flaxen
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I finally had a midwife appt yesterday after not having seen anyone since 12 weeks (am now 21+5). It was a different one to the one I saw before and she was really nice- she understood that I have a severe phobia of doctors, hospitals and needles and didnt call me stupid like the other one did.
She wasnt very impressed that I hadnt been told when I was meant to see anyone and that I shouldnt have been left floundering!
Anyway she asked me if I was ok and said that I looked run down and a bit miserable. A bit miserable is an understatement, I still feel sick day in and day out and am fed up of being exhausted, dizzy and fainting.
My blood pressure is fine but it was always low before I was pregnant anyway, my weight is fine, have only put 1kg in 2 mths.
I have come up as glucose ++iveon my urine which was negative 2 mths ago, she said it could well explain why I still feel awfull. I have to go back in 2 weeks for another urine test( I can do them myself at work anyway) and if that comes up +ive then they want to do a glucose tolerance test.
I have major issues with people sticking needles in me and even with emla cream ( which doesnt work) it hurts like hell, I cant cope and end up panicing, my fiance had to pin me down when I had ds blds taken as I was shaking uncontrollably and panicing. I couldnt use my arm for 2 days and had a bruise from my elbow to my wrist after last time.
I dont know how I am going to cope having to have a GTT done as they wont put a catheter in my arm and she has said that if I do have GD then I will have to have blds on a regular basis and I wont be able to cope with that.
Im sorry if I sound really pathetic but I have a genuine fear not helped by the fact that people keep doing nasty things which makes it worse and reinforces it. This for me is my worst ever nightmare and the worst bit isnt even near yet.
She wasnt very impressed that I hadnt been told when I was meant to see anyone and that I shouldnt have been left floundering!
Anyway she asked me if I was ok and said that I looked run down and a bit miserable. A bit miserable is an understatement, I still feel sick day in and day out and am fed up of being exhausted, dizzy and fainting.
My blood pressure is fine but it was always low before I was pregnant anyway, my weight is fine, have only put 1kg in 2 mths.
I have come up as glucose ++iveon my urine which was negative 2 mths ago, she said it could well explain why I still feel awfull. I have to go back in 2 weeks for another urine test( I can do them myself at work anyway) and if that comes up +ive then they want to do a glucose tolerance test.
I have major issues with people sticking needles in me and even with emla cream ( which doesnt work) it hurts like hell, I cant cope and end up panicing, my fiance had to pin me down when I had ds blds taken as I was shaking uncontrollably and panicing. I couldnt use my arm for 2 days and had a bruise from my elbow to my wrist after last time.
I dont know how I am going to cope having to have a GTT done as they wont put a catheter in my arm and she has said that if I do have GD then I will have to have blds on a regular basis and I wont be able to cope with that.
Im sorry if I sound really pathetic but I have a genuine fear not helped by the fact that people keep doing nasty things which makes it worse and reinforces it. This for me is my worst ever nightmare and the worst bit isnt even near yet.
