family doctor on that. This pregnancy, they requested an extra urine test to test for some STI (chlamydia maybe?) and had me sign a release to get the results of my most recent pap from my family doctor. It wasn't a big deal at all.

[CntryMama]

Originally Posted by ambivalent_amy I always refuse the pap at my 10-12 week appointment and at the 6 week PP apt. I just tell them that I'm up to date on my pap and I'd prefer to follow up with my family doctor on that. This pregnancy, they requested an extra urine test to test for some STI (chlamydia maybe?) and had me sign a release to get the results of my most recent pap from my family doctor. It wasn't a big deal at all.

Thanks!! I had that too - they said you are required to take a chlamydia test I dont mind peeing in a cup but having multiple/differant people sticking their hands up me seems really unnessasary.

PS - I cant spell but I can do large sums of math in my head!

[Tris]

If you just had one I would just say as such. They won't force you down and make you have one.

I am pretty shocked that no one in your entire family has had cancer, that's seems pretty unheard of these days!

Eta- they might really want you to test for group B strep, but that's a bit less invasive. I would think a midwife would also test for that though?

[CntryMama]

Originally Posted by Tris If you just had one I would just say as such. They won't force you down and make you have one. I am pretty shocked that no one in your entire family has had cancer, that's seems pretty unheard of these days! Eta- they might really want you to test for group B strep, but that's a bit less invasive. I would think a midwife would also test for that though?

They do not test for Group B because I am already forced to be on antibiotics for my replaced heart valve LOTS of antibiotics! We dont have cancer - just heart disease Well, I think my grandma has skin cancer but she just has moles removed for it, she is the reason I do not tan and wear sun screan - we have VERY fair skin and with her red hair laying out in the sun for hours was not smart

[happysmileylady]

With my first pregnancy I didn't have any pap at all. With my second, I did not have one because I was pregnant after IVF and had already had like every test under the sun run before doing the IVF. I did have a PAP at the 6wk appt because by that point it had been over a year. I also had a pap at the beginnning of my third pregnancy because that one done at my post partum visit after that second pregnancy had been my last one (those two are only 22 months apart.) I did not have one at the 6wk check up. With this 4th pregnancy, I had JUST Had a pap, so none at the beginning and none at the end either.

As for being checked, with this last pregnancy, the only checks were at my request. One at 38 wks due to lots of contractions, 1 when I went into L&D on Thrusday night, 1 when I came back 6 hrs later (went from 1cm to 3cm in those 6 hrs) at 5am and 1 a few hrs later, I was at 6cm. That was all.