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[quote=Anonymous]We recently moved to a new area and I went online to find recs for a pediatrician. There was an office 10 mins away and the website showed the shiny and new facility with the 2 beautiful and brainy pediatricians. We made an appt and got in with a same day appt. Walked in and then were called within 7 mins. So far it seems like a dream. The facility was really clean and nice. The nurse was nice and took my DD height and weight as usual. She asked the usual pre questions before the doctor comes in. Everything was going well.

Then, we meet the doctor and my first impression is that she is really smart and incredibly nice. But we are here for a very simple condition that takes a urine sample to diagnose. I tell her the symptoms, my daughter tells her the symptoms. We told her the symptoms! Towards the end of the visit, she says that she will call latest the next day with the lab results/script. I honestly don’t think anything about it. It was a nice visit and I assume the prescription will be sent and I’ll receive a call the next day. My daughter is clearly exhibiting active symptoms and we’ve both told the doctor about them.

Next day comes and goes, the following morning she calls and tells me that the test came back negative and my DD does not need medicine.

But, she is still having the same or similar symptoms, now 1-2 days later that we explained to the doctor. That day, we take her to urgent care at night to basically see if she is ok. They do the same urine test and confirm she has the common infection and prescribe meds. Now she is on the mend and all is well.

Now, would you as a first time patient find a different pediatrician, consider this a fluke urine test? Consider the pediatrician crazy for not going ahead and prescribing medication? [/quote]

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