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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just had my first OB appointment last week. My previous OB, who is now only working at the hospital, intervened with scheduling on my behalf to get me a first trimester appointment with the new OB I preferred to see (I have a very complicated history and severe anxiety that is triggered by my past experiences at GW, so I don't just bounce around between doctors). The OB I'm now going to see through pregnancy told me that she would make sure I can have my appointments with her going forward, even if scheduling says she doesn't have anything. I don't know if all the OBs are doing that now. I'm doing ultrasounds at an outside MFM, so I can't comment on what it's like to get an ultrasound appointment.
The Bethesda office has been completely remodeled. It's almost disorienting how different it is in the waiting area. It's basically like a ghost town there now...but that also means the limited number of staff are focused on fewer tasks because their patient load is so much smaller. It's only been 1 appointment for me so far, but I'm actually quite optimistic that I will have a much better experience now than in 2019 because it's smaller.[/quote]

How does it work to get ultrasounds at an outside place while having GW be your principal hospital?  I delivered at GW in 2020 during the pandemic and it was totally fine - bounced around between doctors for appointments, but otherwise fine.  I just called them for a second pregnancy and learned about their new system where no one will see you in person until you are like 12 weeks pregnant, including no ultrasound or prenatal testing of any sort until then.

And does anyone have any recent experience scheduling a CVS with them?  Since I can't even speak to a nurse via telephone until the 8 week mark, I don't want to be in a situation where it's then too late to get her to schedule a CVS between 10-13 weeks.  [/quote]

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