Glasses13
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This is going to be very detailed and long as I do not even know how to begin to process what happened to me yesterday. This is my first pregnancy and I'm so confused. I am really hoping SOMEONE has been through SOMETHING similar to my situation and might help me comprehend what the Hell just happened. I am still kind of lost in the dark and not able to see a doctor until Monday.
I will begin with yesterday at noon. I was germinating some morning glory's when all of a sudden I was gushing what I thought was urine. It was just streaming and I thought "am I peeing myself?!" When I looked down I was saturated in my own blood. Mind you, I haven't had a single bleed this pregnancy and I am about to be in my second trimester in less than a week. I didn't feel any pain, but had a terrible feeling as the bleeding continued. I took a shower and immediately called my OB/GYN, who was conveniently not in the office, and wouldn't be until Monday. The receptionist urged me to go the hospital, so I called my husband and we rushed to the nearest hospital (30 miles south of us). The bleeding came and went but the pain worsened as we sat in the ER for 3 hours without being seen by a doctor.
After 2 hours of being switched from room to room, I suddenly bled so hard that I saturated my jeans and left a pool of blood on the bed I had been waiting on. I was freaking out!! I got up and screamed that I needed to be seen, but went without treatment. I was hysterical!! My husband was also freaking out, we didn't know what to do since the doctor was busy with a patient with a broken finger. I urged my husband we leave and rush to the next hospital as I was losing a lot of blood and felt it was an absolute emergency. There wasn't another hospital in a close range. I called urgent care and they told me they would've sent me back to the ER. They told me to go back to the waiting room and demand I see a doctor, and for my husband and I to get loud. We drove back as directed.
At this point I was in absolute hysterics. I barged into the office and was demanding and screaming as I continued to heavily bleed. I was worried I needed a D&C (The urgent care told me I probably needed one, over the phone I might add). A nurse told me and my husband that because we left(only a 10 minute period has passed at this point) we needed to check back in and do the process of waiting all over again. They said once I left they deleted all of my records (IN 10 MINUTES) and could no longer help me.
I was in shock. The lady standing next to me asked me to kindly put my sweater over my jeans as I was bleeding all over the place. THE LACK OF HUMANITY!! I was so polite and patient up to the point where I was severely bleeding everywhere, just to be overlooked. I gave up hope. I went to the car and waited for my husband to just take me home so we could miscarry in peace. Since I couldn't get medical attention, and assumed I was in fact miscarrying, I just lost hope and went home. The pains had gotten worse and as soon as we got in the house, I undressed to shower when I literally birthed a piece of tissue about the size of a baseball. I FLIPPED OUT! I couldn't handle it. I thought for sure it was over and I had just birthed my little fetus right on the bathroom floor. I was in pain and in terror. We packed the specimen up and went North (about 30 miles) to a very small hospital, so we could confirm the miscarriage and so I could finally get a little peace of mind. I also wanted to make sure I was physically alright. We waited in that waiting room, after they took 5 viles of blood, my baby, and a catheter of urine, only to wait 3 hours without seeing a doctor. I was bleeding through a hospital maternity pad every hour, and was feeling so faint and tired after everything. The nurse told me the doctor was switching shifts and I probably wouldn't be seen anytime soon. She advised to me, because of all of the blood loss, to rush myself to the big memorial hospital AN HOUR AND A HALF AWAY!!
Because she used the words severe blood loss, miscarriage, no doctor, we hauled ass to the ER in Bakersfield. We were there 20 minutes and saw a doctor immediately. A bunch of fucking rookies on the graveyard shift straight out of med school. Before even looking at me they had everything out and ready for a D&C and at this point, I didn't even care as I had given up hope. I explained everything to the doctor and he just said, "sounds like you miscarried, these things happen". Thank God my cervix was closed and the bleeding was mild by this point, 11 hours later. He confirmed the MC by what I told him and was about to send me on my way. My husband asked if he could see an US to confirm, and I just couldn't bear it. I looked the other way when I heard a HEARTBEAT, and there was my BABY!! I couldn't believe it. I was happy, but WTF DID I PASS EARLIER?! WHY SO MUCH BLOOD?! WHAT WAS GOING ON?! Of course, to the ER I was no longer an emergency as I was no longer bleeding and I was still pregnant. I was put on bed rest and sent on my way.
I've called 5 OB/GYN doctors this morning, and no one can squeeze me in. My doctor is MIA and the hospital with that specimen I left, will not test it as I left without being seen by a doctor. I am still bleeding lightly with mild pain. WHAT DID I PASS?! It literally looked like a fucking liver. I am so filled with emotions. I am grateful I am still pregnant and baby's heartbeat is normal. THRILLED! But I need some answers. Anyone have something similar to this?
