I can't take my doctor's office anymore. As you know, I go to the only overcrowded high risk clinic in town. It seems more like an assembly line than a doctor's office. I have never had such a low standard of care in my life.
I tried a while back to find another provided but all the OB offices in town either were booked up until August or didn't take my insurance. So, I drive an hour each way, and deal with this. I have to have a csection so I have no choice but to do this.
Well, after today, I've had it. I had NST scheduled at 8:30 and then after that the doctor's appt. So, I got there at 7:30 and started waiting. I only waited an hour and half for my NST so I felt a little lucky. As usual, my breakfast had worn off while I was waiting so the baby had settled back to sleep for the NST. They buzzed him a few times and that woke him up a little so they got the reaction that they wanted. They scheduled me again for next week.
Then, I went back out in the same waiting room and waited to see the doctor. I waited another hour or so for them to take me back to wait in the room to see the doctor. When I finally got to see the doctor, of course it was one that I have never seen before again and she again decided to go over my whole medical history again instead of focusing on how healthy this baby is and how good this pregnancy is going. That always helps with my anxiety.
Then, she tells me that OOPS, they accidently tested my DH for the wrong thing last time he was in and he will have to come back in to get tested again. For those of you that remember, I tested positive for the Kell Antibody in my blood most likely because I have had a transfusion in the past. Well, they needed to test DH to make sure the baby will be ok, and instead of testing him for the antigen, they tested him for the antibody. They said it was a common mistake. Well, DH has a severe phobia of needles, so I knew this would be fun. I asked them what would happen if he refused the test, and they said they would have to start managing me more aggressively which includes seeing me several times a week.
Well, then they told me I was measuring big and I would have to have an ultrasound today. So, back off into the waiting room for me. I asked the doctor if there was anyway she could rush me through for the ultrasound because I had already been there since 7:30, and now it was after 11:00, and she said I would be next.
Well, after waiting 2 hours and complaining twice to very rude nurses, I got called back. The ultrasound only lasted maybe 3-4 minutes and yes, I was fine and the baby weighs about 4 pounds right now.
Then, I had to go back out to the waiting room to be called back to the nurses station to make an appt. I waited there another 30 minutes or so and my head was pounding, my back was hurting from sitting in a hard chair all day and I could feel my feet swelling from not being able to put them up. I decided to go back to the nurses station myself and just get hubby's order and leave which is what I did.
Now we are off to go wait in the after hours clinic to go wait for what I'm sure will be an eternity for hubby to get his blood drawn. We have to go now because the doctor said it has to be done ASAP and this is the only time we could get a baby sitter so we could go.
I am seriously considering not going back until I am in labor. I think I will go next week to my NST and then find out the results of hubby's test and I will actually do that. What do you think?
I tried a while back to find another provided but all the OB offices in town either were booked up until August or didn't take my insurance. So, I drive an hour each way, and deal with this. I have to have a csection so I have no choice but to do this.
Well, after today, I've had it. I had NST scheduled at 8:30 and then after that the doctor's appt. So, I got there at 7:30 and started waiting. I only waited an hour and half for my NST so I felt a little lucky. As usual, my breakfast had worn off while I was waiting so the baby had settled back to sleep for the NST. They buzzed him a few times and that woke him up a little so they got the reaction that they wanted. They scheduled me again for next week.
Then, I went back out in the same waiting room and waited to see the doctor. I waited another hour or so for them to take me back to wait in the room to see the doctor. When I finally got to see the doctor, of course it was one that I have never seen before again and she again decided to go over my whole medical history again instead of focusing on how healthy this baby is and how good this pregnancy is going. That always helps with my anxiety.
Then, she tells me that OOPS, they accidently tested my DH for the wrong thing last time he was in and he will have to come back in to get tested again. For those of you that remember, I tested positive for the Kell Antibody in my blood most likely because I have had a transfusion in the past. Well, they needed to test DH to make sure the baby will be ok, and instead of testing him for the antigen, they tested him for the antibody. They said it was a common mistake. Well, DH has a severe phobia of needles, so I knew this would be fun. I asked them what would happen if he refused the test, and they said they would have to start managing me more aggressively which includes seeing me several times a week.Well, then they told me I was measuring big and I would have to have an ultrasound today. So, back off into the waiting room for me. I asked the doctor if there was anyway she could rush me through for the ultrasound because I had already been there since 7:30, and now it was after 11:00, and she said I would be next.
Well, after waiting 2 hours and complaining twice to very rude nurses, I got called back. The ultrasound only lasted maybe 3-4 minutes and yes, I was fine and the baby weighs about 4 pounds right now.
Then, I had to go back out to the waiting room to be called back to the nurses station to make an appt. I waited there another 30 minutes or so and my head was pounding, my back was hurting from sitting in a hard chair all day and I could feel my feet swelling from not being able to put them up. I decided to go back to the nurses station myself and just get hubby's order and leave which is what I did.
Now we are off to go wait in the after hours clinic to go wait for what I'm sure will be an eternity for hubby to get his blood drawn. We have to go now because the doctor said it has to be done ASAP and this is the only time we could get a baby sitter so we could go.
I am seriously considering not going back until I am in labor. I think I will go next week to my NST and then find out the results of hubby's test and I will actually do that. What do you think?
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