[krystal g]

And I'm soooo happy!

First of all, I take back all of the negative thoughts and words I've had about my Dr's office...for now.

Here's the deal: DH is in the Air Force so I have to go see military doctors. My insurance has great coverage but I don't have a lot of options normally. I am seen by a huge family practice clinic that serves military dependents and retirees. The docs are all Family Practice and they handle most things. This includes OB. And they DO NOT make referrals to civilian OBs as a norm (my friend actually dropped her insurance coverage so she could see an OB when they would not give her a referral). Anyway, I was told with my first pregnancy that I would not have an OB (they do have a couple of them on staff) unless I had problems or became high risk...no choice in the matter...Family Practice Dr's are qualified and that's what you get. And I've never seen the same Dr. twice for anything. Grrrrr. Also, the military does things a bit differently than civilian world...for instance I never had any follow-up blood work post d&c...just an appointment 4 weeks later that lasted about 2 minutes and the Dr. asked me if I was doing OK. I volunteered the info that I had taken HPTs and gotten negatives so my hcg levels were down. She said "that's good" and then kinda laughed and said "yeah, we don't do those here usually, not like regular OBs". So of course, I'm frustrated with the care I've received. I'm not thrilled with Family Practice in general, but I really don't have much choice.

BUT...I just talked to the OB nurse (who has been the only person who's been a constant and she is the gatekeeper...I've witnessed the Dr's ask her protocol questions) and she scheduled me for an appointment next Thursday to see an actual OB there so I can get started with testing and/or a referral to a specialist to try to figure out what's going on. She said we needed to get started because I'm "not 22 anymore"! I've never been so happy to be so friggin' old!!! And I didn't even get a chance to mention that this m/c was possibly #3...apparently 2 back to back was enough for her. I truly did not think that they would even care at this point based on my prior experiences there, so I'm thrilled that they are wanting to help! If I could have hugged her over the phone I would have. Yay!

[Kary♥RN]

YAY for a great call!!! I hope you get all your answers and than a BFP!!!!! HUGS for having to go through this... HUGS

[~InHisHands~]

Oh, yay! What wonderful news!

Yeah, I don't see how you ladies can handle military insurance. I watched my sis have a child through military insurance & everything she had to go through but God was good... He gave her everything she needed & made it through!

[HopefulMommy81]

So sorry it's been such a struggle for you but very glad you're getting the referral you wanted and hope everything goes well! KUP!

[krystal g]

Originally Posted by ~InHisHands~

Yeah, I don't see how you ladies can handle military insurance.

I know! It can be really frustrating, but it is nice to have complete coverage...there are just a lot of stupid rules you have to play by. The military definitely has their own set of rules for everything, as I've found out!

I went without insurance for years and am thankful to have Tricare but DH always jokes that I just married him for the insurance so I could go to the Dr. Well, the insurance sure didn't hurt! LOL

[Magicaledelishus]

Oh wow! That is fantastic news! KUP

[farasha]

Oh I'm glad you got some encouragement today. It's so great when people actually listen to your concerns! KUP!