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Hellomaybe
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hospital stay opinion
Tell me if you would be annoyed/disappointed with this situation or if I'm being silly.
I had my baby 7 weeks ago. I was admitted at 8 am on a Saturday, had my baby on Sunday at 9 am and was in the hospital Monday and went home Tuesday at 5 pm.
I did not see my doctor once during the 4 days I was in the hospital. The covering doctor delivered my baby and 2 different covering doctors checked me the following 2 days. Was I wrong to assume that even if my doctor wasn't covering the hospital the days I was there, he would make an effort to see his own patients? His receptionist called me on the day I was being discharged and asked for my baby's name so they could bill us. That's the only contact I've had with his office.
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Katareen
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Well you have every right to feel how you feel...and if it's still bothering you 7 weeks later it was clearly upsetting.
With my first DD the doc who delivered me checked on me--he was the on-call, not my actual OB. The second time, a doc from my practice checked on me-not the doc who delivered me and again not my usual OB. They were probably in my room for 30 seconds tops, but I was completely fine and recovering well from a vaginal delivery so I didn't really care.
Did you go in for a 6 week pp appointment? That should've been on your discharge instructions. When you go, you should bring it up there.
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| Posted 3/13/15 5:35 AM |
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nycgirl
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Re: hospital stay opinion
In a group practice (especially a large one), hospital coverage is split. Someone is always delivering & this allows OB to have a life (especially over a weekend). Your OB may also have had a vacation.
With a large group, it is unlikely to see your "own" doc, but you actually are seeing your doc when you see someone from the group.
There are still a few small groups (of 2 or 3) and some OBs who take on fewer patients & deliver their own. Even with small groups, I hit a vacation period my ob was in when I delivered my second.
You can bring it up at your postpartum by saying you missed your on while in hospital.
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| Posted 3/13/15 6:03 AM |
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dlj97
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Same thing happened to me and I went to a solo practitioner. I had never met any of the doctors that attended to me. I called dr when I got home and a random dr called me back. I switched doctors after that and it was he best decision I made. I felt totally abandoned by my dr. My new dr is so caring and came to see me every time I wound up un the hospital. And of course he was there to deliver my dd and check on me. I totally understand how you feel and would switch drs. Congrats on your baby!
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MyBabyG
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I belong to a group practice. My main Dr was the one that actually delivered my DD. For the next few days I seen whoever was on call. They would come to seee about 11 am and were in my room for maybe 5 minutes just to check up on me.
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| Posted 3/13/15 6:35 AM |
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Bearcat
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I don't think that's out of the ordinary. Sure it's frustrating but it happens frequently. Congrats!!
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| Posted 3/13/15 7:31 AM |
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Hellomaybe
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Re: hospital stay opinion
I did feel abandoned as a previous poster described feeling. He's a solo practitioner so I expected he would deliver my baby or at the very least see me in the hospital in the days following. I would have even settled for a phone call.
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FirstMate
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Re: hospital stay opinion
Posted by Hellomaybe
I did feel abandoned as a previous poster described feeling. He's a solo practitioner so I expected he would deliver my baby or at the very least see me in the hospital in the days following. I would have even settled for a phone call.
This is not common practice, especially for busy solo practitioners. It stinks that you didn't get to see your own doctor but from their stand point, logistically and practically, they can't be two places at once and they are entitled to a personal life so they join forces so to speak with other docs for adequate coverage. That's just the nature of the beast. I didn't see my OB either the first time.
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StaceyWill
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Re: hospital stay opinion
Posted by Bearcat
I don't think that's out of the ordinary. Sure it's frustrating but it happens frequently. Congrats!!
ITA
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| Posted 3/13/15 7:54 AM |
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TyReseGreen
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When I had my DD my OB did my csection but I didn't see her after that. I delivered on a Friday and went home Tuesday. I have since switched practices which is a group practice, but they only deliver their own patients (not another practice that covers). That is why they like you to rotate during pregnancy and see all of them.
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shellbebaby
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My OB is solo now and there is a sign in his office listing the other doctors you may see in case of an emergency. Mines actually dropping OB because he lost his partner. You can't expect them to not have a life and be on call all the time. Plus it makes the patients waiting in the office mad if he were to drop everything every time a patient is in labor. That said 4 days in the hospital you think he would have checked on you once, unless he was on vacation. I have a scheduled c-section, so unless I come early it better be my OB.
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dlj97
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Re: hospital stay opinion
Posted by Hellomaybe
I did feel abandoned as a previous poster described feeling. He's a solo practitioner so I expected he would deliver my baby or at the very least see me in the hospital in the days following. I would have even settled for a phone call.
FM me your dr - probably the same one!
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Ian&EmmesMommy23
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Re: hospital stay opinion
Posted by Hellomaybe
I did feel abandoned as a previous poster described feeling. He's a solo practitioner so I expected he would deliver my baby or at the very least see me in the hospital in the days following. I would have even settled for a phone call.
what i dont understand...if the on-call doctor who is associated to the hospital is the one who delivered you...why is you OB billing you?
So your normal OB, who you've been having all your appts with up until your delivery, was never at the hospital and never saw you...i would think the hospital would bill you and not the OB.
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MrsM84
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While it would have been great for them to come and see you in the hospital, I don't think I would have expected it (regardless of if they were a solo practitioner or part of a larger group). I actually think that being a solo practitioner makes it logistically harder for them to be able to make these visits to the hospital to check in on their patients. It's a double-edged sword -- most people go to a solo doctor for more personalized, one-on-one attention, yet with all their patients, deliveries, office hours, and their personal lives, you sometimes get more individualized attention in a group practice.
