So I am a physician. I’m an attending in a different different unrelated field to OB. I’m a bit older, did not think pregnancy was in the cards for me and now I’m surprise pregnant on ozempic.
I called my in network OB office and asked to be scheduled with any doctor. She said “oh so any doctor is fine” I said “yes any physician.” I later get a MyChart message I’d been scheduled with an NP. I called back, requested a specific physician and they said they’d have a nurse call me back.
Nurse calls me.
Conversation went like this:
Nurse: I see you want this physician. I’m sorry she has no availability.
Me: okay. It’s fine I can take any physician
Nurse: well keep you where you are then.
Me: no, I’d like a physician please
Nurse: well they said you wanted this specific doctor
Me: yes she delivered both of my close friend’s kids. But if she is not available I want a physician.
Nurse: well I can try but we can’t guarantee a doctor. Why would you expect that
Me: I’m a physician and just prefer to see physicians, please.
Nurse: okay well I’ve got this one on this day (the following morning after the Np appointment). But you may have to follow up with just a nurse practitioner. We can’t promise anything to anyone.
Me: that appointment sounds great and will plan to stick with her.
Why in the world is it so difficult to say I want to see someone who completed an OB/GYN residency and has more OB knowledge than me?
Sorry I haven’t told the world about my pregnancy yet so I just wanted to rant somewhere.