I don't even know where to begin when discussing the dissatisfaction I have for this office... Firstly, the way this office works is that you see a different doctor each visit. The theory being that when you deliver your baby you will have at least met the delivery doctor at least once.
I have read that at each OBGYN visit, a urine test is performed. Four Corners does not do this. When I enquired as to why, they said they don't do a urine test unless they are looking for something specific. 36 hours after my last appointment, I had to go to the emergency room because I thought I was in labor. Turns out it was a UTI. This would have been caught had a urine test been performed at that last doctor visit. Needless to say I was not happy about that.
They also forced a gestational diabetes test on me early on (before the mandatory one at week 25). I asked why, and they said because of my family history of diabetes. I told them I didn't have any family members with diabetes, and made the doctor read my history. She read it and said, "Oh", and proceeded to give me the test. I asked several members of staff why this was being done, and no one had an answer for me. This test is not easy, and can't be healthy for an unborn baby. I was not happy.
I tried to switch to different OBGYN, and even had a nurse from Four Corners write a rec for another office, but when that office called Four Corners to confirm, Four Corners told them they would not refer me. On my next visit to Four Corners, the doctor spent the entire visit bad-mouthing the OBGYN I attempted to move to. Every time I tried to change the subject back to my baby's care, she went back to slamming the other office. She said things like how their care was sub-par, they were a rip-off, and that they weren't as good as her office. I was very uncomfortable.
I felt like they didn't really have time for me at Four Corners. All of my questions and concerns were brushed off with "you're healthy". I kept bringing up a serious past medical condition, that my old doctor told me to monitor in the event that I did become pregnant. Everyone at Four Corners dismissed it. After my child's birth, five minutes before I was supposed to check out, the doctors tried to set me up with a take home series of medication that has to be injected - by me. I know for a fact there is oral medication for this malady, as I had it previously, but they refused to give me anything other than a box of needles. I used to have needle-phobia, and while I can handle shots and having blood drawn now, I can't do self-injection. I asked for the oral medication by name, and they still wouldn't offer me an alternative to needles. Despite that my condition could be life-threatening, I left the hospital in fear that this old condition could resurface and kill me in front of my newborn. I was beyond furious at this point, and I feel like this was extremely poor doctoring.
The doctors also refused to give me pain medication while in the hospital. I was given Tylenol and Ibuprofen after my child's birth. I have no history of drug abuse, but the nurse told me they couldn't give me anything because they didn't want me to become addicted. I was furious. I was in so much pain I couldn't sleep. Finally at 4am, a nurse gave me one pill. One. That is all I got after an hour of pushing and stitches. This was absolutely barbaric. I was in pain for the four days I was hospitalized, and the doctors couldn't have cared less.
I can't go into much more of my issues with this office, as I'm not comfortable discussing my medical history and experience on the web. However, if you have any questions about my experience here, please send me a PM.
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