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Partners in women's healthcare rant XP

rider5344rider5344 member
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I've only called once before this with a question so it's not like I call all the time or anything, but they are VERY rude.  I have a rash, which I know would be something to ask my regular doc about, but as good as he is, he is not very good with "women" stuff.  And i'm concerned about being prescribed something that isn't good for baby.  I know I should find another but around here it is almost impossible to find a good family doc taking new patients.  Anyway, I tried to ask the nurse questions and she was short and VERY rude.  This happened the other time I called too.  I asked about lunch meat and proactiv.  They didn't even know what proactiv was and told me not to use it and was rude about the lunchmeat telling me not to eat it.  Then when I had my appointment the doc. said lunch meat was fine, in moderation and that anything topical ie: proactiv was fine also.  The doctors i've met so far seem awesome, but i'm thinking about switching based on how rude the nurses are.  Would you switch or just stick it out with the b*tchy nurses?  
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  • jessv82jessv82
    I'd just stick it out.  The Dr's are all really great (in my opinion anyway - there was just one midwife I didn't like).  I never had any issues with anyone actually in the office and the one time I did call the nurses line (early spotting) the person I talked to was really nice.  When we called the after hours line, the midwife I didn't like is the one who called back and I felt she was very short and just not personable.  If it were the Dr's, I'd say switch but you won't really deal with the nurses all that often so if you can stick it out, I would.  Just my opinion :)
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  • lhhllhhl

    I have mixed emotions with PIWH. I never had any problems with the nurse but did have a HUGE problem with one of the doctors. Very early on in my pregnancy one of their doctors told me my baby died. Tried to really talk me into scheduling a D&C or taking a pill to move things along. I refused and wait a week for nature to take its course only to find out when I went back in that my baby never died. I was around 10-12 weeks when all this happened.

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  • mpaynempayne member

    I LOVE PIWH but then again I am not prego so I'm sure things are different. However, I only had one bad experience and that was with Dr. Adams, he's HORRIBLE. Don't go to him. Dr. Scott Readence is the BEST at least at the Lemoyne office. I trust him with my life and that's no exaggeration b/c he was able to get me out of bad point in my life when Dr. Adams told me I had all of this stuff but refused to run tests and then I come to find out that I don't have anything that he thought I did and I dealt with this for almost 2 years of my life.

     I have called the nurse hotline a few times in the last week b/c of getting on Povera and to check on my blood results and then to also know for sure (which I still don't know) if I have PCOS but they were great with me. I would wait it out but that's me... and I'm not prego.

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  • rlthomas7rlthomas7
    I had issues with them years ago, before I was pregnant. Like you, it was with the office staff and nurses, not the doctors, but I would get so upset about being treated badly (I had to go in quarterly for my depo shot, so I was there a lot). Finally I decided that I didn't want to deal with this when I was pregnant, hormonal and having to be there all the time, so I switched. I ended up having a difficult pregnancy and was so glad I switched, since I had to call/visit all the time.
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  • bridz2bebridz2be

    I used to go there before moving to Maryland and never had any problems (also wasn't pg). If you are attached to the doctors and have a good rapport with them, then I would stick it out. However, if you're continuing to have doubts then I might think about switching. I know that I had a lot of contact with nurses when I was going in every week for some issues I was having during the pregnancy, or having to call. Then again, it would probably take a lot to make me leave, given that I LOVED my doctor.

     I have to laugh about the comment about Dr. Adams! This is who delivered me... which means he is probably approaching retirement or is well past. Crankypants anyone? 

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  • AngelLuver_02AngelLuver_02 member
    sorry you had such a bad experience thus far. I love partners in women's healthcare and have had awesome experiences! I mainly go to the carlise office but when I became a high risk PG I started some of my appointemnts in lemoyne and never had an issue.
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  • mickieboo1mickieboo1

    I just switched to them from Womens First OB/GYN.....I've had one appointment so far and it was great!!  Except for this little scraggly haired nurse in the front....she was a bi#%h.....I love Dr. Readance so far....I'm gonna stick it out and see how it goes...my experience at W. F. OB/GYN I dont think can be topped....it was freakin horrible and I will NEVER step foot in that office again and don't advise ANYONE to go there where they're pregnant!

    Good luck! Big Smile 

     

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