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Thanks for the feedback and an update

KayJayDeeKayJayDee
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I posted a few days ago about my OB appointment and how my doctor told me the hospital wouldn't allow breech deliveries and how he could lose his license.  Thanks to everyone who responded.  I started calling around and I'm pretty sure I'll be switching practices by the end of the week.  

I called the hospital where I'll be delivering and asked about their "twin policies."  I spoke to one of the labor/delivery people and she assured me that there are no blanket policies regarding twins, breech deliveries, epidurals for twins, delivering in the OR, etc.  So basically, my OB isn't comfortable with the possibility that B could go breech and he tried to pass it off as a hospital policy.  I call bull$h!t.  

I've been researching other practices and spent about 10 minutes on the phone today with an admin person from a larger practice.  I feel SO much better about this practice and their approach to twin vaginal deliveries.  Between my conversation with her and the one earlier with the hospital lady, I feel like switching is definitely the right thing to do.  I *just might* be able to actually relax and just go with the flow from here on out.  :)

I need to get the new practice a copy of my records for them to review before they'll let me switch over, but I'm having a completely uncomplicated pregnancy and my previous pregnancy was also totally normal, so I'm optimistic that they'll take me.  It was funny... she asked who my current doc was and when I told her she said, "Oh... yeah... we get a lot of his patients."  Hmmm... seems like I'm not the only one who smelled a rat.  

 

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Re: Thanks for the feedback and an update

  • PurrCrasherPurrCrasher member

    This gave me a good laugh but only because I went through this EXACT same scenario with my first doctor! It was a terrible experience every time we went to see him. The wait was always at least an hour and a half, appointments were rushed, questions were not answered and he too tried to pass a lot of things off as hospital policy constantly forgetting that I WORK at the hospital and knew he was lying! He even "didn't have time" to do my A/S after I wanted two hours for it and tried to push it off a month.

    I distinctly remember my first appointment with my new doctor feeling like some kind of awakening. I finally felt like someone was listening and truly cared about my unborn children as much as I did. I honestly think that switching doctors was the very best thing I did for myself and my children throughout this entire pregnancy. I hope you find that switching doctors gives you the kind of relief it gave me. It completely changed the way I felt about my pregnancy and my worries just melted away.

    Also, I got the same, "yeah...we get a lot of his patients..." line. Some people maybe just shouldn't practice medicine. 

    GOOD LUCK!

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  • pixiem38pixiem38 member
    Good luck!!! I am sure you have seen my crazy rant postings, but i really believe that it is soooo important to go where they care about you and your babies as much as you do...and i am so glad that you are taking care of matters now and switching. Then you can relax!
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  • KayJayDeeKayJayDee
    Thanks, ladies!  I called the office to request a copy of my records to pick up tomorrow.  The person I spoke to asked if I was leaving the practice and I told her I was getting a second opinion.  About half an hour later the doctor called me and started trying to talk me into staying.  I spoke to him for 20 minutes (more than I've spoken to him in all my previous appts combined) and he just continued to dig himself in deeper.  Apparently, the hospital administrator that I spoke to earlier had been in touch with him and gotten him up to date with a copy of the hospital's "policy" regarding twins.  She told him that one of his patients who was having twins had called to ask about the policy and wanted to make sure that he knew that there was no policy.  He goes, "was that you??"  Uh... yeah.  He tells me, "It turns out there is no policy regarding breech deliveries.  I was mistaken.  You've got to understand... I've only been here for 3 years."  Seriously?  Moving on...
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  • tarajaynetarajayne member
    Glad to see you found a new doctor.  Being comfortable with your care is so important.  You have enough to worry about!
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  • yinyang124yinyang124 member

    imageKayJayDee:
    Thanks, ladies!  I called the office to request a copy of my records to pick up tomorrow.  The person I spoke to asked if I was leaving the practice and I told her I was getting a second opinion.  About half an hour later the doctor called me and started trying to talk me into staying.  I spoke to him for 20 minutes (more than I've spoken to him in all my previous appts combined) and he just continued to dig himself in deeper.  Apparently, the hospital administrator that I spoke to earlier had been in touch with him and gotten him up to date with a copy of the hospital's "policy" regarding twins.  She told him that one of his patients who was having twins had called to ask about the policy and wanted to make sure that he knew that there was no policy.  He goes, "was that you??"  Uh... yeah.  He tells me, "It turns out there is no policy regarding breech deliveries.  I was mistaken.  You've got to understand... I've only been here for 3 years."  Seriously?  Moving on...
     

    Oh my gosh, if I was on the fence about switching, that last comment surely would have sealed the deal for me. How wreckless of him to lie . 

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