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12/14/2006: "Google is my new doctor"
Just in case anyone was concerned (certainly nobody at my doctor's office was), the pain in my pubic bone is nothing to worry about. Merely an inconvenience of pregnancy. Of course, I had to race across the Tri-cities to confirm that, but I needed to raise my blood pressure anyway, right?
Actually, I knew I was fine. I was all but convinced that I shouldn't even call Kaiser on Monday because a quick Googling on Sunday of "pubic bone pain pregnant" revealed lots of links to information about a condition called Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction. Basically I'm one of those lucky women for whom the hormone relaxin is very effective. As this hormone begins to help the pelvis stretch and the pressure of the growing baby pushes down on the pubic bone, the ligaments... look, there are owies, OK? Early-in-the-pregnancy pelvic owies, but... you know... boo-boos that are normal, if inconvenient.
See, I'm not a doctor. Apparently it takes a scientist (or the Internet) to explain this, because, when I finally got the Real Sophie on the phone yesterday afternoon, she insisted that I come in immediately and talk to a midwife. Like, can you get in the car and be here asap? Well, yes I could, if I dropped everything, which I did.
So, I jump in the car and race across Union City and Fremont, convinced that my cervix must be opening and all will soon be lost, despite the fact that Google had assured me I was just fine, thank you, on Sunday.
I get to the clinic, walk in, get registered, pee in a cup, sit down and immediately get called to be weighed, have my blood pressure taken and placed in a room. Within 2 minutes the midwife walks in. I swear to you, it was the fastest I have ever been served at Kaiser and I didn't even have an appointment 20 minutes before I got in the car!
The midwife (not my normal wonderful Maggie, but a nice woman named Maria), reviews my pain and then tells me... drum roll, please... that I appear to have Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction. Basically this means I'm one of those lucky women for whom the hormone relaxin is very effective. As this hormone begins to help the pelvis stretch and the pressure of the growing baby pushes down on the pubic bone, the ligaments...
I should have stuck with Dr. Google.
Note: I did get to hear the baby's heartbeat again, which was nice. Everything seems on the up and up in there, and we're having the amnio on Monday. Long, long, long story short? We're all fine Chez Shrimp-in-mah-belly
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on Wednesday, December 20th, Vicki said
Glad to hear it's all normal. Dr Google can be a blessing and a curse :D
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