tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31146535.post116454942105031321..comments2023-09-19T11:02:50.976-04:00Comments on Ob/Gyn Kenobi: Water is Breaking All Over Towndr. whoo?http://www.blogger.com/profile/10315615480530297472noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31146535.post-52666223153524130902011-12-30T00:01:32.339-05:002011-12-30T00:01:32.339-05:00Came across your blog. Current OB/GYN just joined ...Came across your blog. Current OB/GYN just joined a private practice and was looking to see if all docs have it as hard as I do. I see that is the case. It seems you at least like the people you work with, which makes the difference. Looking at later posts glad life is better for you. I am already quitting lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31146535.post-1164758310909460592006-11-28T18:58:00.000-05:002006-11-28T18:58:00.000-05:00amy1970~ Luckily, my life isn't always this way. ...amy1970~ Luckily, my life isn't always this way. It seems to come in cycles. Otherwise, I don't know how I would function.<BR/><BR/>OMG on your puking stories! LOL! I'm sure that it will happen to me eventually. I can deal with a lot of gross stuff, but I abhor vomit. It just eeeks me out.<BR/><BR/>missgamecock~ Yes, we have call rooms, but I really would rather not sleep in the hospital if I can avoid it. I just can't relax, and sit and stare at the monitors for hours...even if everything is fine. (Plus, I did enough of that in residency; well, minus the actual sleeping part.)<BR/><BR/>As for OtherDoc, the man is so busy that I'm quite certain that he doesn't even know how many patients he has due in any given month. He is just that busy. I still know the names of my patients and have a pretty good idea of their gestational age. I'm sure as I get buisier, it will be more difficult to remember them all.<BR/><BR/>jawndoejah~ That is great about your OB. I still deliver about 85% of my patients. I definitely have a very close relationship with some of my OB patients, and there are a few that I would request that they call me should they deliver on one of my off weekends. Sometimes, though, you just have to have a few days off.<BR/><BR/>labelladoctora~ Aw, you are too sweet! Honestly, I believe that I can be selfish, too, but I love my job. It is definitely a passion. You'll find something that you love despite the drawbacks. Thank you for your kind words!<BR/><BR/>frectis~ I know. When it rains, it pours. CindyLou has never been sick in the night until this past incident. I felt like we had reached a parenting milestone or something!<BR/><BR/>3carnations~ Awww, bless his heart. They are such resilient little creatures, aren't they? I agree that the loss of favorite stuffed animals for laundering is definitely a challenge!<BR/><BR/>anon~ You know, I was wondering if there was going to be a storm or something (change in barometric pressure seems to set water breaking) but I think what it was is that it's been really chilly at night, and then warming up rapidly during the day. Really drastic temperature swings? I dunno, maybe they are just conspiring to kill me.<BR/><BR/>anon2~ CindyLou is feeling much better, thank you!<BR/><BR/>medstudentitis~ You know what the kicker is? OtherDoc was complaining to the nurses on Monday that he'll never "make up" for all of the deliveries he missed. Unbelieveable.<BR/><BR/>As for the gag reflex, mine has only gotten worse since the pregnancy started. I find that deep breathing seems to keep the reflex under control. You'll be fine. :)<BR/><BR/>FD ~ As you wish. :)dr. whoo?https://www.blogger.com/profile/10315615480530297472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31146535.post-1164559054170001892006-11-26T11:37:00.000-05:002006-11-26T11:37:00.000-05:00Yikes. Sounds like the week that my doc had when h...Yikes. Sounds like the week that my doc had when he delivered my daughter. Imagine rural community hospital where it can go for days without a baby and then BAM they get hit with 4 moms post dates and 1 preemie with an emergency induction and severe pih all at once. They were all my doc's patients, lol. Well his and the midwife. They were running from delivery to delivery. Fortunately by the time I delivered, it had quieted down a bit for the night. Three patients delivered between 3 and 945pm. I delivered at 1140pm. Then I saw my dr running down the hall for the last patient at 430am. Poor guy and the midwife slept at the hospital in the call rooms. same thing happened a week later. Except he had patients in labor and now had to do an emergency d&c on me in between the laboring patients. It was chaotic. At least all the gyn/ob surgeries were off of the ob/maternity floor and everyone was on the same floor. They said it hits in cycles. Other doc must have planned his vacation for when all of his patients were due for you. <BR/><BR/>There are only three docs in my town. My ob comes in even on his off days if there is a problem. The only time he doesn't is when he is out of town. That doesn't happen a lot. I would have to say I would have been like the ER patient. Me, I check out my doc's credentials before seeing them. NY has a fabulous website for patients to do this with. <BR/><BR/>It's nothing personal against drs but I had a disasterous delivery with my first child where basically the dr abandoned me. I can't even tell you to this day who was in charge of my care. 10 days after being admitted and 7 days after being delivered, she finally came and saw me as she thought she could talk me out of leaving AMA. I said nope too late. Ivs are out, baby is here safe and sound. I'm off mag and not on any meds, I am leaving. I did followup with a different dr. <BR/><BR/>My own ob, I didn't trust him till after my daughter was safely delivered. He didn't abandon me and watched me like a hawk. He even had his nurses calling me at home when I was on bedrest to check on me and get bp readings. I never had any L&D nurses check me. He did everything. Mine was an emergency induction and the hospital has a policy that the dr or midwife has to be at the hospital/hospital campus from the start of the induction till 2 hours after delivery. I had to get past the period of delivery before I could trust him. It's sad because he is a really good dr and is kind, considerate, and is just a good doc. He can usually tell patients what they are thinking before they say it.But I had to get past that point. Now that I am and have been through a high risk pregnancy, emergency delivery, and 2 surgeries with him, I wouldn't consider anyone else. Speaking of which I should ask him what his vacation plans are in 2008 cause I plan on ttc in the fall of 2007. I need to plan around his schedule. LOL. He does have the other doc in town cover him when he is out and vice versa, but they are way more considerate and at least give a heads up!