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Re: crazy to change doctor's now?
From: Valerie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 06 Mar 2000 18:32:40 -0500
Cailin,
There is no right nor wrong party here. I totally understand your
frustration -- I remember being in tears a couple of times, too. What
you need to evaluate is whether or not you feel you still have a good
relationship with this Doctor. Try and remember he doesn't know much of
your story. He doesn't appear to be the cause of your frustration --
his staff, on the other hand, does.
If you are not comfortable with the standard of care, it is never a
crazy idea to change doctors. Good luck with your decision.
VA
Cailin wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> This is my first post and I am doing it because I am having doubts about
> my obgyn and the care I am receiving. First of all, I am 29 weeks so
> changing doctor's at this point is kind of scary. I'll try to tell it
> as briefly as possible.
>
> I've had a difficult pregnancy in that I was quite sick through most of
> it, but rarely have I bothered my doctor. I have only called him on two
> occasions outside of office visits - once because I was spotting and
> having abdominal pain and once because I was having Braxton Hicks
> contractions every ten minutes for more than three hours. This is my
> first child, so I had no basis to gear Braxton Hicks contractions and
> they simply called me back and told me not to worry. In the other
> instance the doctor reponded to my page and told me to call his office
> and set an appointment for me first thing that morning. Without going
> into detail I'll say getting an appointment that day was a nightmare.
> His office staff gave me a run around, and after I had explained what
> was happening and why I was calling never bothered to even look up my
> chart. When they called me back to give me a time to come in they told
> me I couldn't see him until the next day because he had too many
> pregnancy emergencies! It wasn't until I was in tears and almost
> screaming that they set me up to see him - at noon that day.
>
> At that appointment I was told that things appeared normal, but if the
> abdominal pain continued or got worse to call. This morning I woke up
> with abdominal pain again and frequent Braxton Hicks contractions. Not
> wanting to beep the doctor, I called after his office had opened, at
> 9:00 am and explained my situation. I told them I simply wanted to know
> if I should be limiting my activities for a day or two or if this was
> just pain I would have to live with until the baby came. It's now 5:10
> and I still have not received a call back - despite making three more
> calls to his office since this morning.
>
> Am I being over reactive or is this not the type of care I should be
> getting? I'm scared to change doctor's at this point, but I'm also
> scared that when the time comes for something serious, like birth, that
> I won't have the support I need.
>
> Any advice would be most welcome.
>
> Thanks
>
> Cailin
>
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