JUST GOT OUT OF THE HOSPITAL

mckayleesmom wrote: Yes again!!....This time it was me. A little history....when I was pregnant with Mckaylee I would have these really bad attacks where it felt like someone was trying to break my back and a balloon was filling up in my stomach. I would be doubled over in pain for about 2 hours each time before it went away....these attacks would happen every week or so. I kept asking my doctor about them and kept insisting that I thought it was my gallbladder,,,but he would always tell me No,,it was adult reflux and to take tums. I even asked him a couple times if there was any testing to be done to make sure...he said no..and besides, I wasn't feeling the pain in the right spots. Well after I had Mckaylee I only had 1 attack...then with Russell I had 1 about a month before he was born and then last monday I had one. Dh wasn't home and when he got home he found me doubled over in our bed crying...I was naked too cause I had just got out of the shower and had the attack and couldn't get dressed..He got me dressed,,the kids dressed and out of bed and we rushed to the Er..by the time I got there,,it was soooo bad,,,they took me straight back and knocked me out. Guess what the problem was...the bad gallbladder that according to my doctor I couldn't have. I had surgery to remove it at noon the next day,,,but that wasn't it. I also had stones that had tore through and were in my bowl duct...so I just got back a couple hours ago from another surgical procedure. Needless to say my doctor is no longer my doctor...this could have killed me. My liver enzyme levels were through the roof and the surgeon said I was so extended and the gallbladder was so damaged that he was suprised my pancreas and liver hadn't shut down a long time ago. Plus he said he was suprised they hadn't shut down today while waiting to go in to get the rest of the stones out.
So today I had all the kids medical records pulled from his office as well as mine and he is no longer my doctor. I haven't been able to breastfeed Russell and can't for 6 more days...SO I have been pumping and dumping like a mad woman even though my milk is really low. I bawled when I found out I couldn't feed him. I put so much money into getting it right this time with breastfeeding. He is still interested in my breast though..so thats good...hopefully he will still be interested in a week or so when Im off these meds. I really really detest my doctor.... This all could have been prevented by a simple xray if he would have taken the time to listen to me.....but because he was my doctor I trusted him..I feel so stupid now...I should have followed my gut.

alice&arik replied: OMG!! I am glad you got it all taken care of and your ok.! That must have been so scary. You must have a pretty tough body to go through all that. I hope you are taking it easy at home! I would have switched doctors too! What an idiot!

loveydad replied: I'm so sorry! That's awful! Good thing you got out of that, what a jerk!

mammag replied: OMG Brianne! That is awful. I hope you feel better soon and I'm sorry about the bfing thing. That really stinks. It would be so depressing for me.

Take care!!!

paradisemommy replied: OMG..i can't believe your idiot of a dr. did you ever talk to him and tell him why you left? LUCKILY, you are alive and well today - you must have one tough body there, missy!! boy i'd be steaming too but stop blaming yourself - you did what i probably would have done too and that's trust my doctor because they are trained to know best..but obviously that's not the case. So happy that you are ok..

A&A'smommy replied: OMG OMG you poor thing!!!! I'm SO glad you are OKAY!!! I'm sorry this happened to you. ((((HUGS)))) STUPID DOCTER!!!!

gr33n3y3z replied: I'm glad you are ok now and things will get alot better for you.

Boys r us replied: OMG!!! I am so sorry that you have been through so much!!!
But I'm glad that you are going to be okay!

Kirstenmumof3 replied: OMG How awful! I can't believe your doctor wouldn't listen to you. I'm so glad that you are okay. I'm sure Russel will still breastfeed in a week. Are you sure that you can't breastfeed with these medications? Can you contact a lactation consultant about the medication you are on? I know doctors and pharmacist really aren't sure of what medications you can have and still breastfeed. I've been prescribed many medications while breastfeeding. And all of the prescription information said I couldn't, but when I contacted my lactation consultant and she assured me everything woul be fine. I hope everything goes well for you!

mom21kid2dogs replied: First, Heal Quick vibes to you!!
Gosh, what a horror story. I am so glad you finally got someone who cared enough to listen. Feel better soon.

texasp3 replied: #$%%%^*@ ... what a horrifying event!

I am SO glad your hubby rushed you to the ER. And so very sorry you had to be stuck with an idiot doctor! I swear we know our own bodies and I don't go back to a doctor who dismisses my input. I just don't! My OB's office had a list of reasons to call the doc immediately posted on the inside of her bathroom doors... the last one read "If you feel like something is wrong."

BINGO. Good doctor. And they meant it too... I was NEVER made to feel silly or paranoid when I called in "feeling funny."

I hope your recovery goes well now that you've received the proper medical attention. Get as much rest as you can. LOTS and LOTS of healty, healing vibes being sent your way.

Kaitlin'smom replied: OMG I am glad your okay. I had a similar experience with DH several years ago when a hospital mis-diagnosed his gull stones by the time the other hospital found it he had SEVERE pancretitias was horribly janduice (very yellow) and would had died if I had not gotten him to the hospital. I was sooo mad. they had pulled his charts from the other hopital and it was clear to them that he had this over 6 months ago.

