Did I Miscarry?

Could be an early miscarriage. Could be a period when there was no ovulation. I'd wait and see if it happens more than once or twice. If it's no ovulation, you may be starting menopause though it's early. My daughter and I did it this early but it's not all that common. I wouldn't wait on the baby. Could already be too late. Is there a clinic you could go to when you need to??

I would call up an ob/gyn (maybe one that you have gone to before) and tell them you have no insurance and if they could make you a deal on an office visit for an annual check up. You can explain what is happening, but the real issue is that you should go once a year for an exam and pap smear just a preventative medicine. It can't be that expensive, most doctors are compassionate and would prefer cash at the time of visit than dealing with insurance companies anyway.
If you are miscarrying, so be it. Nature takes it course, but he would be able to tell if everything came out and if there is an obvious cause like a cyst or something.
If he sends you to the hospital, so be it. Afterwards he has to see you for follow up with or without insurance, pro bono. Doctors do care. After 40 though the bodies does strange things anyway so I wouldn't really worry about what is happening to your cycle now. But since you plan on trying to conceive in the future, possibly, it is important to have the regular check up even if all this bleeding comepletly stops and you feel normal again.
Take care

Is there a women's clinic in your area which you could go to? Many places have a sliding scale. Call your area hospital and ask. It could be nothing and it could be something that needs medical attention. Please don't sacrifice your health for lack of money. I know I am guilty of doing the same. I'm a single divorced mom with no insurance, but if I were you, this is something I would have checked out.
God Bless, and I hope everything is fine...

Hi P. ~
Either one could be possible....it could just be peri-menopaus or a miscarriage. Since you don't have insurance and you don't want to spend too too much money, I would wait it out a little bit, as long as everything is OK. There's no need to go to the ER if your bleeding is under control and you're not having any symptoms, such as dizziness. You may want to see a doctor just to check. Do you know your blood type? If you are a negative blood type, and it is a miscarriage, then you will need a RhoGam shot...it will protect any future pregnancies from blood type problems. You can go to the health department for a free exam, or some of the hospitals have Resident run clinics that can see you.
Hope that helps some.
D.

Hi P.---I strongly suggest you go to your gynecologist. You can't take any chances, especially if you are wanting children in the future. And since this cycle is out of the ordianry for you, it's another reason to have it checked out. I agree, explain your situation to the doctor, they will work with you in reducing and/or arranging payment schedules. But be sure to tell them you only want tests that would be absolutely necessary. Often, they will order tests and procedures, not because of necessity, but because they feel they must to protect themselves. The doc is more knowlegeable of medical procedures but you are the boss and ultimately what happens is up to you.

Good luck. D.

Planned Parenthood will probably be able to help you. They do a sliding scale fee based on your income and work on the policy of "we would rather you have the care you need, even if you can't pay." At least the one in my area does and the ladies there are wonderful. I'm hoping the doctor there gets into regular practice as an OB before I ever have another child, she's great. They can help you with most aspects of women's reproductive health.

With a regular obgyn, you can certainly explain your situation and they may be willing to help. The worst they can do is say no, right? Many times you can talk to the business office and they will give you discounts for paying all at once (even if its not at the time of the visit) or will allow you to make payments. You can even make sure the doctor knows you are not covered by insurance. I let my doctor know at my post-natal check up and she said she was more than willing to work with me. The business office had said the bill might be up to 300 dollars, I got the bill and it was $50.00.

You never know until you ask and its worth asking! Most doctors do care and will help you out.

You need to see a doctor. You may be pregnant w/o having a miscarriage. In Jan of 2005, I had a period at the beginning of the month and another one at the end of the month; nothing in Feb and nothing in March ... and I was, indeed pregnant. If you see a doctor and you have a positive pregnancy test, you will qualify for Medicaid for your pregnancy (It's retroactive so it may cover the doctor's visit) and for five months after. Good luck.

It sounds like you could have had a miscarriage. The length of the whole ordeal is a bit troubling though. If it was a COMPLETE miscarriage, from my own experience, it shouldn't be taking so long. If everything isn't expelled, you could run into an infection or the possibility of not being able to get pregnant again. You really should see a doctor. Make an appointment with an OB. At this point you are not having an emergency...the emergency room is more expensive. Good luck!

probably not when I had mine I spotted for 5 days and it gushed heavy enough I couldn't get off the toilet for 4 hours. I bled like a week after that. I am not talking heavy flow I am talking gushing. It hurts worse than labor. It was major pain not cramping. With no job and health insurance I wouldnt go to the hospital I was told before I had mine it was coming and when it did happen there was nothing the hospital could do for me.

I did wind up having to go to the hospital becuase I lost so much blood my blood pressure dropped way low. they held me for 6 hours and almost admitted me overnight. Other than the blood pressure thing there is nothing they can do for you if you go. But to me it doesn't sound like you did.

Do you have a Planned Parenthood around your area? They were a lifesaver for me when I had no insurance. I would go to them for my annual as well as when I had problems. Hope this helps.

Go to your local health department. They will examine you for free or on a sliding fee scale depending on your income. Better to know for sure instead of guessing. Blessings to you.
D.

You might have had one but you do need to see a Doctor when I had mine I did bleed for a while but not as long as you. I have a friend who had something like you discribed and also thought it was just her age turns out that it was a misscarrige, but she didn't know that until she almost died because she didn't misscarry completely. Look for a planned parenthood or a womans health center in your area they usually charge on a slidding scale.

That doesn't sound likes a miscarrage t a screwed up period. Does your fiance have insurance see if he can put you on his. I reallly just see it as maybe age. But I dont have a medical license I would have gone to the gyno not the hospital and tell him my worries.

If you hope to have kids down the road, you may want to seriously consider paying for a gynecologist visit out of pocket. Call your gynecologist and explain the situation - that you don't have insurance but you'd like to have kids still - and ask if they offer any sort of reduced visit rate just so you can make sure that something isn't wrong. I'd just hate to see this hurt your chances of having kids if it is something that is easily preventable by visiting the doctor. But I don't have any sort of medical training so this could also be totally normal. If it were me though, I would consider at least making one doctor visit (rather than to the ER or hospital as I'm guessing that would be more expensive).

Go to planned parenthood if you don't have health insurance. Or just go to an after hours clinic or something. You need to see a doctor if you are worried. USE your intuition to guide you. If you have a feeling something may be wrong, go with that feeling and get it checked out. Please.