Comments on: You’re kidding, right?

By: Ambulance Mommy

Ambulance Mommy — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:24:06 +0000

I’m with everyone else on this one…I love my OB/GYN, but it took a while to find this practise. i actually switched at 20 weeks because the first practise kept cancelling, or changing things, or messing up lab work, and I felt that it was becoming dangerous to the baby.

Plus, think of it like this: if it were the pediatrician doing this to the twins, you would never put up with it, right?

I like the idea of calling and letting them know how upset you are, that would be a good first step. But then if they don’t respond appropriatly, its time for a new one.

By: Rhonda (twinsanity)

Rhonda (twinsanity) — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:33:37 +0000

Find a new doctor. Seriously. The only time anything remotely similar happened to me was them calling to see if i could see another midwife/doctor in the practice because the person I had an appointment with was out on a family emergency. The doctor and midwife who are on call never have appointments scheduled that day.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:03:09 +0000

Damn. ya – I agree. New OB/GYN. I’ve only had one cancellation with mine, and I was called about 3 days beforehand. They have hospital hours and practice hours…it’s a rotating schedule of docs, but you can usually request a “favorite”

By: awiley

awiley — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:45:50 +0000

I agree you’re totally justified in giving up on this one & trying someone else, but if you want to stay it might be worth a call to the doctor/his nurse/office manager to say ,”I really like Dr. X, but have had a number of appointments cancelled and that’s not acceptableto me, so am considering moving to another doc. Can you suggest a time/alternative setup (like seeing his/her partner who’s less busy or likely to cancel you)/alternative days that will avoid this problem?”
My doc does evening hours one night a week, and for some reason (probably because he’s ready to get out of there!) he’s almost always on time and the whole process seems less rushed/stressful b/c the number of people around is much smaller than in would be mid-day. I just call way in advance and snag one of those late appointments.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:10:11 +0000

That is simply reprehensible! This is worded so well:
“Don’t treat me like my time isn’t valuable and isn’t deserving of the same respect that I show your office.”

How tempted I’d be to send them a li’l handwritten note to that effect!

(and thank you for your veggie drawer ‘fess up! )

By: Beverly

Beverly — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 05:32:25 +0000

Oh, that really bites. And after you asked M to work from home, too. I’m sorry.

For what it’s worth, I think it’s infinitely harder for SAHMs to schedule appointments. People who know I stay at home now always assume I can be somewhere at a moment’s notice, anytime, with Jack. HA! What with naptimes, mealtimes and general intolerance for sitting still, toddlers don’t make appointments easy.

By: Kristin

Kristin — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:50:47 +0000

I don’t know if this is a choice for you but I get mine done at my primary care dr’s office once a year during my physical.. it works because I won’t get cancelled on for a delivery and I get the physical done and out of the way at the same time.. I can definitely understand how it’s annoying and I don’t blame you.. if they expect 24 hours for cancellation then I think they should hold the same for you and let you know 24 hours in advance especially if it’s a scheduled surgery.. Good luck

By: Mommy, Esq.

Mommy, Esq. — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:51:28 +0000

You know how I feel about waiting. I’m dreading my 6 week exam coming up – I wonder how long they’d make me wait with screaming twins in the waiting room? Actually, I was hoping to leave them at home. I agree with What a Card – switch to a GYN. My kids Pediatrician office has a sister practice that I am considering switching to – across the street.

Giovanna lives nearby? She’s my new favorite Blog Celebrity.

I’d love to come by and visit some time soon – our meeting tonight was too brief. Kids were cranky tonight but finally asleep (after 3 hours).

By: kimbolina

kimbolina — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:47:19 +0000

You got calls! I would have loved a cancellation call! My ob/gyn is one of the premier multiples and high risk docs in our province, so I often got the shaft for general office appointments. One time during my second trimester I waited at his office from 10:00 in the morning until 7:00 pm because if I left I wouldn’t get back in for a month. I went into hospital at 25 weeks and stayed there until my twins’ delivery at 36 weeks and I used to joke with the nurses that I was only there so for the all on call doctors visits, that and the jello. I go to my family doc for regular check ups now…it’s a lot less stressful, and I know that I can always go to my ob/gyn if anything serious comes up.

By: Eva

Eva — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:45:18 +0000

That sounds really disrespectful of your time. How does she keep patients? It’s great she’s nice, but other people’s time is valuable too. I’ve had my practice delay appointments by a couple of hours for emergency c-sections, but that’s it. They have office times and hospital times, and they respect the difference. I’m just kind of blown away that you have to deal with that for every appointment. And what happens if you ever need non-routine care, where you’re really worried about a health issue? Will they delay you by 6 weeks?