I've been having some bleeding. I miss one birth control pill, and 4 days later start bleeding. It hasn't ever completely stopped--it lightens up, but then starts over again--and it's been almost 2 weeks now. I had a normal period when I was off birth control for that month, and I've had breakthrough bleeding before, but this is different. Added to that some random bruising, gum bleeding, and nosebleeds, I called my hematologist. I almost fell over when the first thing out of his mouth was, "Could you be pregnant?"
What?
This never even crossed my mind. I mean, since this summer I've taken it as a done deal--pregnancy is not an option. I somehow managed to sputter out an answer, "I don't know, I don't think so....my husband is working second shift!" After some conversation, we decided I needed to get in to see my ob/gyn and make sure everything was ok in that respect. If that is ok, we are going to go from there. Dr. M said we would look into the platelet growth factors because of how the other treatments have not worked. I then put a call into my ob/gyn's office, and 2 phone calls during a faculty meeting leter, have an appointment for 8:45 tomorrow morning. I seriously doubt I'm pregnant, but we have to rule that out just to be sure.
It may be nothing. However, the only frame of reference I have regarding new medications/new situations is negative. It takes me back to high school when, instead of sports and parties, it was hospitals and medicines. At least by college there was stability. And I don't understand why this is going on. My allergies have been acting up---could that immune response be related to my symptoms? If for whatever reason my body is deciding to go back to that high school state, I have a lot of fears. Again, this bleeding may be nothing and I hope that's what it is. But the only frame of reference I have is a negative one, so I guess I'll just bake and wait.
