I had the same problem. LOVED all the doctors but one. And that’s the b**** that delivered my baby. I’m convinced that if I didn’t have her on call, I wouldn’t have needed a c-section. Crossing my fingers that your dud turns out to be a stud.

When my Mum had me, her doctor had been up all night delivering another baby (who’s mother was a friend of my Mum’s, incidentally). I think something happened to make Mum worry…she was 2 weeks late and I think perhaps she had started bleeding or something? I can’t remember what it was, but it was enough to make her drive to the emergency clinic, and not because her waters had broken or anything.

Anyway…her doctor said “Just go home and come back later on if its not better” because he was so tired. Well Mum insisted that he inspect her, and it was lucky, ’cause there was something wrong and something terrible could have happened to me if she hadn’t stayed. So SCREW what the doctor thinks! Always do what your instincts say, in every situation, not just baby situations (although you know that anyway )

(I wish I could be more specific with that story, I heard it when I was younger so I had no idea about any pregnancy complications blah blah that it could have been )

Firstly was when I was really depressed and I had overdosed…I had taken about 4 overdoses on previous occasions before it, but each time I had to go to hospital. Now, don’t get me wrong, I felt like a total jackass for wasting hospital time. But I had a doctor who actually TOLD Me that. He said “You’re wasting our time from people who actually NEED it.” What a clever thing to tell someone who had already hit rock bottom and who had tried to kill themselves about an hour earlier! Luckily the nurse who was working with me was so lovely…he told me he’d been in my position before and totally understood. I had him a couple of times that I was in hospital for that reason, and he was so nice to me each time. It really made me feel better (although I really do still feel like an asshole for using up their time).

The second one was when I showed up for a cervical smear…there was some medicine I was meant to be taking or something and I had forgotten ’cause I was under so much stress (Uni exam time, decisions about the next year, having abnormal cells and therefore being back for another test, nothing REALLY bad but enough to make me on edge constantly). She snapped at me and I said “I don’t feel comfortable doing this anymore” just before I burst into tears…she was totally taken aback and realised she’d upset me, and ended up being really lovely. She must just have been having a bad day too. So they can redeem themselves

I’m sure if you either ask not to use that doctor, or actually tell the doctor that you found him upsetting last time, he may reassess how he treated you. I know I’ve snapped at people in the past and regretted it. That being said, maybe hes just an asshole. haha. Either way, I hope it all goes well!