Anti-Antibiotics
AUSTRALIA, DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN, LAZY/UNHELPFUL, MEDICAL OFFICE | HEALTHY | MARCH 13, 2020
(I am twelve weeks pregnant. I have already seen one doctor who left the medical practice and I am seeing a new doctor. He goes through my test results, which the previous doctor had already spoken to me about.)
Doctor: “It says here that these numbers are fine, but the other doctor had you on an iron supplement. You don’t need that.”
Me: “Are you sure? The other doctor was quite worried about my numbers.”
Doctor: “I’m sure. And you are taking antibiotics for a UTI, but you don’t have one.”
Me: “The other doctor said I had proteins in my urine which indicated a UTI.”
Doctor: “No, definitely not.”
Me: “Okay, I need a referral for a twelve-week scan.”
Doctor: “You don’t need that.”
Me: “My daughter had a congenital heart defect; I’d prefer to get all scans.”
Doctor: “The only reason they want to diagnose in the womb is to do surgery in the womb.”
My Husband: “They needed us at a bigger hospital when she was born, in order to give her surgery.”
Me: “Can you just write the referral, please?”
Doctor: “You don’t need it, but if you insist.”
(We left the office and quickly realised he had written a referral for a twenty-week scan which the ultrasound place can’t take. I organised an appointment with another doctor who also checked my blood. She immediately pointed out that I had a UTI and should be taking antibiotics, and that I had low iron and should take a supplement.)
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