Alex anxiously waited in the examining room for the doctor to enter. Her eyes nervously wandered the room as her heart pounded in her chest. Maybe she should have agreed to her mom coming with her. But instead she insisted that she'd go alone. She insisted that she needed to do things on her own. That she needed to get over the fear of something happening to her alone. But right now she regretted saying that.
Her body flinched as the door unexpectedly opened. A young brunette smiled as she slipped inside the room. Her hand extended out towards Alex as she introduced herself. "Hi, I'm Dr. DeMarco."
"Hi, I'm Alex." Alex excepted the handshake, as she forced a nervous smile at the doctor.
"You're Theresa Russo's daughter, correct?"
"Yeah."
"Okay, Alex," she sat down on the stool before the desk. "Tell me what's been going on."
"Well…I haven't had my period for almost a year now. August was the last time I had it and later in August I was…raped. I ended up being pregnant, but at five months pregnant…I was shot in the stomach…and mis…miscarried." Alex felt a hard lump form in the back of her throat. "Just about three months ago, I was raped again. I took a pregnancy test today, well three, and they all came back negative. But I still haven't had my period."
Dr. DeMarco continued to scribble notes down on her clipboard, before picking her head up. "Well, I'm very sorry to hear everything you've gone through. You've also been dealing with eating issues?"
"Yeah. I've been battling Anorexia for about nine months now."
"Well then, I think I know what's been going on. I'm sure you have nothing to be worried about. We'll do some testing just to be sure and there will be no need for you to be examined. Since it happened three months ago if any damage had been done it wouldn't be seen by now and would most likely be healed. What this most likely is, is Amenorrhea"
"What's that?" Alex asked nervously.
"Amenorrhea is the loss of the menstrual cycle due to Anorexia, in this case. Once you begin to recover from the eating disorder, it may take a while to come back. Have you started to eat regularly again?"
"Well I've been eating for six weeks now, but not like a normal person yet. I've been working on it day by day."
"Well that's great." She smiled. "I'm going to prescribe you daily vitamins and hormonal substances. Taking these will help you get back on track and you should start menstruating again in a few weeks. It may take a while to get on a normal cycle and it may be light the first few times."
"Okay, you're free go." She handed the paper to Alex, before standing up. "Tell you're mother I say hi and good luck with everything. You're doing great."
"Thanks."
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