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Three Wise Men
My 30 Year Journey With a Group of Doctors
I wasn’t going to go for my annual gynecological check up this year. I’ve had a complete hysterectomy and didn’t see the point. Most of us dread this awkward and uncomfortable visit. I changed my mind, and had one of the best times in a doctor’s office ever.
This group of gynecologists/obtetricians was there through my struggles with infertility, pregnancy loss, and a brush with death when I was 35 and six months pregnant. My appointment was with Dr. B., but I was able to say hello and catch up with the other two doctors, too.
I first saw Dr. B. when I was 25 and thought I was unexpectedly pregnant. I was married and decided to stop taking birth control pills since I had been taking them since I was 16. I wasn’t ready to have a baby. I had only been married 2 years.
The pregnancy didn’t progress past 6 weeks. It was a very early miscarriage with no treatment necessary.
After this happened a second time I became anxious about my child bearing ability and questioned whether postponing having a baby was a good idea.
Next, I deliberately stopped using birth control and hoped to have a viable pregnancy.
I did become pregnant but started bleeding again at 6 weeks. This time Dr. B. needed to do a D&C…
