wats up doc?!

Ever felt scared while waiting for your turn for your doctor’s appointment?! Ever felt uncomfortable waiting for your turn to go see your OB GYN, specifically?!?

Well, for most of the ladies, its always a 100% uncomfortable and embarrassing experience to see one’s OB GYN, for the mere reason that you’re being examined while your legs are open wide in a stir ups. It’s very professional yes, but of course you’ll always get uncomfortable with such uncompromising situation.

My very 1st visit to my OB GYN was during my 2nd yr college days. I was literally having monthly dysmennorhea (painful menstruation), that was my chief complaint that prompted my consultation. I was accompanied by my mom and my 1st OB was very kind enough to explain all the things I needed to know while being examined in the stir ups. I was freakingly scared and embarrassed. But my doctor was very informative and calm, reassuring me of my 1st diagnosis. I guess, that’s a good way to start my regular check ups with her.

Since then, I became comfortable with my regular OB visits. Up until 2years ago, I had the worst OB experience ever with a consultant MD in Medical City, Pasig. I went there to have a 2nd opinion for maybe a possible newly diagnosed 2nd case and the lady physician was very unkind enough to give me a new diagnosis of my case. I strongly believe that everyone should be given a fair delivery of one’s diagnosis, instead of being informative and calm with my case. She blurted out in a panic mode of asking me to get operation ASAP, without the reassurance and explanations at hand. I saw her face as she probably saw mine, shocked. So, when we went to her office after the ultrasound, she even told me, if my previous OB didn’t know my case! Whoa, talk about patient's bill of right please!!!

I left the hospital with a heavy heart and literally crying buckets over my hubby’s shoulder. I felt I wasn’t treated right. I never returned to that rude OB in Medical City. Instead I found a new OB in USTH whose very kind enough to explain very carefully and thoroughly my case. She even pointed out the pros and cons of having the operation and not having the operation. I strongly believed her and put my trust in her that she will take good care of me. I still do my regular visits with her. And I don't have plans of changing my OB now, coz i feel good with her. On the other hand, I still feel uncomfortable but not because of the stir ups, but because I still feel scared that one day she’ll deliver "a not so good of a news" regarding my reproductive va jay jay! Kapoow!

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