Prof. R.'s Clinic / Surgeon visit

With my gallbladder '?polyp' I finally got an appointment with the relevant hospital. The surgeon/doctor was very helpful and informative with good explanations. I felt myself in good hands. He suggested to wait 3 to 4 months after delivery, then an ultrasound scan will be performed to check and confirm if it is a stone or a polyp. In case of a stone if I am asymptomatic the stone will stay. In case of a polyp it will be evaluated and an operation will be performed to remove the gallbladder if necessary. The nurse took blood and I made a new appointment for September.

Look what they did to me

After three days of hospital stay + OGTT on the fourth

Consultant Visit

17+6 today (18+6 Dating Scan wise) and I have met my doctor in the hospital. He is the 'leader' of the Team I am assigned to.

The blood tests at my first antenatal visit are all negative:
• full blood count / haemoglobin level (to detect anaemia)
• blood group (which blood group and rhesus factor)
• Syphilis
• Varicella / Chickenpox (> 100 mIU/ml)
• HIV antibody
• Rubella / German measles (> 10 IU/ml)
• Hepatitis screening

The Dating Scan (Transabdominal US with GE Voluson 730) by the sonographer says:
• presentation: cephalic
• amniotic fluid: noral
• placenta: grannum grade 0, structure: normal

And interestingly the doctor put my dates to 18+3! It is hard to follow now how many weeks and days exactly I am at the moment. GP said one thing, hospital midwife calculated a day less, Dating Scan measured a week more, doctor came up with a fourth one ;-))) This is why I will stick to my LMP count...

The doctor performed a mini scan at the end of my visit. It was nice to see BabyBunny again!

First Appointment and Dating Scan

13+0 today and I had my First Appointment at the chosen hospital (it is in 20-25 minutes walking distance).

First I was seen by a midwife where we sat in a little room with a computer and she was asking questions and taking notes about medical conditions, family history. DH wasn't allowed to come in (he was sent out and told to wait outside) as it is a private and highly confidential conversation, the midwife said. Well, what could be more confidential than a husband and a wife having a baby?!? Together. Two makes a baby not one.

From my LMP the midwife calculated my (new) EDD: 22.06.2012. She said my GP made a mistake and I am 12+6 today not 13+0.

Then I was sent to have blood test done. My weight is 52.5 kg (as many scales, as many different measuring), MBI 19.8, blood pressure: 120/80.

Finally the Dating Scan. The scan put me on 14+0 and gave me a new EDD: 14.06.2012. BabyBunny is a week (or 8 days in that matter) ahead. The sonographer said that I miscalculated my ovulation and I conceived much earlier than I thought. Well, I maybe miscalculated my ovulation but with the scheduled (and recorded) Baby Dance I know exactly that it is not possible to conceive a week earlier. Simple reason no sperm, no conception.

So what to do now? Jump a week ahead and skip a week or stay with my LMP dates? I think I will stick to my LMP schedule and count as I am 13+0 today.

Nuchal Translucency Screening

12+5 today and we had the scheduled Nuchal Translucency Scan and Blood Test at the (different) hospital. We heard that Prof. M. is the expert in this area. Arriving, filling up some paperwork, and a bit of waiting before the scan...

We haven't been seen by Prof. M. but by some other doctor. She was yung(ish enough). While performing the scan she was dead silent and from time to time she shook her head and frown which made me very uneasy. When I asked her why she's not commenting what she is seeing, It is not customary - she replied briefly. Well, this made me even more uncomfortable. The scanning took too long to my perception. Silent and long. It was around half and hour or forty minutes and she left the room without saying anything.

Next came the blood test and weight measurement (51.8 kg).

Results will be sent to my address within 2 days. Hoping for the best!

Forty-three

The doctor just called from EPAU about the blood test. The result is 43. It's not as I could make anything out of it (it was my first pregnancy related blood test) but he explained that this is very low and it will soon return to zero...

Blood test

The home pregnancy test came out positive, although the pain and the bleeding were present only on Friday. I called the hospital about the positive test, told the nurse that there was no pain, no blood after Friday. She redirected me to a doctor who said that I need to go in for a blood test, to check my hCG level. So I went in and I let myself drained. The doctor will call me tomorrow with the result.