Do you get a warm and fuzzy feeling with SG?

[Anonymous]

I have second the positive comment about the nurse with the british accent in Rockville...very sensitive with me...always.

But who is Margaret btw? Is she from the Fair Oaks office. I don't remember the name of the woman who inserted the ultrasound stick (for lack of a better term) in my anus, but she was a middle age woman with straight blonde hair. She's very chatty but was incompetent. She did this, not once, but twice in two separate appts to me. The second time I felt the ultrasound tool starting to be pushed into my anus, I immediately put my hand down there and said to her "Stop, that's the wrong place."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:LOL! I never got warm fuzzy feelings with SG. Our RE was Dr. Chang but I saw many doctors for various followups. Dr. Chang was always very polite and diplomatic, but always smart and professional and never warm and fuzzy. The coldest doctor I had ever met was Dr. Browne over at Fair Oaks. I was telling her at one appt how optimistic I still was about getting preg even though I'm over 40. I told her that my acupuncturist had great success with all her clients. She retorted, "Your acupuncturist is lying or she probably has just a handful of patients because we see thousands of patients and so few over 40 get pregnant." Gee, thanks alot Dr. Browne, for that optimism and heartfelt encouragement. It's just what I needed to hear. What if I turned out to be the exception statistic, what kind of a thing is that to say to a patient who might turn out to be pregnant? Not! I'm a complete idiot with my law degree and wasn't able to interpret SG's statistics laid out on their web site for myself. Once at an appt with Dr. Browne, the sonogram tech inserted it in my anus instead by accident. I told her, "You've just inserted that into my anus are you aware of that?" She immediately pulls it out and then inserts it into my vagina. No apology from either the tech or Dr. Browne. So with all the patients they see, maybe some compassion and sensitivity got lost somewhere. I stopped looking for that from the nurses and especially stopped looking for it from Dr. Browne. If I needed a shoulder to cry on I went to my friends, my mother or my husband.

I'd like to add that Dr. Greenhouse was one of the kindest RE's I'd ever met. Warm, friendly, made you feel good about yourself, gave you hope...the kind of doctor I wish I had picked.

All that said, Dr. Chang did get me pregnant at the ripe old age of 42. Would love to give Miss Dr. Brown a phone call to let her know.

So, no, no warm fuzzy feelings at SG with the doctors. If you want that the only doctor I had a very positive warm treatment from is Dr. Greenhouse.

Dr. Browne is my RE and just got me pregnant with twins (I will be 40 in April) and I totally feel the opposite. Just like all people, she cannot be warm and fuzzy every day. I think Dr. Browne was just speaking her mind in all honesty when she made that comment and didn't mean to upset you in anyway. I agree she doesn't have the best bed side manners but she does do her job well.

[Anonymous]

I agree that Dr greenhouse is wonderful- we were a walking bad statistic (over 40- 5 failed iuis- secondary IF, poor responder, borderline fsh etc.)- he never gave up- we ended up helping their stats since i got preggo at 41 (full-term healthy baby)-

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LOL! I never got warm fuzzy feelings with SG. Our RE was Dr. Chang but I saw many doctors for various followups. Dr. Chang was always very polite and diplomatic, but always smart and professional and never warm and fuzzy. The coldest doctor I had ever met was Dr. Browne over at Fair Oaks. I was telling her at one appt how optimistic I still was about getting preg even though I'm over 40. I told her that my acupuncturist had great success with all her clients. She retorted, "Your acupuncturist is lying or she probably has just a handful of patients because we see thousands of patients and so few over 40 get pregnant." Gee, thanks alot Dr. Browne, for that optimism and heartfelt encouragement. It's just what I needed to hear. What if I turned out to be the exception statistic, what kind of a thing is that to say to a patient who might turn out to be pregnant? Not! I'm a complete idiot with my law degree and wasn't able to interpret SG's statistics laid out on their web site for myself. Once at an appt with Dr. Browne, the sonogram tech inserted it in my anus instead by accident. I told her, "You've just inserted that into my anus are you aware of that?" She immediately pulls it out and then inserts it into my vagina. No apology from either the tech or Dr. Browne. So with all the patients they see, maybe some compassion and sensitivity got lost somewhere. I stopped looking for that from the nurses and especially stopped looking for it from Dr. Browne. If I needed a shoulder to cry on I went to my friends, my mother or my husband.

I'd like to add that Dr. Greenhouse was one of the kindest RE's I'd ever met. Warm, friendly, made you feel good about yourself, gave you hope...the kind of doctor I wish I had picked.

All that said, Dr. Chang did get me pregnant at the ripe old age of 42. Would love to give Miss Dr. Brown a phone call to let her know.

So, no, no warm fuzzy feelings at SG with the doctors. If you want that the only doctor I had a very positive warm treatment from is Dr. Greenhouse.

