My Gynecologist and Family Care Doctors Abandoned me because I’m pregnant. I’m a high risk pregnancy and there are not other doctors near my rural area, what do I do?

Hello, I’m brand new to this group and pregnancy, so I hope I’m not breaking any rules but I need some advice on this situation because I don’t know what to do and I’m panicking.

I just found out on Thursday that I’m pregnant and I called my OB/GYN (of 5 years, diagnosed and treated my PCOS) and she basically dropped me as a patient without even seeing or talking to me. See, my now just gynecologist does not treat pregnant women as of about 3 weeks ago so when I told her office that I took a positive pregnancy test before my appointment, they basically told me not to come in and I can’t be a patient there anymore. Now I’m 5 weeks pregnant with no doctor at all to even confirm that my baby is healthy and developing properly. Now I’m really panicking because my family doctor won’t help either, stating all he can do is verify my pregnancy and after that can’t/won’t order any ultrasounds or testing for the baby.

The reason I am so nervous and worried is that with my PCOS and other medical conditions, I am at risk for early miscarriage (that can leave me infertile). And when I told my Gyno that I was going to try for a baby she told me that I will need to see her as soon as I take the test. Now I have NO doctor.

Also, for context I have contacted every OB office within an hour of me (I live in a very rural area so there are only three) and family care practices and the family cares won’t see me because I’m pregnant, one OB never called me back after stating they need to schedule an ultrasound at the hospital before they’ll see me in office, one is scheduling out 2-3 months, and the other suggested I travel over 2 hours away to get an appointment at their other office until I’m ready for labor and delivery. That is simply not possible, because I work a job that does not have benefits like PTO, so if I don’t work I don’t get paid, and I can’t afford to miss even half a day of work in order to save up for this baby.

I’m very panicked, concerned, and angry so I really just needed to rant a bit and am hoping for any advice that isn’t moving to an area with more options, because that is not an option. My partner and I JUST bought a house a month ago and cannot afford to move. And this wasn’t an issue when we moved because I, again, had an OB that I thought I could trust.

— edit because the comment I was replying to was deleted, but I feel this needs to be said.

I’m in a blue state… Michigan to be specific. If you would like to talk about my Governor’s policies on healthcare, it mostly focuses on my right to have an abortion and not much else. And as I said before, we have been failed by all our leaders, not just one side of the aisle is guilty of profiting off American suffering. So my doctor does not risk liability for a miscarriage in my state, and in fact can be charged with medical malpractice for not terminating an unwanted pregnancy.

Lack of medical care is not mutually exclusive to red or blue states. My post is not political, and I personally believe that all politicians, red or blue, are heartless and only care about their image/money. I do not blame anyone or how they voted for my current situation, only my specific doctor who was aware that I was trying to conceive and chose not to inform me that she would not treat me once I was pregnant. Our president didn’t force her to do that, neither did my governor. Not everything needs to be a political debate. I came for advice on how to handle this situation, not to whine about things we can’t control.