I had the amazing John Swanson, who shared an office with Dickinson, so I was grandfathered in to Dickinson's office when Swanson retired. I was very open minded and looking forward to getting to know and be cared for by this OB and office because I have a few friends who had nothing but very nice and good things to say... but man oh man, how I was completely WRONG. My very first appt with Dickinson was around 7 weeks pregnant. He used a handheld ultrasound and he couldn't find my baby, but thought he saw a heartbeat. I started to panic thinking how could you not find my baby? My last two babies I was able to see SOMETHING via ultrasound by 7 weeks, but he told me that's nothing to be worried about; maybe I was earlier that 7 weeks and maybe I recorded my last period wrong (which I know I didn't) so really I might be like 4 or 5 weeks instead of 7... I requested an in office vaginal ultrasound since I know Swanson had one that was used on me multiple times and I know he left it, but he told me that machine was "old as dirt" and didn't want to even try it; he instead referred me out to advanced medical imaging for a higher tech vaginal ultrasound that I had to wait about 3 weeks for an appt... allll the while trying not to worry about Dr. not finding the baby with the handheld ultrasound even though he "thought" he saw a heartbeat. Fast forward to my appt at advanced medical imaging, they tell me that I have a blighted ovum, which will definitely result in a miscarriage by the end of my first trimester. I was completely shocked and blind sighted by this, as Dickinson said he thought "he saw a fast flickering which would indicate a heartbeat", andd he reassured me this was something he was NOT worried about when I met with him. While I am not blaming him for my miscarriage, as that would be totally unfair- I totally get and understand how my body conceives is out of anyone's control other than God; I, however, AM blaming him and his office for my care after finding out about my blighted ovum. Once we knew I was going to miscarry, I originally wanted my body to miscarry naturally for personal reasons, but when I realized my body couldn't pass it naturally, I asked for a d&c and was denied multiple times. I started the miscarriage Jan 20, 2024- meaning I started to spot and bleed. By February 7th, I had started passing huge clots and copious amounts of blood. So I figured the miscarriage was complete... well it wasn't, it happened all over again the next day, and then 3 more times after that. I ended up in the ER twice in fear of bleeding out... I was bleeding through adult depend diapers every 30 minutes for about 2 hours while in excruciating abdominal pain that lasted about 4-5 hours even after bleeding slowed. After the second ER visit, I finally got an in person appointment with Dickinsons office, but not with Dickinson... they sent the nurse practitioner, Karley, to talk to me. I had previously asked for a D&C over the phone, and they told me that Dr. advised against it. I thought if I could talk to them in person, if they could see how much pain I was going through continuously, maybe, just maybe, they could help me finally put an end to this miscarriage..... only to be turned down and made to feel moronic about even asking for a D&C again since "my numbers were dropping and bloodwork looks fine". Not once did I get a physical exam in the office, not once did the actual doctor check in on me, not once did he order any other tests (like check for anemia when I bled for months on end or get another ultrasound to see if all the products of misconception was gone- which it wasn't bc I got an ultrasound done on my OWN and my lining was still thick and ill looking). This office did NOTHING but help my body prolong the miscarriage and make me feel stupid for asking for a d&c. It took me SIX WHOLE MONTHS to complete my miscarriage and Dr. Dickinson did nothing to help. They did offer an injection to make my body spontaneously miscarry again, but I didn't want that. My body had already tried that 5-6 times on its own and they told me too if I did the injection (which wasn't a plausible option for me since I care for two children at home while my husband works) I could still have products of misconception left. At about 4/5 months of bleeding, over the phone, I told the nurse practitioner, Karley, that if they didn't perform a D&C I was going to find another doctor who would. She then went on to tell me that my hcg went slightly up from the last hcg test (I was going to quest every other week) and performing a D&C would go against Dickinson's beliefs as if I am trying to abort a baby... THERE WAS NO BABY IN ME, IT WAS A BLIGHTED OVUM I JUST WANTED IT OVER WITH. I'm happy to report I am no longer with this office and my new OB validated my concerns and told me that if I were his patient at the time, he would of done a d&c after the first week of my body not being able to clear the miscarriage. read more