<BR/><BR/>I guess they do call for ob. I know they do for the ER. But each delivers their own patients. The hospital gets all records from the offices at night starting at 28 weeks. Then they send the records back over in the am. They have a log book where all pregnant patients in town are recorded and pertinent information. I was shocked when I found that out. My ob always had told me to page him if I had a problem.<BR/><BR/>Do they have call rooms where you can catch some sleep between deliveries? My hospital is a small community hospital and they have a male and a female call rooms on the ob floor. Also don't they send records to the hospital so that you could know what the other dr's patient schedule looks like?<BR/><BR/>I found out all that information about my hospital when I spent an entire day on the ob floor waiting for my daughter's blood test results. It took 5 hours to get the test results back. They forgot to do the newborn testing before she was discharged and called me and asked me to bring her back to maternity to do it. Seeing she had an order for bili testing, they did that too. I waited because she looked too yellow for me. Turns out I was right. After the first test was too clotted, the second test was 23 and she was admitted immediately to maternity and put on the lights then transferred a few hours later to the peds floor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31146535.post-1164573255207670412006-11-26T15:34:00.000-05:002006-11-26T15:34:00.000-05:00I am so sorry!And to think, my ob was not on call ...I am so sorry!<BR/><BR/>And to think, my ob was not on call when I went into labor with my 5th born. She had on her chart to be called (is she crazy?). She made it in time for the placenta to be born (my daughter was born at 4:51 am...so she was called probably at 4:30 am on her night off). I now have so much sympathy for her due to reading your story. My ob is in a big group but there are so many on her schedule, when I called for a pap I was told she would have availability in March (this was in Sept). Scary. You people are amazing!Jawndoejahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12335811975587549394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31146535.post-1164575251054051362006-11-26T16:07:00.000-05:002006-11-26T16:07:00.000-05:00You are amazing. I give anyone who chooses OB/GYN ...You are amazing. I give anyone who chooses OB/GYN SO much credit, as I could never ever be up to the task( s) : I'm much too selfish:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31146535.post-1164609254345757522006-11-27T01:34:00.000-05:002006-11-27T01:34:00.000-05:00OMG. That's all I have for you. Sheez. Poor Cin...OMG. That's all I have for you. Sheez. Poor CindyLou Whoo, how's she doing? Nothing like barf to wake you up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31146535.post-1164644360969505212006-11-27T11:19:00.000-05:002006-11-27T11:19:00.000-05:00The few times my son has gotten sick in bed I have...The few times my son has gotten sick in bed I have felt so bad for him. He is always such a good sport; it can't be easy for him waking up to a smelly wet mess, being taken half asleep to the bathtub, and finding out that Pooh Bear can't return to bed because he needs a bath that will require a little more time...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31146535.post-1164664506660535352006-11-27T16:55:00.000-05:002006-11-27T16:55:00.000-05:00What was the weather like? Local L&D Nurses say w...What was the weather like? Local L&D Nurses say when a big storm or weather change comes in, LOTS of water breaks come trickling in! I attended with a cousin on one of these occassions, we were the 2nd set there - by noon the next day the place was packed to the gills with laboring gals. An old wive's tale and coincidence? Probably, but it makes me wonder anyway...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31146535.post-1164676134779757912006-11-27T20:08:00.000-05:002006-11-27T20:08:00.000-05:00How is cindy feeling?How is cindy feeling?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31146535.post-1164725708394277252006-11-28T09:55:00.000-05:002006-11-28T09:55:00.000-05:00Wow, that's one long day. I wonder if Otherdoc fee...Wow, that's one long day. I wonder if Otherdoc feels like he got the better end of the bargain when he partnered up with you. <BR/><BR/>I'm also glad to know there's someone else in medicine who has a really sensitive gag reflex. I have a really hard time watching or hearing someone else vomit without almost vomiting myself. At least I know you made it through residency without being kicked out for your vomit reflex, there's hope for me yet!medstudentitishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09740144837675438466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31146535.post-1164740448415649302006-11-28T14:00:00.000-05:002006-11-28T14:00:00.000-05:00We could use an update on your July miracle...you ...We could use an update on your July miracle...you should have had the sono yesterday, right?Fat Doctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09672076019531106668noreply@blogger.com