Switching doctors ASAP

[onyx]

I just got out of my appointment from today which was awful. First it was an hour and a half until I saw anyone! Even a nurse! Then another 30 minutes until I got a room and saw the doctor in which he didn't even want to do blood tests. He just said "at this point there is nothing we can do. See you in 4 weeks." And left. The nurses were rude as hell. I didn't experience this when I had my first son and I am totally irritated that I paid for such poor quality care! I've decided I will be driving out of town to a more built up area and will find a better doctor.

Am I overreacting? Or would you ladies be irritated too?

[pickles4prez]

Wow, that's super shitty! I would take that as an indication and find a better doctor. You've got time, shop around!

[beaming]

I don't think you're overreacting at all. I would trust your gut and switch. Doctors, especially OBs, aren't something to settle for if you have other options, IMO.

[mtnmomma13]

I cannot stand waiting for hours, so that would be a deal breaker for me. I know things come up, but there is an OB office here that has an almost constant 2hr wait. No thank you.

And for that reason...I say switch!

[snoris]

Switch! You're paying! Might as well pay for care that leaves you feeling respected and valued and, well, cared for!

[onyx]

To make it better, when I finally saw a nurse she didn't believe that I got a positive 10 DPO. She wanted to argue that my last period was implantation bleeding and that I'm actually further along. I was like WTAF. This is before anything. How can you tell a patient that she's "probably" further along!? I know what my periods are like.

[zapgurl44]

Run.....

[onyx]

My husband is like "well, people make mistakes. Maybe go to another appointment and see how it is." I was so irritated even 40 minutes in that I'm like nope. If we have to travel, we will. It blows my mind how much they've changed since I had my son or even my annuals.

[rztrumpet]

Anyone who is gonna be up in your business like that is someone you should completely trust and be completely happy with.

If you want a new doctor, find a new one!

(Although it is standard not to do anything before 8 weeks if you are "normal")

[onyx]

rztrumpet, that's what I thought when I called up there. I wasn't expecting to even get an appointment this early. So when they said I could come in today I was pretty excited. I even understand not doing anything yet, but I don't know why they had me come in this early if they were literally going to do nothing. I expected blood tests or just random information or something. Otherwise I would have saved my money. It was just the wait, attitudes, and things like that that bothered me.

I am/will be high risk from my epilepsy and anticonvulsants, so I thought that was why I got in so early in the first place.

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[snoris]

Such BS...

[rztrumpet]

Yeah, the waste of you time makes it seem like they're just money hungry, which is something you do not want in a doctor!

[lycih]

ugh, now's the time to find someone you're happier/more comfortable with. Starting off unimpressed and annoyed is not the way you want to start this 8 month relationship. good luck!

[blanche]

That's definitely not okay. That said, mine won't even see me until 8 weeks (based on LMP)...Switch. Find someone who clicks with you.

[flyliceandcoffee]

That's bullshit (pardon my language). They can absolutely do something this early. I just went to my first appt today and they took all the blood. I'd find a different doc for sure. It's not like this is a normal PCP that you see once a year, this is the doc and the office that you'll be going to for the next 9 months. You'll pretty much be spending your life there for the foreseeable future, so you have to make sure you're comfortable with the practice and the doctors!

[onyx]

Thank you all! Good to know I'm not the only one who would be annoyed. After tons of searching I found one that has good ratings, is 30 minutes away, and that I'm praying will be good.