Anyway I am glad your fine, and you got a new doctor

~Roo'sMama~ replied: OMG how horrible!! I'm glad you're ok. What a stupid doctor!

mckayleesmom replied: Thanks guys. Im doing fine today...Really really sore, but overall ok. Dh is going to call our healthcare provider to make a complaint against our doctor. I can understand if it was a misdiagnosis, but he wouldn't ever even listen to my complaints about it or do any tests...he told me there was no way to test for it. A simple xray would have made this less of an emergency then it had to be. Just by the xrays they took the other day the surgeon said he didn't know how my pancreas and liver were still functioning...so thats pretty scary.

coasterqueen replied:
I'm going to agree with Kristen here. Are you sure you can't BF with the meds you are on? This is so common for docs to tell their patients that and it's really not true. If you let me know the meds you are on I can have a friend look them up in Dr. Hale's book.

So sorry you had to go through that.

My2Beauties replied: OMG I would be so flaming pissed if I were you? Did you ever tell your doc why you decided not to go to his practice anymore, I would let that butthole have it!! Sorry you had to go through this, docs are supposed to listen to us, we know our own bodies! I hope you are able to BF, these other ladies know a lot about the meds you can take while BF'ing I would let them know what meds it is!!! Hope you are still able to BF and if not hope you can in a week when you're done with those meds!

chloe&tysmommy replied: omg you poor thing!!! That is aweful to be in that much pain...I had kidney stones (while pregnant) and I've never experienced pain that bad before ugh..what a useless doctor!!! I always say to get a second opinion!!

I have had that happen to me before..one doctor said ahh your fine blah blah blah, and the next doctor said oh gee...you have hyperthyroidism and it's a good thing we caught it b/c that can lead to osteoporosis

That is really scary...glad you are okay and try to get LOTS of rest!!!

mckayleesmom replied:
The surgeon went and looked it up for me,,,he even called the companies that made the drugs to double check for me....NOPE...Im on

Hydrocodone....subsitute for Lortab
Toradol
Protonix...which is the one that I really really can't take while breastfeeding.

MomToMany replied: OMG, I am so sorry that happened to you Brianne! That Dr. shouldn't be practicing medicine if he won't even listen to his patients ! I'm so glad you are OK despite the surgeries. I hope Russell will still nurse for you!

(((((HUGS))))) Brianne!

JessC replied: OMG, I am so sorry that happened to you. I am glad you are recovering well.

kimberley replied: OMG! how scary! i am so glad you got rid of that doc and went to the ER. i hope you have a quick recovery and get better soon!

ps i agree about the bf. good luck!

kim62377 replied: Oh my goodness Brianne - that is just awful! (Though good that you got it taken care of!) I would have been absolutely livid with my doctor!!! I don't blame you for firing his @##! I had a problem similar myself with my GP - the stupid ignorant man. I can't stand it when a doctor tries to put your pain off as something other thatn what it is and make it seem so superficial. I was having severe chest pains and difficulty breathing and he sent me home with meds for acid reflux and steroids! Can you believe that crap? He put me off for 6 months claiming that I was too young to have problems. I literally had to demand to get help. Needless to say I was sent to a cardiologist and after all was said and done I ended up NOT having heart problems (Thank God!) but being diagnosed with panic disorder and GAD. It really didn't matter that it wasn't my heart - I was paying for the tests to give me peace of mind! I couldn't even drive for goodness sake.
Anyway I did the same as you - I had all my files transferred to my OBGYN (whom is wonderful and I'd trust with my life) and had him put as my PCP on my insurance. He now has me on medication to control my GAD and I can live my life. He is also carrying me through a very rough time ttc. He is a Godsend.
I completely can empathize with you in what you went through and am so glad that you finally got help! Remember that if you are not satisfied with your Doc don't ever hesitate to give him a boot in the @##! There ARE goo Docs out there they're just hard to find! You take care Brianne - make sure and keep us posted on how you're doing

kim62377 replied: SRY! I meant GOOD Docs! Glad I error checked! I so silly

Kirstenmumof3 replied:
Even the drug companies that manufacture these drugs will tell you not to breastfeed because of the risk of liability. If you called the manufacturers of Zoloft and Wellbutrin (the 2 antidepressants that I was on) they would tell you that it is absolutely unsafe to breastfeed while taking these medications. But my Lactation Consultant contacted Mother Risk and they told her that the risks were very minimal and there were very minimal trace amounts in the breastmilk. I think you've been misinformed. I'm glad that Karen has found some information for you about the medications you are taking and I hope you continue to breastfeed your little guy. But ultimately it is your decission and I am in no way trying to push you to do something you are uncomfortable with. That is not my intention and I appologize if that's how it seems. My family doctor wouldn't prescribe anti depressants for me unless I stopped breastfeeding. I know that we all want to trust our doctors, but the fact is they don't always have all the answers.