S/o anatomy scan

[Myrrhine]

I would also like to complain about modern medicine.

So as part of the a/s of course they also looked at the placenta and cervix. They wanted them to be at least 2.0 mm(?) apart, but the first two times they checked and recorded 1.9. The techs assured me that it was too soon to worry, and I could just come back in 10 weeks or so and see if things had adjusted. So ok. Since I was there for 3 hours, they looked again nearer to the end of the appointment because the doctor wanted another image of my ovaries. While they were doing that one of the techs commented that good news, she could tell that the placenta distance was now over 3, so that was great and I must have been having a contraction before that temporarily made the placenta closer to the cervix. When the doctor came though, he said he still wanted me to return at 28 weeks for another ultrasound. At the time I thought ok fine. I am going to meet my out of pocket maximum this year, so I may as well get my money's worth. Plus I will get to see the baby again.

But then the next day a nurse called to tell me that although the ultrasound team doesn't like to mention it, I should be on pelvic rest for the next 8 weeks or so until my next ultrasound! Over something that was actually fine but they just didn't officially document the eventual "normal" distance, just the earlier borderline one. Hmph. Anyway, I am not sure what I am going to do about this, but I am at least going to try to get the follow up u/s pushed up!

[melsamoony]

When you spoke to the nurse did you mention that they had a documented normal measurement later in the scan? If not I would call her back and tell her that and ask her to call the place you got the ultrasound at to verify.

ETA: I cannot write today!

[MrsDarcy]

Pelvic rest for possible placenta previa? That's crazy that the u/s tech didn't document the other number. Ugh. That's frustrating. I had the same thing last time, the placenta was never covering my cervix, but they had be come back to double check. They never mentioned pelvic rest. Any way to ask your doctor directly?

[Myrrhine]

melsamoony, No, and I don't think they did actually record the normal result. But you are right! I should call her back anyway to see if they can get the info from the u/s people. They are in the same office space, so it shouldn't be too tough. In the moment I was shocked and also hampered by being at work and trying not to broadcast my situation to all who passed by.

MrsDarcy I am not sure I can get my doctor on the phone, but I have an appointment in a couple weeks, so I will try to get some help then if the nurse can't help me in the meantime.

[OrangeTree]

It would confuse me that the ultrasound team "doesn't like to mention it." They don't like to mention it because it's not really important, or because they think it's not their place...? It's weird the doc didn't mention anything! Good luck.

[pitterwoo]

This is weird. Also, I have a complete previa and my doc still didn't put me on pelvic rest. She asks all the time about bleeding, but since I haven't had any I continue as usual.

[D2M]

That seems really weird to me. If your doctor wanted you on pelvic rest, I imagine he/she would have told you instead of having a nurse break the news.

[Myrrhine]

Thanks for the comments, everyone! I am glad this seems unusual since I am hopeful I will not actually have to put up with it. "The doctor" from the a/s was the ultrasound office doctor (radiologist?), not my OB.

The nurse was calling from the OB's office as if she had received the results from the ultrasound office and was delivering the accompanying instruction. She said the u/s folks didn't like to mention it as if they preferred not to be the bearers of bad news. Anyway, I will absolutely call the OB office back and see if the nurse there can't get confirmation of the normal result from the u/s people. And if not I will bring it up with my OB at my next appointment.

[melsamoony]

Myrrhine that sounds like a perfect plan. The ultrasound tech may not have felt comfortable saying anything since they don't really have legal coverage to give instructions like that and radiologists don't like to instruct patients when they don't know their background.

Radiology is a weird division of medicine IMHO.