Last night I started having some pretty extream chest pain and my right arm went numb. I was hoping to NOT go in because of the weather (icy and foggy) but when I called a nurse hotline (after lying down for 10 minutes and it getting worse) she suggested I go. So we got there at 7. Luckily, I went at the right time and was in a room within 5 minutes. They did an EKG which looked fine, then the doc was worried about my gallbladder or a possible blood clot, so I got an ultrasound of all my organs (which were all smooshed) and the tech even took a look at the baby to get a heartbeat and make sure s/he is doing well. I hadn't had a ultrasound yet because we're already paying out of pocket for everything with a 98% my insurance will decline payment, so it was an uneeded expense. Baby is fine, head down and I saw his or her feet and hands (all clenched up.) Also, I think this baby has dd's nose. Then I had a chest x-ray done. I had an x-ray at 25wks when I broke my toe and they didn't like doing it, but they REALLY HATE doing a chest x-ray on a pregnant woman. It was a pain to make sure the babe was all covered. In the end, everything looked good and my pain subsided. I was released at 11:15 with a diagnosis of "unexplained chest pain" and "pregnancy" (one of the sheets they sent home with us says "During this exam, we determined you were pregnant." 
) I'm glad everything is okay. They wanted me to follow up with my regular doc since chest pain and arm numbness is not normal in a 23 year old.
Also, I had 2 midwife conversations, one with the ultrasound tech and one with the x-ray tech. The ultrasound tech was surprised I hadn't had a us yet, because she workes with CNM's up north and they always do them. So then I explained about LM's and how insurance might not cover things. She was surprised. And then the x-ray tech asked me about midwife. She wants to go that route when she has her next baby. My midwife will either do homebirth or birthcenter so I gave her the name of the place and she seemed really interested. That was about the only good part, lol.
) I'm glad everything is okay. They wanted me to follow up with my regular doc since chest pain and arm numbness is not normal in a 23 year old.Also, I had 2 midwife conversations, one with the ultrasound tech and one with the x-ray tech. The ultrasound tech was surprised I hadn't had a us yet, because she workes with CNM's up north and they always do them. So then I explained about LM's and how insurance might not cover things. She was surprised. And then the x-ray tech asked me about midwife. She wants to go that route when she has her next baby. My midwife will either do homebirth or birthcenter so I gave her the name of the place and she seemed really interested. That was about the only good part, lol.
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