Sunday, June 7, 2009

Bitchy Nurses

I started getting a cold the night before transfer and since then it has gotten a lot worse. I told the nurse that day that I really never have to use an inhaler but I was having some trouble breathing and asked if it was okay to use it. She had a look on her face and said that they want you to have your breathing under control so if you need to use it it's okay. That to me sounded a little rough like it's not good to use it but if you can't breathe then what are you going to do? So I thought one or two times would be okay but I've had to use it atleast once a day since then and I've began getting concerned. I also showed Dr. A my stomach and the reaction I'm having to the Lovenox injections that I take once a day. He looked at it and said it's a site reaction and it should be fine. Well it's all gotten worse since that day and I've been getting pretty concerned. My cold is still in my head and a lot has settled in my chest and my coughing is terrible. Then it gets to where I can't breathe and I'm coughing even more which I worry is bad for implantation so I use the inhaler. My stomach is covered with welts from everytime that I've given myself a shot. The welts are the size of half dollars (atleast!), they itch like crazy, and they are really swollen. Now, I can handle it (even though it's really out of control how bad it itches!) and I don't mind doing it but I want to make sure that this isn't more of a reaction now than it was and that it can't be harmful if I am pregnant.

So, I called the exchange today since they tell you all sweet and caring like on the day of the transfer... "if you have ANY questions or concerns in the next couple weeks don't hesitate to call. We have an exchange if it's after hours." REALLY?! I'm pretty sure when I did call to tell them my concerns this morning they were terribly mean! The operator was awful and the nurse was worse. Nurse A called me back and when I told her about the inhaler she said "if your having trouble breathing of course you need to take it. I heard Nurse C tell you that the other day." Like I am some child going from mom to dad to get my way! Then when I told her about the Lovenox reaction she said "I don't know what to tell you, I can't tell you not to take it because then if you don't get pregnant you're going to be saying 'Nurse A told me not to take it' ". What the hell is wrong with this woman? Then she kept saying "Well, this is it. There's only this and heparin and your allergic to heparin so I don't know what to tell you." When I told her I was fine with the reaction I just wanted to make sure that it wasn't harmful if I am pregnant she just kept saying the same thing. "I can't tell you what to do so the only thing I can tell you is to call back tomorrow and talk to the doctor because I can't get ahold of him today." She was so rude that I hung up and called Jill because I was crying so hard. I have never had anyone, anywhere talk so rude to me! This is my first time doing this and we've sure given them a lot of money so you would think that she would have a little more compassion and understanding. Why is she even doing this job if she is so rude? My only concern is getting pregnant and doing what's right and she made me feel like I was bothering her and that I was a complete idiot. I don't even know what to do at this point.