2 /5 Morgan Lorraine: I’ve been a patient here on and off since 2017 through several stages in life and here is what I’ve learned. OB care is top notch. I always felt heard and like my opinion was respected. Unfortunately, that’s about where it ends.
Within the last couple years I started to have some alarming symptoms and after going through all the time and effort (and money) to get a formal diagnosis of a chronic illness, I was not given any resources or treatment options. Unfortunately, it seemed like my doctor was not up to date on the research for my condition or possible treatment . From that point on whenever I brought up symptom management, I was dismissed because my symptoms were subjective.
The icing on the cake and why I will never be back to this practice was that I was told that my son scored very high on his autism screening and was likely autistic through a portal message. I was under the impression that a life changing diagnosis warranted at least a phone call. I was also, again, not given any information or resources. I was told to essentially wait out the 2+ year waitlist to get formally evaluated and diagnosed at Seattle Children’s. This is not only incorrect and highly unprofessional, but harmful because the key to success is early intervention.
Once I switched my high support needs kiddo to a new doctor that is willing to meet us at our level of need, we had a diagnosis, speech therapy, and occupational therapy within three months.
Again, this is my experience with one doctor and I have had several good experiences with other doctors in this practice. I would just highly recommend that you do some research to make sure your doctor matches your level of need and doesn’t just waste your time and money.