Dr. Browne is my RE and just got me pregnant with twins (I will be 40 in April) and I totally feel the opposite. Just like all people, she cannot be warm and fuzzy every day. I think Dr. Browne was just speaking her mind in all honesty when she made that comment and didn't mean to upset you in anyway. I agree she doesn't have the best bed side manners but she does do her job well.

Getting pregnant at 39 is a different story than getting pregnant at 42. Your reproductive system ages exponentially between 39 and 42. So I'm sure you can understand that it is hard to remain positive and optimistic at 42 when undergoing repeated IVF's. I know not all doctors can't be warm and fuzzy every day. But as a RE who should know the anxiety women over 40 feel, she could have been a bit more supportive in her words. She could have said to me, "It is harder for women over 40 to get pregnant but it happens at our clinics and it's certainly our goal to try to get your pregnant" or she could have said, "It may take longer for someone your age to get pregnant but it's good to be positive and I wish you well." What Dr. Browne needs to understand is - by all means, be realistic but without squelching a woman's optimism and hope. I was upset at that appt but unhindered. I talked to my acupuncturist and it renewed my optimism and that month I got pregnant.

[Anonymous]

I saw Stillman. Never got warm and fuzzy, but he exuded competence (some might say arrogance), but as I look lovingly at my 2-year-old daughter, I really don't care. I went to warm and fuzzy before SG. That dr did not get me any results and nearly landed me in the hospital, so I'll take cold and sterile but competent any day!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LOL! I never got warm fuzzy feelings with SG. Our RE was Dr. Chang but I saw many doctors for various followups. Dr. Chang was always very polite and diplomatic, but always smart and professional and never warm and fuzzy. The coldest doctor I had ever met was Dr. Browne over at Fair Oaks. I was telling her at one appt how optimistic I still was about getting preg even though I'm over 40. I told her that my acupuncturist had great success with all her clients. She retorted, "Your acupuncturist is lying or she probably has just a handful of patients because we see thousands of patients and so few over 40 get pregnant." Gee, thanks alot Dr. Browne, for that optimism and heartfelt encouragement. It's just what I needed to hear. What if I turned out to be the exception statistic, what kind of a thing is that to say to a patient who might turn out to be pregnant? Not! I'm a complete idiot with my law degree and wasn't able to interpret SG's statistics laid out on their web site for myself. Once at an appt with Dr. Browne, the sonogram tech inserted it in my anus instead by accident. I told her, "You've just inserted that into my anus are you aware of that?" She immediately pulls it out and then inserts it into my vagina. No apology from either the tech or Dr. Browne. So with all the patients they see, maybe some compassion and sensitivity got lost somewhere. I stopped looking for that from the nurses and especially stopped looking for it from Dr. Browne. If I needed a shoulder to cry on I went to my friends, my mother or my husband.

I'd like to add that Dr. Greenhouse was one of the kindest RE's I'd ever met. Warm, friendly, made you feel good about yourself, gave you hope...the kind of doctor I wish I had picked.

All that said, Dr. Chang did get me pregnant at the ripe old age of 42. Would love to give Miss Dr. Brown a phone call to let her know.

So, no, no warm fuzzy feelings at SG with the doctors. If you want that the only doctor I had a very positive warm treatment from is Dr. Greenhouse.

Dr. Browne is my RE and just got me pregnant with twins (I will be 40 in April) and I totally feel the opposite. Just like all people, she cannot be warm and fuzzy every day. I think Dr. Browne was just speaking her mind in all honesty when she made that comment and didn't mean to upset you in anyway. I agree she doesn't have the best bed side manners but she does do her job well.

Getting pregnant at 39 is a different story than getting pregnant at 42. Your reproductive system ages exponentially between 39 and 42. So I'm sure you can understand that it is hard to remain positive and optimistic at 42 when undergoing repeated IVF's. I know not all doctors can't be warm and fuzzy every day. But as a RE who should know the anxiety women over 40 feel, she could have been a bit more supportive in her words. She could have said to me, "It is harder for women over 40 to get pregnant but it happens at our clinics and it's certainly our goal to try to get your pregnant" or she could have said, "It may take longer for someone your age to get pregnant but it's good to be positive and I wish you well." What Dr. Browne needs to understand is - by all means, be realistic but without squelching a woman's optimism and hope. I was upset at that appt but unhindered. I talked to my acupuncturist and it renewed my optimism and that month I got pregnant.

Poster whose pregnant with twins at almost 40 here... Yes, I totally agree with you and that what she said was pretty insensitive, as I would feel the same as you being in your boat. I am sorry you were treated that way, it was pretty unprofessional.

[Anonymous]

Ok, usually stoic unanimated Dr. Chang was downright giddy after my really good egg retrieval this week (after a couple of bad cycles)...Maybe he is more warm & fuzzy than I thought.

[Anonymous]

Poker face Dr. Chang was giddy? No way. Do tell the story!