I had been a patient of Blue Ridge Ob/Gyn for over 10 years, so when I finally decided to have children I knew where to go. However, every appointment it felt like they were herding cattle. Some doctors were helpful, some doctors acted as if you were wasting there time. Overall, I had a great pregnancies with no problems until August 12, 2008. I went to the Durant location (@ 35 weeks) complaining of bleeding and cramping. I was hooked up to a fetal monitor and it was determined that I was having gas pains and that the bleeding was nothing to worry about. The doctor told my husband to get me some GasX and to go home for the day. No other tests were performed. Fourteen hours later I was begging my husband to take me to the ER. Once I arrived at the ER and rushed to the Birthing Center, the nurse discovered I was 4cm dilated. It was also discovered , by a simple urine test, that I had a bladder infection which I believe was the cause of my baby girl being born 5 weeks early. I went to the doctor at 10am on the 12th and my daughter was born at 1:39am on the 14th and thank god she was healthy. I have often wondered if the doctor would have tested my urine the morning of the 12th could it have been treated and I carried her to term. I asked every doctor I saw on rounds what was the possible reason that she was 5 weeks early and I was told it happens sometimes even in the best of pregnancies. Although my husband and I often joke about her being the best gas pain I could have had, it does not cover the disappointment I have for a practice that I had been with for so long and the vagueness of their answers. Even after I moved to Durham, I continued to drive to their practice. Not anymore!
Pros: Location!
Cons: Doctors seem impersonal and failed to listen to me.
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