Pregnant with Hashimoto's and Doctor Discrimination

Be very careful with your pregnancy and have your Hormone levels checked monthly. I wasn't regulated during my pregnancy and it ended very badly and I almost lost my life and I did lose my baby. I don't know anything about the doctor situation, but I would hate for anyone to go through what I went through.

I'm so sorry to hear you're feeling this stress and frustration at a time when you should be feeling only elation about your pregnancy.

Unfortunately, we are a litigious society and there are doctors, like the one you cited, who are more concerned about the cost of their malpractice insurance than the care of the patient. I once had a neurologist toss me out of his office because I divulged that I saw a chiropractor on a regular basis and he was so adamantly opposed to it. I had suffered an ice skating injury that left me without feeling in my lower legs and he accused me of faking the injury. Imagine that! He seemed more concerned about the annoyances of having moved into his new offices and being without a regular support staff. Frankly, I probably should have reported him to the medical boards.

Needless to say, I found another neurologist and orthopedic surgeon who took very good care of me and brought me back to health without surgery.

Sometimes, that's all you can do - move on to another doctor. I would like to believe that there are more caring physicians out there than the ones more focused on their general ledgers.

All the best to you.

I wish I could answer your question, but I know other people are looking into this and will be getting back to you. It is so sad that at a time when you should be so happy you are forced to deal with a situation like this. I personally had a high-risk pregnancy and my doctor took extra care of me to make sure everything went smoothly. I am so sorry you are not getting the same treatment.

I don't know if there are specific terms that are required for a doctor to refuse to take on a patient, but I have personally dealt with this kind of situation. When I was nearly 9 months pregnant with my fourth baby, I was in a situation where I needed to find a new OB and had a heck of a time finding an OB to take me on at that point in my pregnancy. They all considered me too high risk since they hadn't been there with me throughout my prenatal care. Finally, when I was nearly about to deliver, a friend of a friend took me on as her patient and I was totally grateful. I don't know what would have happened to me or my youngest daughter if she hadn't taken me on and agreed to do my C-section. That was one of the most stressful experiences.