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scans and other stuff

Had my 32wk growth check scan today and all is looking very well indeed. They told me that he passed his 'Biophysical Profile' with 8/8 which apparently means his body was doing all the things they were looking for (heart rate constant, swallowing, diaphragm practising breathing etc) within a certain time limit, and that he's now measuring in the 60th percentile for growth which is excellent news. Last scan he was measuring in the 75th so he had obviously just had a growth spurt at that point and has now calmed down a little! The nurse says that if he stays on this curve he should weigh between 7.5 and 8lb at birth which is great. My amniotic fluid levels were normal (very relieved to know that after last time) and all in all he looks great. He's still curled up with his feet near his head, but his head is down which is a good thing. They estimate his weight at 5lb 2oz which seems big to me (i.e. bigger than 60th percentile) but I guess they know best! And as I know from experience, the weight guesstimates are often way off. All in all though, wonderfully reassuring.

Prior to the scan I sat in the waiting room at the HRC for a couple of hours as they were running very late, which was hot & bothersome and jam packed full of people. My weight gain is still brilliant - 1.5lb in the last 2 wks which is great, and BP still normal. Dr C happy with my diabetes and the OB happy with how the baby looked and sounded!

In other medical news, I went to the Walk In Dr yesterday about this blooming itchy arm that I've had for the last EVER. His verdict convinces me that my actual family doctor, while great for prescribing narcotic painkillers, is bloody useless in all other areas. This is the same GP that told G that people worry far too much about Diabetes these days, and ignored his dangerously toxic sugar levels and put his health at serious risk. I've seen him about this arm ... which is so itchy it wakes me at night and only sheer willpower is stopping it from being red raw from scratching.... about 5 times. He's given me cortizone creams, he's given me anti histamimes, and a few times a cream to treat it as if it's a fungus. None have helped because it clearly is not an allergy or a fungus, and it's still just as bad as ever, and there are scars and sores from where I've been scratching it. The Walk In DR took one look and said it is almost certainly not any of the things Dr Crap has treated me for, and that I need to see a Dermatologist. In the meantime here's a nice strong cream to stop the itching (has done). Doh.