ladies and gentlemen -- we have a diagnosis...
I am sad to say, I got the diagnosis today. It's just horrible. I'm so upset.
I have a damned massive cyst due to an INGROWN HAIR!!!!
What the hell!?
I don't even grow hair (that I can see) in that area.
Well, though I'm upset that something so stupid is causing me stress, I'm happy to say, it was a quick positive diagnosis all in all. No worries. phew!
The cyst I have has gotten bigger...yes, my friends, it measures about 1/2 inch round. I think that is pretty big for a damned ingrown hair. I've had ingrowns before, but nothing that big. So, I just have to put hot compresses on it and wait for it to heal itself. Was warned that it could get bigger or that it might even just disappear only to reappear at a later time. Ha..but really, it's not a big deal.
On to the next topic - I went to see the first available female OBGYN to get this checked out. I have to say, I hated her!
I told her my concern for thyroid issues b/c of my mom and aunt having problems and also from my low BBTemp. She told me not to take my temp. It's a bad thing to do. HOW RUDE!! She must know that there are all different things that people do to help them determine their fertility. I know there are other things I can try too, but temping worked for me last time. Anyway...she also told me, that according to my chart, it looks like I could already be pregnant. What?! Are you kidding me!? I don't see that at all.
What am I missing? Or is she just trying to prove me wrong for temping?
I told her I was charting since after my D&C and she asked me why would I want to do that. I told her I wanted to see when I would get back to normal so we can try again. She said that was not a good idea.
Whatever.!!
Okay, that's all. She is weird. She also mentioned -- "don't tell me you look things up online too". Uh, hello. How else am I supposed to find anything out. I can read a book written by 1 person. Or speak to a world of people with different experiences with more of a chance to relate my own experience to. Or maybe I should get her home phone number and call her everyday to tell her what kind of cervical mucus I'm getting so she can tell me what's going on and what I should do and when.
Argh -- frustrated.
Then, I told her I would just talk to my general practitioner about the thyroid issue, b/c she said I shouldn't be temping anyway and why would I think that I have an issue from my temp, b/c everyone's schedules are different. What does that mean anyway?
Anyway, she wrote me up for bloodwork at the end of it all. Unfortunately, I got stuck with the needle 4 times to draw blood and by 2 women, both of which were unable to get any blood out of me. AHHH
I gave up after 4 pricks...I'll go back another day. I have to admit, generally they are pretty good with getting blood from me. (I have very small deep veins) It's hard to get blood typically. So I can't say that they are bad. It's just a bad day. Maybe I was just so agitated with the OBGYN that everything shrunk up. My blood pressure was also 130/70 which is high for me. i'm normally around 107/60.
ARGH -- okay done venting.
Off to go play with my ingrown hair. WOOOOOOOO (just kiddin)
Posted by Mrs. MooMoo @ 4:32 PM
2 Comments:
o.k. there is so much i can say about this. ingrown hair? i have to say, that FACINATES me. i think i should have been a dermatologist or something. that is amazing. i'll have to tell you the story of the broom hair sometime. i think you would like it. or be so grossed out, you would never talk to me again. secondly, that doc sounds nuts. that is wrong to be telling a patient what they need to be doing, etc. it's almost as sensitive as the one who asked me, "so, how do you feel living in Boulder county?" I said, "um? fine" she then said, "i mean, it IS the healthiest county in the nation" she was insinuating that at the time, i was bigger...so i should have some self esteem issues.
Phfew! I'm glad it's just a pesky hair issue and nothing to be concerned about. Annoying, yes, but just that. I'm relieved.
Secondly - FIND A NEW DOCTOR! She's an Ass! Temping is a GREAT way to take charge of your fertility. It's a way to help you determine your cycle. No, it can't tell you when you will, but it does tell you when you did. It helped me determine I had problems. She's a quack! OB's suck at fertility (generally speaking of course). My first told me I ovulated 14 days before AF, so BD then. Well, that's textbook. I ovulated 5 days before AF. Too close to get pg, but still. We went about it ALL WRONG for the first 9 months. But temping got my OB to take my issues seriously. When I figured out an issue, he could not ignore my wacky charts and started testing me before the "textbook" 1 year of no pregnancy mark. A doc needs to accept that patients can and should take charge of their medical issues and work with them, not against them.
Keep it up girl and find a new OB/GYN. But you already knew that. :)
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