Also, I am formally filing complaints with both hospitals that did not give me treatment. I cant believe the healthcare system is so fucked up in this state. I wish with every part of me we could be back East in my hometown delivering this baby. I am certain the state of California has the WORST healthcare I have ever endured.
I will begin with yesterday at noon. I was germinating some morning glory's when all of a sudden I was gushing what I thought was urine. It was just streaming and I thought "am I peeing myself?!" When I looked down I was saturated in my own blood. Mind you, I haven't had a single bleed this pregnancy and I am about to be in my second trimester in less than a week. I didn't feel any pain, but had a terrible feeling as the bleeding continued. I took a shower and immediately called my OB/GYN, who was conveniently not in the office, and wouldn't be until Monday. The receptionist urged me to go the hospital, so I called my husband and we rushed to the nearest hospital (30 miles south of us). The bleeding came and went but the pain worsened as we sat in the ER for 3 hours without being seen by a doctor.
After 2 hours of being switched from room to room, I suddenly bled so hard that I saturated my jeans and left a pool of blood on the bed I had been waiting on. I was freaking out!! I got up and screamed that I needed to be seen, but went without treatment. I was hysterical!! My husband was also freaking out, we didn't know what to do since the doctor was busy with a patient with a broken finger. I urged my husband we leave and rush to the next hospital as I was losing a lot of blood and felt it was an absolute emergency. There wasn't another hospital in a close range. I called urgent care and they told me they would've sent me back to the ER. They told me to go back to the waiting room and demand I see a doctor, and for my husband and I to get loud. We drove back as directed.
At this point I was in absolute hysterics. I barged into the office and was demanding and screaming as I continued to heavily bleed. I was worried I needed a D&C (The urgent care told me I probably needed one, over the phone I might add). A nurse told me and my husband that because we left(only a 10 minute period has passed at this point) we needed to check back in and do the process of waiting all over again. They said once I left they deleted all of my records (IN 10 MINUTES) and could no longer help me.
I was in shock. The lady standing next to me asked me to kindly put my sweater over my jeans as I was bleeding all over the place. THE LACK OF HUMANITY!! I was so polite and patient up to the point where I was severely bleeding everywhere, just to be overlooked. I gave up hope. I went to the car and waited for my husband to just take me home so we could miscarry in peace. Since I couldn't get medical attention, and assumed I was in fact miscarrying, I just lost hope and went home. The pains had gotten worse and as soon as we got in the house, I undressed to shower when I literally birthed a piece of tissue about the size of a baseball. I FLIPPED OUT! I couldn't handle it. I thought for sure it was over and I had just birthed my little fetus right on the bathroom floor. I was in pain and in terror. We packed the specimen up and went North (about 30 miles) to a very small hospital, so we could confirm the miscarriage and so I could finally get a little peace of mind. I also wanted to make sure I was physically alright. We waited in that waiting room, after they took 5 viles of blood, my baby, and a catheter of urine, only to wait 3 hours without seeing a doctor. I was bleeding through a hospital maternity pad every hour, and was feeling so faint and tired after everything. The nurse told me the doctor was switching shifts and I probably wouldn't be seen anytime soon. She advised to me, because of all of the blood loss, to rush myself to the big memorial hospital AN HOUR AND A HALF AWAY!!
Because she used the words severe blood loss, miscarriage, no doctor, we hauled ass to the ER in Bakersfield. We were there 20 minutes and saw a doctor immediately. A bunch of fucking rookies on the graveyard shift straight out of med school. Before even looking at me they had everything out and ready for a D&C and at this point, I didn't even care as I had given up hope. I explained everything to the doctor and he just said, "sounds like you miscarried, these things happen". Thank God my cervix was closed and the bleeding was mild by this point, 11 hours later. He confirmed the MC by what I told him and was about to send me on my way. My husband asked if he could see an US to confirm, and I just couldn't bear it. I looked the other way when I heard a HEARTBEAT, and there was my BABY!! I couldn't believe it. I was happy, but WTF DID I PASS EARLIER?! WHY SO MUCH BLOOD?! WHAT WAS GOING ON?! Of course, to the ER I was no longer an emergency as I was no longer bleeding and I was still pregnant. I was put on bed rest and sent on my way.
I've called 5 OB/GYN doctors this morning, and no one can squeeze me in. My doctor is MIA and the hospital with that specimen I left, will not test it as I left without being seen by a doctor. I am still bleeding lightly with mild pain. WHAT DID I PASS?! It literally looked like a fucking liver. I am so filled with emotions. I am grateful I am still pregnant and baby's heartbeat is normal. THRILLED! But I need some answers. Anyone have something similar to this?
Also, I am formally filing complaints with both hospitals that did not give me treatment. I cant believe the healthcare system is so fucked up in this state. I wish with every part of me we could be back East in my hometown delivering this baby. I am certain the state of California has the WORST healthcare I have ever endured.
