Thursday, July 17, 2008

Dr. Bundren appointment

After circling the OU-Tulsa campus, I found the new building where the OU-Physicians have a private practice, which is where Dr. Bundren is located. (His invetro office is not on the OU campus.) The office building is new and really nice.
An OU nursing student took my vitals. Dr. Bundren checked my cervix, the outside measurements of my uterus/stomach and evaluated the urine test and my blood pressure. My cervix is soft, but not dialated yet. Based on the outside measurements of my uterus, I am measuring right at 37 weeks and not 3 1/2 weeks ahead. So, maybe he won't be a huge baby after all. My blood pressure was 140/90 and I had a trace of protein in my urine. Dr. Bundren did not like those two factors. Prior to me leaving, they checked my blood pressure again and it went back to 126/80.
I am scheduled to go back to the doctor office on Monday at 8:30a. During this appointment they will monitor my contractions, blood pressure and do an ultrasound to check the amount of amniotic fluid. At one point during my doctor visit, Bundren mentioned that we may need to get this baby out of me depending on what my appointment shows on Monday. He gets concerned when high blood pressure and protein show up all the sudden. I am bummed that he has inferred inducing because that will not be "natural birth" friendly. Dr. Bundren rotates with about 7 other doctors. He mentioned that he is going out of town at the end of next week. So, I really don't know what to think...is he trying to induce me so that he can for sure be there during the delivery, rather than have me be delivered by one of the rotating doctors? I am just a little bummed about going from a doctor that I was guaranteed to have during delivery..and always seeing the same office nurse to now being a patient in a practice of many doctors, nurses and even medical students. I'll try not to draw any more conclusions until I find out what he wants to do after my appointment on Monday.

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