Shortly after arriving in France, I experienced very painful periods. I found Dr. Oppenheim through…read morea list of english speaking doctors provided by the american embassy. I've been followed by Dr. Oppeheim for two years. First she diagnosed me with endometriosis, but provided me very little information on how to properly treat this disease. I did a check up with her every 6 months. The last checkup, she advised me to get a mammagram and another ultrasound for both my breasts and pelvic region, when I saw my cysts had grown, I called her panicked asking what should we do as a course of treatment. As we know endometriosis can have a huge impact on fertility. Our conversation went like this: She asked "well does it hurt?" " Yes sometimes it hurts very bad but mostly ranges..." " well, I don't think we should do anything besides my next appointment is in two months." She's lost my medical folder several times, each time I saw her we'd have to restart all my medical history questions. Her consultations are very pricey, around 50 to 70 euros for thirty mins always beginning with so "why are you here"? well... maybe because I have a reproductive disease, remember? she takes phone calls during your appointment times too, so the whole confidentiality thing, out the window for the patients on the phone you can hear. .... She speaks english, but not at the best level. Her office is in the exam room which I always found strange and a little unhygienic. Otherwise, she's put me on pills I can't support which have made me gain weight, have insane mood changes, and no improving of symptoms, and an increase of bad cholesterol at 23 years old. When I said I wanted to stop the pills, she countered with "are you sure your boyfriend wants to use a condom for contraception" as if it's his choice and not mine that I take a pill. I suggested maybe a ring or iud, and she refused. Also, once she asked how I removed the hair around my area, as if it were medically linked, when I told her, she said, "oh because you did a really good job" UNCOMFORTABLE and unprofessional. Today was the last straw for me. I have already been searching for a more competent doctor that has experience in treating this disease, but I woke up in excruciating pain and had to stay home from school because I can't get out of bed, so I called the specialist that EndoFrance recommended and then called her office to get a copy of my medical folder and all her notes to have during my first appointment with my new doctor, well, surprise, they lost it, and only have my pap smear records. None of the 5 blood tests i've done, none of the ultra sounds, none of the notes she took in our 6 appointments. I also asked for a school note since I can't get out of bed, and they insisted i'd have to have an appointment first. To do what exactly? To have a visual on my pain? not possible. and a waste of time and money. Needless to say, if you want to feel like your doctor cares about you , don't go to this one. If you want to feel like your disease is being treated in an efficient and pro active manner, don't go to this one, if you want to feel like you have control over your treatment and sexual health, definitely avoid this one at all costs. I feel like an idiot going to her for so long and not getting the hell out of there after the second appointment when she diagnosed me. I hope to god this won't have a major consequence on my fertility later on and that the specialist will help me more than this. JUST DON'T EVER WASTE YOUR MONEY ON HER.