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MrsT809
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I don't think it's surprising at all but I do think it should have been explained to you from the get go so you knew what to expect. There are 4 OB's at my practice and they still share coverage with other practices but they give you a letter explaining it and the names of the other doctors at your first appointment.
Neither of my girls were delivered by my own doctors but I did see my doctors most days when they were on duty. There was one day none of my doctors were on duty and the covering doctor never even came to see me that day. I don't know if that's the norm or not.
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Loveme
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OP, I'm kind of confused by what you mean with covering doctor. Is this a random doctor employed at the hospital or is this one of the doctors at your practice?
If I went to a solo practitioner, yeah, I would hope a quick check in. Maybe by phone even. But if there's many doctors at your office and one of them checked on you I wouldn't mind at all.
When I delievered, i only saw my doctor once after I gave birth. He came to see how I was doing bc he was at the hospital that day. Another doctor in the practice delievered my LO bc she happened to be on call.
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DaniJude
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Re: hospital stay opinion
Posted by MyBabyG
I belong to a group practice. My main Dr was the one that actually delivered my DD. For the next few days I seen whoever was on call. They would come to seee about 11 am and were in my room for maybe 5 minutes just to check up on me.
Similar here.
Yes, OP, I would be upset by that. I like bedside manner. I like personal treatment and I like having a rapport with my docs... and giving birth is such a special life experience. That's a shame that happened to you.
With me, my main doc, whom I love to death, delivered my son along with my "second main doc" - if that makes sense. Like you know how you have YOUR doc and then someone you love almost as much??
Yeah, so they both did the cesarean and delivered my son. Then, they both checked on me during my four day hospital stay AND one other doc from the practice, who was on call, and did my son's circumcision checked on me -- and him!
My main doc actually checked me out and then sat in the room and talked to me for like over 30 minutes while I ate dinner. It's funny too because, all of a sudden, I got a little nauseous and I pressed my button for the nurse and when they didn't hop to it he went to the door and was like, we need a nurse in here NOW.  he's so pushy!!!!! HAHA!!! I had to laugh. The nurse comes in and he's like I want her to have (some medicine) for her nausea, RIGHT AWAY"
So, whatever, they give it to me, he chatted a little longer and then he's like lay down and get some rest! Said goodbye, leaves.
The nurse comes in later on and she's like, are you related to him??? I'm like, no. She's like do you have a family member who's a doc in this hospital?? I'm like uhh no. She's like, it's just that your doc was SO responsive and protective of you before! I was like, yeah that's just him. 
I have to say, I'm super lucky. My guy is old school and traditional and crotchety but I farking love it and he really does care. He's a million years old, what am I going to do when he retires??
If I were you I would probably consider someone different next time around only because I like having that kind of relationship with a doc.
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JDubs
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I go to a solo practitioner and he came by the hospital every morning while I was there, which I thought was really great. I think i'd be annoyed too if my doctor never came by. Sorry that happened.
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mrsm-2011
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Yes, this would bother me.
Not seeing my doctor enough is what made me switch at 38 weeks pregnant (well that and insurance issues). I go to a huge multi-doctor practice, the first OB I saw only a few times, mostly saw PAs (most I didn't like because I had to explain my history over everytime and didn't have good bedside manner). Well I had a false alarm week 37 and when I called the office they gave me the OB who was on call, who I never met, she only saw patients in a different office.
When I switched to the 2nd OB in that practice she said it isn't my week to be on call for the hospital but I try and deliver all of my patients. I ended up being induced and she was there. She even came at 4 or 5 in the morning when I was screaming in pain for her (I don't remember this). She didn't end up doing my c-section because it couldn't wait until she was available in the afternoon, but she did come see me the next day, gave me a Rx for pain meds in case I needed it and check on me. She even had a conversation with me and my DH about how we came up with DS's name, which she said she loved.
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NYCGirl80
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For both of my pregnancies I used/am using a large practice. Whoever the dr on call is will deliver my daughter, and whoever is on call each day will make their rounds to visit me. I don't expect my primary OB to come in on her day off to visit me.
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Mrs213
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It all depends which doctor is working at the hospital for that day. With DD I only saw my dr once in the hospital, and with DS the only time I saw her was the actual procedure. What you experienced is pretty common
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alli3131
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If you go to a group practice then it's normal. If it's a solo practice then I'd be upset. But this is one of the cons of going to a big practice.
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Strawberry2468
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Re: hospital stay opinion
Posted by IansMommy23
Posted by Hellomaybe
I did feel abandoned as a previous poster described feeling. He's a solo practitioner so I expected he would deliver my baby or at the very least see me in the hospital in the days following. I would have even settled for a phone call.
what i dont understand...if the on-call doctor who is associated to the hospital is the one who delivered you...why is you OB billing you?
So your normal OB, who you've been having all your appts with up until your delivery, was never at the hospital and never saw you...i would think the hospital would bill you and not the OB.
Yeah sounds odd. I saw my ob a few times, he delivered and I was never billed. Just my hospital copay.
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2BadSoSad
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If I understand correctly, I think some fo you are misunderstanding, its not that a dr from her practice, who was not her primary delivered her, but that it was the hospital on-call, not someone from her practice at all.
Happened to me too, went to a large practice, saw all of the 6 or so OBs so Id at least have met them by delivery....nope, hospital on call OB delivered me (but told me to wait to push if I could bc she had c-section she had to go do) and I didnt see any of the gazillion Drs from my practice until discharge. I was pissed.....its years later and it still pisses me off when I think about it.
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Strawberry2468
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They should have at least called. I'd be pissed too. My dr made rounds every am. Never checked me but popped in for 5 mins on his way in or out. I don't think the man sleeps though.
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