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Evania
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Yes, that was it exactly. Thank you!
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silver_moon
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It might be worth writing to him and saying you are considering posting a review online (if you would do that). I can’t tell how difficult it is to see him in terms of time, money, distance, etc.Okay, I’m bad with social situations and am sorry if I sounded mean. There aren’t many Napro doctors out there. I was lucky to have this one. I think part of the problem is he is very new in his practice too. Late twenties/early thirties. This is his first Medical practice. Over time he will probably be better able to treat these diseases. He will grow in knowledge and experience. So in 10-15 more years or so he might be much better equipped and have more treatment options. I just need help now, not later. His office staff on the other hand…they just need help…lol!
My Ob/Gyn practice has a number of very bad reviews online due to the difficulty of dealing with the front office and billing office. Many people have said that the doctors are great in general, but the process of getting to see them was so difficult that patients left the practice. Other people left due to mistakes with billing. I don’t know how many people tried discussing this in private first, though.
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Convert_in_99
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Yeah normally I wouldn’t mind doing a review, but I give the Doctor the benefit of the doubt. He’s young and new and while I might need an older more experienced doctor, he’s trying to do a good thing for Catholics and other pro-life families. He can’t help it his staff is lousy. I wouldn’t want the review to affect his practice, just the office.
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nodito
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He can help it. He can tell them to shape up. He can hire more or better office managers and nurses. He should know he’s losing patients because his practice is being mismanaged. It’s actually a kindness to him to let him know why you’re leaving.
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Graceful_Lamb
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If you need to take ABC to feel better after exhausting everything else, then do it. No one needs to know you are taking ABC. People can and will sit in judgment. One thing I have learned recently is to share things with people I know on an as needed basis. Otherwise, people get judgmental, start making comments, etc. and it just doesn’t end well. There is nothing wrong with what you are doing and you know yourself the best. These other people haven’t lived your life and don’t know what you have been through.
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Hoosier_Daddy
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Man. that is a lot of frustration. And I just wish we had access to a napro doctor…I’m done with my Napro Doctor. So done. He’s not such a bad doctor, but his office is inexcusably inefficient. I can’t take it anymore. If I’m lucky, it takes days to get a nurse to return my call, if I’m unlucky (which is often) they don’t return it at all. They keep using the same excuse “we’re short staffed today” or “so and so didn’t show up today.” I have a rather serious (but most likely not life threatening) issue to discuss. I have been spotting for 11 days and am 3 days late for my period. I took three early result pregnancy tests and they were all negative, thankfully. But if I wind up in the ER for something serious, or heaven forbid and ectopic pregnancy, I will be flaming mad. (Not like I’m not already.)
The earliest I can talk to anyone is two weeks!His only treatment left for me is to dope me up with an Opiate. He does hysterectomies, but doesn’t want to do that until there’s no other options. I hate these strong pain killers. They make me feel worse than I did before. I can’t believe I’ve exhausted the Napro Doctors “extensive” knowledge of Endometriosis, but I seemingly have. These doctors are held up on golden pedestals in the Catholic circles. I get bashed and berated for what I’m about to do, but it’s not like I haven’t exhausted all other options. So I’m biting the bullet. I’m going to a “secular” doctor. I got in immediately without question and their staff was incredibly nice and helpful. I’m going to probably be prescribed ABC Pills, and I’m going to take them. Come Hell or high water I’m going to find relief. Surely going on ABC is better than a complete removal of the ovaries and uterus. That I can’t get a darn follow up to the Napro doctor to get that process moving in the right direction.
I’m a practicing Catholic and I’m going to be on ABC. There I said it. I don’t like it but it’s what I’m doing. I have already received a stone throw from a “friend” at Church. My Spiritual Director will most likely be next. After that I refuse to let anyone else know. I’m already treated practically like a leper because of my mental illness, my infertility, and my mixed marriage. Its not happy fun times in my faith world. I have no support. Now I will have less. And to think of all the “have you tried Napro’s?” I’ve heard through the years.
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Convert_in_99
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If your wife just needs a pro-life “baby” doctor (just an OB) or is having basic gynecological treatment, then I’m sure they are fine. If she has a complex ongoing health issue such as “PCOS”’ or Endometriosis, they may be limited. Mine is a particularly severe and stubborn case though (the “stubborn” doesn’t surprise me
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alphawoman
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PM sent to you, Convert.
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Allegra
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I have had similar difficulty with my NaPro doc’s lousy office staff, though they are getting better. I think one of them was his niece, and she was just soooooo dumb! She’s gone now though. It’s not like OBGYN issues aren’t time sensitive and people shouldn’t have to guess the code words to get past the receptionist in order to see or speak to their doctor. Even if the doc is the best in the world, if his office staff are standing between you and decent care, you have every right to go find the second best in the world. And I don’t think you have to worry about the meds. You aren’t using them for contraception. You’re using them for relief from a medical condition.
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Xantippe
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“Unexpected and unusual bleeding” really ought to do the job.
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Allegra
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It ought to do the job, but when I called to say that I had some spotting when I was pregnant with my first, one of them offered me an appointment that was over a week out! Apparently the actual code words are, “I’m concerned about so-and-such. What time today can Dr. Richard see me?”
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