Doctor's appointment was as expected. They took me off all oral meds except for the thyroid & HBP. Everything else I was taking was in the “C” Category for pregnancy. I take it that means “Not ideal, but not where we're recommending termination either.” Yes, I'm worried – but I'm trying not to dwell on it. What's done is done.
My hope is that with the ultrasound that (hopefully!) happens tomorrow they'll figure out that I'm not really ~10 weeks, I'm more like ~6 or so. The earlier the better.
But now I'm on insulin. 12 units of long-acting (Lantis) at night, and 1 unit per carb unit of very fast acting with meals. (so 3-4 units of Humalog with meals) There was a lot of stupidity at the pharmacy. The Humalog pens are STUPID expensive. $93 a month. And Dr. Wellborn was pretty candid that by the end of the pregnancy I'll be needing probably triple the dose. (her personal experience.) I'm not willing to pay up to $300 a month for the convenience of having a pen. I'll deal with needles and vials. Plus, the girls at the doctor's office put the wrong kind of needles on the scrip, so they were these huge IM needles instead of tiny sub-q insulin needles. Changes have been requested via fax and hopefully will be ready tomorrow.
I'm trying not to freak out about how much all these meds are costing. It probably works out to about what it was with all the pills – but still. I feel like we're hemorrhaging money in the last week for my medical stuff. I really should look into what the cut off is for declaring medical expenses on taxes.
Tomorrow is the appointment with the OB. Prolly the only time I'll see him. I need a referral to a high-risk OB. I just hope that I can convince them to turn on the ultrasound tomorrow so we can be sure of how far along I am. I've gotta have a firm due date before everyone gets here for Thanksgiving!