Avoid Cheryl Axford
Sunday, October 04, 2009
I am a patient of Dr. Otto's (who I like very much), but while she was on materity leave, I saw Cheryl Axford for my annual exam. I had had a cyst on my ovary the year before (which ended up taking care of itself) and she decided to check everything out with an ultrasound. Well, although it was the only cyst I had ever been aware of, Cheryl proceeds to tell me bluntly that I most likely have problems with my ovaries and therefore will have problems with my fertility. Since my husband and I were planning on trying to start a family, this was particularly devastating. She was unsympathetic, barely answered my questions, and said, "Don't worry. It takes some women years to get pregnant." I'm sorry - but you don't tell someone they fertility problems and then brush it off like it's no big deal. I was so upset I went and saw my regular doctor to run tests and then actually went back to Cheryl because she had left me with so many unanswered questions. I was just as dissatisfied the second time. I went through emotional hell thinking I wouldn't be able to have a baby and she acted so callously and like it wasn't a big deal. I will never elect to see this woman again. Fortunately, my regular OBGYN is fantastic.
The positive that came out of this is that my husband and I got pregnant on OUR FIRST TRY. So, the worrying and stress that we were put through ended up being for nothing.