Breaking Up With Allina

Breaking Up With Allina
Literally the day after Matt and I went on the tour at Unity Hospital, I emailed my doctor at Fridley Allina and asked if she would care to see me for my 36 week appointment, just in case she wanted to check in on my condition, etc since she hadn't seen me in months. I noted that I still really wanted her to deliver the baby (it is a group practice, but she has told me before that she would come over if I went into labor during the day and requested her)

I explained that I havent seen her for every appointment thus far for two reasons: 1. Scheduling is an issue, she doesnt have appointments past 3:30pm and I need them to be at 4 or later. 2. I loathe going to the Fridley clinic because I have to wait an hour or more to be seen every single time, even though I am always on time. My appointments are scheduled for 10 minutes long and the doctor is usually only with me for 3-5 minutes if I have no concerns.

Anyway, I received an email back from a nurse stating that I could only see Dr. Green for my 36 week appointment "IF" she had availability and that the only way she would deliver me is if she "happened" to be on call that day. I was furious with this answer, and the fact that the nurse didn't even bother to show Dr. Green my message. I wrote back stating that I thought her answer was rude, I understood the policies and I expected her to forward my message on to Dr. Green. Days later she wrote back that she was sorry that I "felt she was rude" and that she would forward my message. A week later.. I still haven't heard anything.

Starting Over (albeit late in the game)
Thursday night I was so upset about the nurse's message that I called Maple Grove hospital and scheduled a hospital tour. It was Matt and I's four year anniversary, so I knew he wouldn't be thrilled about it, but I wanted to schedule it just in case he would go for it. Fortunately for me, Matt was a trooper about it. We went to the tour before dinner, and it was amazing! ( I will write a separate post about the tour.)

The best part is, Maple Grove Hospital is in a completely different network than Unity and the Allina clinics, so I am hoping that I will be treated better. My first appointment with the new doctor is this Friday the 18th at 3:30. I am really nervous since I will already be 35.5 weeks along, but I know it will be for the best.