My Nonprofit Reviews

At the beginning of December 2016, I started being really itchy in different parts of my body. The first night was hard to fall asleep because I just wanted to scratch and scratch myself. My husband and I thought it was due to weather change, dry skin, and so on. The next morning I had a regular check up appointment with my OBGYN. She was about to leave the room when I mentioned this itchiness to her, and that I had even enjoyed to scrub my face that morning when I took a shower. She asked me if my feet soles and hand palms were itchy. I said no. She grabbed her laptop and ordered some lab tests and asked me to go to the lab afterwards. We asked about them, and she said not to worry until it was actually a problem; she thought it was nothing serious. Of course after hearing this we felt worried. That night I started putting more lotion on my body. We actually thought my itchiness was due to dry skin, because it would stop.
Next week, my OBGYN gives me a call. Robert was working. It was a Friday. However, my memory of it it’s funny, as if it hadn’t been me the one who picked up the phone. As if I had been looking at me from outside the window, not being able to hear and understand what the doctor was talking about. Just words: I’m sorry, cholestasis, high risk, tests, early induction, monitoring, ultrasounds, growth... she gave us an appointment for the next week to talk to us. Having gone to google didn’t help; nor being alone.
I then found ICP Care’s website that helped me understand this condition. I found through them a support on the Facebook Group. I joined both the groups in English & Spanish. They help so many people around the world! The support I got in the group from moderators and members was unmeasurable. They understand what you’re going through.
I now I’m a volunteer of ICP Care to help other people go through a diagnosis, and guide them and support them.