Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Cha-Cha-Cha-Changing

Ooooooooooh. Hold on. Contraction.
Gosh, those are certainly frequent and taking my breath away lately. I really don't remember having these with Ace.

Well, Lily Kate better NOT come today. I am trying to switch doctors! 8 months pregnant. Who does that if they aren't moving towns? Here's my list of reasons:
  • I've only actually seen my doctor twice (and I've been her patient for over two years, that includes last year's miscarriage - she never saw me). I've seen the nurse practioner and physicians assistant (who are delightful, but not the doctor).
  • When I called after hours the other day, the answering service paged the wrong doctor and I never heard from anyone.
  • After a day of testing last Tuesday, no one followed up to give me the test results.
  • I got no contact from the doctor or her staff the entire time I was having the tests run.
  • When I called the office last Friday, there were no doctors or nurses available and no one offered to contact one. The receptionist tried to interpret my test results.
  • When I called to schedule the follow up appointment, requested by the doctor, I was told they had no space for me that day and that everything "must have been fine because your chart isn't on my desk for follow up."

I just don't feel like I can depend on her. She's not in a practice with other doctors, so if she turns up unavailable, there's no telling who will deliver Lily Kate. This hormonal mama has just had it.

I'm crossing my fingers that my records are released to a new doctor today (suggested by my sister-in-law - THANK YOU HILARY!). I've been communicating with the new doctor's OB coordinator and she seems very helpful and understanding. Been having serious blood sugar spikes in the morning (today is the first that I haven't because I cut sugar completely out of my breakfast) leaving me super sick with bad headaches which I'd really like to discuss with the doctor.

Never a dull moment.

1 comment:

Dave and Tara Harris said...

Oh Kelly! I'm so sorry to hear that. Unfortunately, this happens all too much. I work with this ALL THE TIME!!! That is why I choose a midwife route and LOVE LOVE LOVE it! I am now close, personal friends with her! But there are some good doctors left out there, so I'm glad your sister-in-law recommended one. And hopefully you'll be satisfied. And yes, they should most definitely be able to "release" your medical record...it's YOUR body and YOUR baby!!!! You have that right!!! My midwife gets women ALL THE TIME in their last few weeks of pregnancy coming from OB docs!!!! I can't wait to hear all about Lily Kate once she's here! You will have so mcuh fun dressing her! Girls are a blast to accessorize! :)