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I (23F) keep sleeping through my doctors appointments due to a sleep disorder.Caucasian, 95lbs, 54. Diagnosed PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, Essential Tremor, Hypoglycemia. Taking 150mg Oxcarbazepine 2x/Day, .5mg Clonazepam 1x/Day. Vape nicotine and cannabis.Im currently dealing with several medical issues but am unable to get them treated/diagnosed because I sleep all day, every day. The sleep issues have been ongoing and worsening over the past decade.I sleep 16+ hours every day, cannot sleep at night, nothing and no one has been able to wake me up (incl. medical professionals in a hospital setting, my partner, assorted alarms, resetting my sleep schedule, etc)I had an appointment with my PCP on the 26th at 8 AM that I had to pull an all nighter for to be able to go to. I got an abnormal EKG reading and needed labs. They proceeded to try to draw blood..but my veins are tiny (they used pediatric needles) and kept collapsing, so they requested I come back today (the 28th) at 10 AM, extra hydrated and rested (they said my not sleeping couldve been partially to blame for labs difficulty).Well, thats about 2 hours past my bodys chosen bedtime, so I accidentally fell asleep (and woke up at 8 PM today).Everyones getting frustrated with how many appointments Ive missed (myself included). If I continue to miss appointments (especially therapy) I could be labeled as non-compliant, which could royally fuck everything up.How can I make my appointments? How can I treat my condition myself enough so that Im able to get professional care (for this and other issues)? At the very least, how can I show/prove that Im invested in my care despite my repeated missed appointments?
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Taking a sedative (clonazepam) whilst also smoking a sedative (cannabis) certainly wont help you to not fall asleep.
Are there different sized tools for transvaginal ultrasound?Female, Canada, 27.I think I'm expecting to get a transvaginal ultrasound sound done today, my first ever. Problem is that although I'm an adult, my body has stunted growth and I also barely have any experience putting something in there. I've only put something in there long ago that's really small and the last was like 2 days ago when I had my pap exam. She used the pediatric sized tool and even that was on the painful side. So I'm really nervous about the upcoming one because I'm worried it will damage me if they don't see where to stop at. Will they be able to see where to stop the end of it and do they've different sized ones?
The probes used for transvaginal ultrasound aren't that big, and are smaller diameter than a pediatric speculum like you would have had used for the Pap smear. Another thing you can do if you're comfortable with it is ask to insert the probe yourself, since it's more comfortable for many people.