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In distress

Oct 30, 2006 16:04

I shouldn't have driven myself to the ER. It made the bleeding worse. I probably have blood all over my butt now, but I guess I don't care. I'm probably losing my baby, and that's what I should care about. I really should care about that ( Read more... )

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dr_a_sloane October 30 2006, 19:10:43 UTC

I stand in the hallway reading my newest patient's chart. Bleeding at 7 months. If I'm forced to deliver this baby now, I know the chances of survival grim. If we can stop the bleeding, I might be able to buy more time. Maybe even a full term birth.

My patient, Gillian Mathews, is unconscious and unreactive as I rub the cool gel on her stomach and press the transducer probe to the womb.

isobel_izzie_s October 30 2006, 20:53:51 UTC

I step out of the room to arrange the test. It's done far too quickly, and I'm left to find Dr. Shepherd, whom I had successfully avoided all day until now. Now, I have to talk to him.

It's not long before I find him at the nurses station. "Dr. Shepherd!"

seattle_patient October 30 2006, 21:00:36 UTC

"I'm not scared, Doctor."

I look up at her and try to squint through the pulsing, dancing lights. "I'm just waiting. It'll end somehow." I force a smile, which sends another shooting pain and supernova of lights through my head. "Oww!"

dr_a_sloane October 30 2006, 21:07:29 UTC

If the CT scan doesn't show anything abnormal, I'll have to get a psych eval. I turn off the lights in the room to ease her headache, and I returned to her bedside.

"Gillian, is there anything else I should know? Have you been feeling or acting out of sorts lately?"

seattle_patient October 30 2006, 21:22:25 UTC

"These headaches. And I've been really... depressed. Maybe it's just being pregnant."

I squint at the Doctor again. "I'm a horrible mother, Doctor. I don't even care about this baby. Shouldn't I care?"

dr_a_sloane October 30 2006, 21:29:28 UTC

"Pregnancy can be very difficult for some women," I answer, trying to reassure her. "And that's assuming there aren't any other complications. Your depression and your headaches may be indicative of another problem. And if they are, we'll find it, treat it, and hopefully you can get excited about your baby," I said with a sympathetic smile. This isn't the first case of pre-partum depression I've seen. I can only hope we will be able to help her.

"Now, try to get some rest, and we'll be back soon for you."

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