I am 13 days away from my delivery date and have seen been going to Dr. Johnson's office since my first doctor's appointment. He has been recommended to me by a number of people and have heard only one person complain about Sharon, the mid-wife because the person thought Sharon had no bed-side manner - but said that Sharon was the one who delivered her baby and she was thrilled with Sharon then.
I am a mandatory c-section - in Marion County with only one L&D hospital in the entire county - apparently all doctor's have agreed if you've had one c-section, you no longer have the choice to try a VBAC. I was very disappointed by this, but I must admit that is not Dr. Johnson's fault.
I have also personally never had any problems with Sharon. She is not a touchy-feely-emotional-type lady, but she is to the fact and will answer any questions you have.
The Ultra-Sound technician is FABULOUS.
Dr. Johnson now has a new P.A. and she is wonderful as well. So, if you want touchy-feely you can always find it with them.
I was slightly disappointed in the office when I was 36 weeks pregnant and had concerns and requested was sent for a fetal non-stress test. Although the test came back fine, I still felt I wanted an ultra-sound to take a look and ensure everything was visually sound as well. The office pushed back - a lot - told me they don't do 'reassurance ultra-sounds' - but finally agreed to let me pay out of pocket to have an ultra-sound completed to have all bases covered to ensure the health of my baby. When I went in the office to handle this, I was concerned there would be some attitude because of my insistence, but everyone was friendly and all-smiles.
I have only seen Dr. Johnson 3-4 times throughout my visits, but part of that issue is my schedule availability for appointments only being on days he's not in the office.
Other than that, I have really enjoyed the experience of seeing a doctor who is the only doctor in the office. My first son, I was using an office with maybe about 10 doctors and you never saw the same doctor twice. They wanted you to rotate out because you never knew who was going to deliver you.
I'm surprised my c-section is scheduled the day before my due date only because they said it would be scheduled a week before. But, apparently they have a large number of women having to be scheduled those couple of weeks. So, I'm not going to be upset about having the opportunity to let my child fully develop. And I'm only hoping I don't go into labor early only because I don't know who will be on call, who will do my surgery, and I would rather the doctor be well-rested and expecting me than being called off of the golf-course! read more