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Re: Have I selected the right doctor?

From: William D. McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 27 Jan 1999 13:40:45 -0600 (CST)

At Wed, 27 Jan 1999, lisa wrote: >
>For the first time in 13 years of marriage, my husband and I are trying
>to conceive. I recently made a preconception visit with an OB to make
>sure I was in "good working order" and shared with him the following: I
>am 35 years old, have a retroverted uterus, sister and mom have fibroids
>but I don't know if I do. I have a 17-year history of severe bulimia
>and major depression, though it's been very successfully treated with
>Prozac & counseling (I never even considered pregnancy during the eating
>disorder because I knew I wasn't healthy). I have stopped the Prozac
>and plan to stay off it during pregnancy, and I now take prenatal
>vitamins and eat very healthy foods. I worry about relapsing, though.
>I'm 5'-3" and weigh 102.
>
>He waved off my concerns, didn't do an exam (I haven't had a pap in a
>year), didn't order any labwork, and told me to go for it, and that we'd
>see how things went from there. If I didn't conceive in 5 months he
>wanted to see me again for further evaluation (then I'll be 36!).
>
>Am I being a worrywort, or should I look for a doctor who seems more
>proactive?

This doctor may have interpreted this visit as a "meet and greet", simply a chance for you to interview him, and see how you got along. I personally would have examined you. Look inside yourself. Are you comfortable with him? I doubt it, or you would not have posted this message. If you are not, get another doctor. You have to be able to trust him, or this is not going to work. 

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William D. McIntosh, MD
Clarksville, TN


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