Kristen

The home nurse contacted them and let them know. The patient advocate reached out to me and she said, hey, we heard you didn't have a great experience. We'd like you to come in and basically hash it out with the midwives and get some closure. I told her that I'd love to. We had a date scheduled to come into Origins in a couple of weeks.

So I would have a little bit of time to heal, a little bit of time to come down from the emotion. During that time, however, I started having complications. About day 10, I suddenly lost the ability to pee immediately.

So I would have a little bit of time to heal, a little bit of time to come down from the emotion. During that time, however, I started having complications. About day 10, I suddenly lost the ability to pee immediately.

So I would have a little bit of time to heal, a little bit of time to come down from the emotion. During that time, however, I started having complications. About day 10, I suddenly lost the ability to pee immediately.

I had been urinating okay up to that point and slowly but surely I started noticing that my stream was becoming weaker and weaker even though my bladder was like super duper full and painfully full. I would sit on the toilet and try to get something out for minutes. I started freaking out, which of course is not great either because then you tense up and you really can't pee at that point.

I had been urinating okay up to that point and slowly but surely I started noticing that my stream was becoming weaker and weaker even though my bladder was like super duper full and painfully full. I would sit on the toilet and try to get something out for minutes. I started freaking out, which of course is not great either because then you tense up and you really can't pee at that point.

I had been urinating okay up to that point and slowly but surely I started noticing that my stream was becoming weaker and weaker even though my bladder was like super duper full and painfully full. I would sit on the toilet and try to get something out for minutes. I started freaking out, which of course is not great either because then you tense up and you really can't pee at that point.

But I was constantly in the bathroom. I thought, oh my gosh, I'm going to have to start cathing myself. This is going to back up and become a kidney infection. Like all these things are going through my head. My mom, who is a nurse, she was there at the time that this was happening, but I went to her and I can't pee, mom, what's going on? And she said, maybe you have a UTI. You're so swollen.

But I was constantly in the bathroom. I thought, oh my gosh, I'm going to have to start cathing myself. This is going to back up and become a kidney infection. Like all these things are going through my head. My mom, who is a nurse, she was there at the time that this was happening, but I went to her and I can't pee, mom, what's going on? And she said, maybe you have a UTI. You're so swollen.

But I was constantly in the bathroom. I thought, oh my gosh, I'm going to have to start cathing myself. This is going to back up and become a kidney infection. Like all these things are going through my head. My mom, who is a nurse, she was there at the time that this was happening, but I went to her and I can't pee, mom, what's going on? And she said, maybe you have a UTI. You're so swollen.

It could be that you have a lot going on down there right now, but go get checked out. So I went to a local minute clinic. She's like, yeah, it kind of looks cloudy. So my guess is you have a UTI, but it was a Friday. So she was going to send the culture in, but it wouldn't come back until Monday. So she sent me with an antibiotic that I started taking that day.

It could be that you have a lot going on down there right now, but go get checked out. So I went to a local minute clinic. She's like, yeah, it kind of looks cloudy. So my guess is you have a UTI, but it was a Friday. So she was going to send the culture in, but it wouldn't come back until Monday. So she sent me with an antibiotic that I started taking that day.

It could be that you have a lot going on down there right now, but go get checked out. So I went to a local minute clinic. She's like, yeah, it kind of looks cloudy. So my guess is you have a UTI, but it was a Friday. So she was going to send the culture in, but it wouldn't come back until Monday. So she sent me with an antibiotic that I started taking that day.

Who knows if it was the right antibiotic or not, but we started it. But I called my OB. I wanted to keep her updated. She said, what do you mean you started an antibiotic today? You should have been on antibiotics since I discharged you. Why were you not taking your antibiotics? I was like, you didn't prescribe me antibiotics. I haven't been taking them because I was never prescribed them.

Who knows if it was the right antibiotic or not, but we started it. But I called my OB. I wanted to keep her updated. She said, what do you mean you started an antibiotic today? You should have been on antibiotics since I discharged you. Why were you not taking your antibiotics? I was like, you didn't prescribe me antibiotics. I haven't been taking them because I was never prescribed them.

Who knows if it was the right antibiotic or not, but we started it. But I called my OB. I wanted to keep her updated. She said, what do you mean you started an antibiotic today? You should have been on antibiotics since I discharged you. Why were you not taking your antibiotics? I was like, you didn't prescribe me antibiotics. I haven't been taking them because I was never prescribed them.

I pulled out my discharge paperwork that she gave me and we went over that she marked on with her pen. And I said, there's an iron supplement on here and an ibuprofen recommendation. She claimed I was supposed to be on an antibiotic because I had an infection at birth. That's what she said to me. That was not in my paperwork anywhere.

I pulled out my discharge paperwork that she gave me and we went over that she marked on with her pen. And I said, there's an iron supplement on here and an ibuprofen recommendation. She claimed I was supposed to be on an antibiotic because I had an infection at birth. That's what she said to me. That was not in my paperwork anywhere.

I pulled out my discharge paperwork that she gave me and we went over that she marked on with her pen. And I said, there's an iron supplement on here and an ibuprofen recommendation. She claimed I was supposed to be on an antibiotic because I had an infection at birth. That's what she said to me. That was not in my paperwork anywhere.

So don't really know if she thought I was a different patient, but the antibiotic helped. I was able to start peeing again a few days later. Thank God. I went in for my two-week visit with her then. Already a little bit on edge because she acted like I was lying that there was no antibiotic mentioned in my paperwork.