Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Finding A New Doctor


When I found Dr. Person, it was so easy. I just knew he was the right doctor.  Now I had to find another one. I could not decide what to do. I had two options for hospitals. I could stay at the U or go find a doctor out by St. Marks Hospital. (Yes there are more hospital options but these were the only two I was willing to consider).
My sister in law was a nurse out at St. Marks, and I asked her what her recommendation would be since she worked with them in labor and delivery. She new exactly who to refer, a Dr. Yamashita.  He went straight to the top of my list. I also wanted to check out the U's Labor and delivery unit.
Dr. Peterson actually offered to give us a tour on our last appointment with him, so Justin gave him a call and we went up for a look.
We were really impressed with the U. A lot of it had recently been remodeled. The delivery rooms were really large, and the post pardum rooms we felt were bigger than the ones at St. Marks.
I had a couple of options at the U for doctors. There were two OBGYNs in Centerville. I told Dr. Peterson I was leaning toward Dr. Adelman, he said she would be a great choice.
We decided to try Dr. Adelman first. Her education was what impressed me the most. We also thought staying at the U would be best. We didn't have to transfer records, it just seemed like the best choice.
First Impressions
I had my first appointment set up for around 11 weeks. It was nice that everything was already familiar. Centerville is where most of my appointment were before, I was familiar with most of the staff already, so right off I was glad we stuck with the U.
When the Dr. came she was not what I expected (or what anyone would expect as a doctor).
But I instantly loved her. She was very petite, with short curly hair and huge nerdy glasses. But she was perfect. She was professional but with a sense of humor. She was like " oh! Another set of twins curtsey of Dr.Peterson. Just as I deliver one set I get another."
She was great. She explained everything, left you with zero questions. We looked at the babies quickly to check their heartbeats. Everything was great, we made our next appointment and left. We got into the car, and I asked Justin if this was someone he would be comfortable with. He said absolutely. We were totally on the same page. She was great, and we had made the right decision.

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