I was referred to Dr. Peppy by a few of my friends, and I switched over to him from my previous OB when my husband and I decided to start trying to have a baby (just over 2 years ago). He was always great and explained everything thoroughly. He was extremely optimistic, as he should be considering I was 27 at the time with no health issues at all. 1 year went by and I wasn't getting pregnant, so he started running tests. According to his nurses (who are another story that I will get into), my hormone levels were just fine. He ran an HSG test, and he said everything was great then too. About 5 months before the HSG, I got pregnant and miscarried very early. When I called his office to ask them if I need to do anything (keep in mind I was VERY upset because I had just miscarried that day and was heartbroken), the first thing his nurse said to me was "you weren't pregnant." I couldn't believe it. How on EARTH could someone in this field tell a woman who is clearly heartbroken that she wasn't pregnant, without asking me ANY questions. That was strike 1. After the HSG, I got pregnant the following month, just as he predicted would happen. Yay! So happy! Then I had another early miscarriage. When I went to his office to talk about our next options since clearly we were having issues, I flat out asked him if he could refer me to a specialist. He said NO! What??? His words: "well, you ARE getting pregnant, so a specialist wouldn't be able to help you." In what world is that true? Strike 2. But I took his word for it when he said that the more miscarriages you have, the less likely you are to have them again. I still had (some) faith left in him and his crazy optimism (again..I'm young, very healthy, etc...I shouldn't be having these issues). He told me "next time you get pregnant, email me." I was happy that he gave me his email address and took that as something very kind of him to do. He said next time I get pregnant, he wants me to email me him away so that I can come in that day or the next to have blood work done. The point of doing this was to make sure that my body really was producing the right hormones and that I was, in fact, pregnant. Enter late December, I find out I'm pregnant again. I emailed him right away (over a weekend), and he emailed me back and included 2 of his nurses in the email. He asked them to schedule me for that Monday or Tuesday. I called first thing Monday morning, and as always, the receptionist didn't give me the time of day. The receptionists there are TERRIBLE. Absolutely awful and cold-hearted. I am always pleasant and try my hardest to explain my situations calmly, knowing that if I don't talk fast enough they're going to transfer me without even letting me finish. So I call, and it's like walking on eggshells with them. I got nervous that if I don't explain myself the "right" way, I'm going to lose my chance to get in that day or the next. As always, they transferred me before I could get 5 words in. My husband ended up talking with the nurse because just having to call Dr. Peppy's office makes me incredibly stressed, which of course is something I was trying to avoid so as not to stress my body out with this baby. Even though my husband explained very clearly that Dr. Peppy WANTED us to come in, that he EMAILED the nurses asking for us to come in, they still wouldn't do it. They said they had openings, but only for emergencies. While I understand this wasn't an emergency, it also wasn't a typical appointment. The most they would do was schedule me for a 7 week ultrasound, which guess what...? That's what they do with anyone who is newly pregnant. We explained that the reason he wants us in ASAP was to do blood work before anything bad happened, but nope. They absolutely did not care. So the 7 week appointment was made, and 3 days later I had another miscarriage. Strike 3.
I just honestly feel like I wasted 2 years of trying to get pregnant by going to Dr. Peppy. I loved him at first. I thought he was amazing, even though I disliked the nurses and receptionists from the get-go. Other than Dr. Peppy, no one there gives you the time of day. The sad thing is, even my friends who have referred me to him agree that the staff is terrible. I started to realize that if Dr. Peppy is hanging on to women like this at his work place, it says a lot about him. He lost my business, and any business that I would have otherwise referred, because of all of this. Unfortunately, I have about 3 other instances that I could go on to explain about the staff there, but I think this is enough. I have my appointment tomorrow with a specialist that I sought after myself. "You are getting pregnant, so a specialist wouldn't be able to help you" aka "keep coming to me so that I can make money off of all of the ultrasounds and procedures you're going to do here since I clearly see there is an issue with you getting pregnant."
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