tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167783085766202519.post8031262171429233840..comments2023-10-30T03:33:50.101-05:00Comments on Alabaster Mom: I tried to like him, really I didAlabaster Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07135441846204787611noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167783085766202519.post-4592194397130113772010-05-19T15:13:55.827-05:002010-05-19T15:13:55.827-05:00On the flip side, my OB/GYN is amazing. Their cli...On the flip side, my OB/GYN is amazing. Their clinic went paperless a couple years ago and now the docs & nurses all carry around laptops. When you are placed into a room, the nurse asks if anything has changed like medications or allergies. She then asks if there are any concerns you would like to discuss with the doctor and notes all this in the laptop. I saw my doctor after I had a miscarriage and not once since then has he brought it up. He also comes in with the laptop and goes over your concerns if you have any then makes any necesary notes in the computer. He also takes time to chat with you and see how things are going in general. I don't know what their procedures are for first time patients but for me as an ongoing one, its great! I have had the same physician since I was 16 and I hope he never retires (though I know he will) or at least waits until I'm done having children before he does.Cassihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01755789445981700164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167783085766202519.post-67971911535522792552010-05-18T16:57:08.611-05:002010-05-18T16:57:08.611-05:00I have burned bridges as well. I have been to 4 of...I have burned bridges as well. I have been to 4 of the 6 OB/GYNs in my county. Geesh. Two of them got crossed out with my ectopic pg, 2 more through my infertility battle. OB/GYNs suck, but I truly thought that it was just here.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16460768447130885391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167783085766202519.post-73742836546808042392010-05-17T19:47:40.327-05:002010-05-17T19:47:40.327-05:00My (soon-to-be-ex) OB/GYN has two separate sign-in...My (soon-to-be-ex) OB/GYN has two separate sign-in sheets -- one for 'Pregnant Women,' and one for 'Non-Pregnant Patients.' I found this sign-in sheet hurtful as someone with unexplained infertility, combined with the hour I spent waiting in the lobby, sandwiched between pregnant women with their streamers of ultrasound pictures. And then a friend who sees the same doctor pointed out that each time she's miscarried -- that would be five times -- she has to make the awful post-MC trip to this doc, and go from signing in on one sheet to signing in on the other. After she and I discussed our mutual loathing for these sheets, we mutually decided to find new doctors.<br /><br />We don't need the world to revolve around our infertility, but a little sensitivity would be cool.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11733166121272294075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167783085766202519.post-44361193695181099722010-05-17T19:23:09.167-05:002010-05-17T19:23:09.167-05:00have fun with the mammo. i have ant hills and it ...have fun with the mammo. i have ant hills and it sucked big time so i'd imagine it'd hurt more had i had more...boobage, if you will.tammy from da quonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167783085766202519.post-24616467380771715662010-05-17T05:37:54.052-05:002010-05-17T05:37:54.052-05:00Dear Anonymous who isn't my mother,
Those for...Dear Anonymous who isn't my mother,<br /><br />Those forms are insensitive not just to me, but just in general. I have friends who've had far worse tragedies than me - stillbirth, late term losses, etc. There's no reason that medical clinics can't just save all of the info in their database and then simply ask, "Has anything changed?"<br /><br />It *can* be done.Alabaster Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07135441846204787611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167783085766202519.post-36519086863557971282010-05-16T20:42:36.859-05:002010-05-16T20:42:36.859-05:00Darlin, this isnt your mom, but you will know who ...Darlin, this isnt your mom, but you will know who this anon person is.<br /><br />Imagine when I have to answer these same questions (only if I dont get my usual tech) not on paper but verbally because they didnt read the notation in my chart.<br /><br />1, 1, 0<br /><br />That baffles them as much as yours and is pretty hard to take. <br /><br />THERE IS A NOTE IN MY FILE FOR CRAPS SAKE!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167783085766202519.post-30951622472572112932010-05-16T18:34:23.193-05:002010-05-16T18:34:23.193-05:00This just burns me up. It just absolutely stagger...This just burns me up. It just absolutely staggers me that Dr. s that PEOPLE could be so insensitive. You deserve a thoughtful and compassionate Dr. after what you've been through. Actually even if you hadn't been through any of it you still deserve it. I can't tell you how many insensitive comments I got at the lab and at the hospital after my miscarriage. One of the few things that held me together was my Dr. And I didn't even really stand up for myself. I think now that I've been around the block a few times I think I would burn a few bridges myself. Good for you. Thanks for your honesty. Good luck with the mammogram!annebnoreply@blogger.com