I apologize to anyone who was anxiously checking for an update, it's just been busy around here. On Monday, I had my 6 week post partum checkup and a quick discussion of my blood test results.
The information I got back was that one of my blood clotting things came back abnormal so I'm being referred to a specialist who'll look at the results and make a decision. Options are:
-not significant so no different action taken,
-somewhat significant so put on baby aspirin,
-significant so put on blood thinners and possibly baby aspirin too.
She made it seem fairly blasé so I didn't think too much of this. She told me that the appointment should be within the month and to use condoms in the meantime. However she said there was no reason to delay getting pregnant (maybe other than this information? I need clarification on that). Anyway, we don't have to wait some arbitrary amount of time like 3 months or 6 months.
All seemed good, and our appointments always feel rushed so sometimes I don't have time to absorb the information and form questions until after I've left. I decided to consult my best friend google, the medic major, to see what it had to say about pregnancy and blood thinner medication.
While the side effects seem minor, what I was surprised to learn was that the medication appears to be given via needle rather than orally. I just assumed it would be a tradition pill so this information threw me for a loop. Like most people I don't like needles and I'm not sure I'd be able to give myself one to two shots a day everyday for 40 weeks. I guess I'll try to give my OB a quick follow up call tomorrow.
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