Wednesday I ended up the ER again because of a large ovarian cyst causing me severe pain. After waiting in a room for an hour a nurse came told me to urinate in a cup or she won’t give me any pain medicine (IV Tylenol by the way). I told her I had hysterectomy and she told me I still needed to take the test anyways. Same nurse told me it’s still possible to get pregnant despite me not having a uterus, cervix, or tubes. And yes, the hospital ran the pregnancy test. The doctor saw I was given a pregnancy test and literally laughed at the absurdity of it.
Anyways, I feel like this should have never even been an issue. I was being denied Tylenol at the hospital unless I proved I wasn’t pregnant despite not having a uterus… Because there was a chance Tylenol would harm my potential miraculous completely nonviable pregnancy. Women’s health is a joke in this country.
***Edit- I had told 2 additional staff members when I first arrived about my hysterectomy as well, not just the nurse.
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I’m not a doctor, but Dr. Google says Tylenol is safe during pregnancy. Is that practice’s standard of care just to let pregnant people suffer??
They are also going to charge you for that test as well. I would call your insurance company and dispute it
At this point, I would consider filing a grievance with the hospital.
Fwiw, this has happened to me and I just ask for the Floor Nurse or Patient Advocate, either of which tend to get this shit knocked down.
Depending on where you are it was probably they hospital covering their ass. These anti abortion laws have large sweeping effects that impact all aspects of women’s health.