Hey Mummies,
I feel alot better today. Thanks for all your concern and empathy. Sleepingdeer, the picture of shannon in the costume really put a smile on my face. She looks so annoyed. =)
May, the pain is very much like contractions only worse cos there's no break in between. U won't be able to sleep. =) Whatever it is, trust ur instincts. If u know something doesnt feel right, just go and check it up. Can't stress this enuf.
Re: Husbands and Mummies pissed with gynae
Funnily I dont blame the gynae. I suppose even doctors are humans afterall. He did save my life- and that's all that matters for now. My husband is still very pissed off with the healthcare system and I'm still trying to explain it to him.
Firstly, I suppose most of the time, the staff must have come across non-emergency cases. And I think that night, the gynae must have asked the nurse to ascertain that my case is a genuine one before he come see me. Secondly, the reason why he went back to watch a movie is probably because my husband at that time, made it seem like we'll go home after the test results even though the doc insisted that i stay overnight for observation. And we kinda appeared pretty calm and all (despite the pain). To give the gynae some credit, he did scan both my fallopian tubes and womb and everything seemed fine except for the pain in my right ovary. I did some checking and found that the probability of a woman having an ectopic pregnancy in the ovaries is 1 in 60000. So, it is really pretty rare. He asked me for my last known period and i told him it was 4th oct. In other words, I havent even miss my period yet- so by right, the ectopic pregnancy must be very very early, hence it shouldnt burst so soon (I'm going to clarify this with him next monday). Taking all points into consideration, I suppose that even tho he may be aware of the danger of my predicament, he really thought that we still have time. My husband was joking with him a little and I was pretty calm then.
I just really hated the nurse on night duty and the stupid in house GP. My reasons being that I was referred to the hospital by another GP, so what is the point of sending me another bloody GP who looks like he's a houseman to start with?! That really irked me.