1 /5 Ashley: Im pregnant with my first child and I was having the most horrible time eating drinking and vomiting 3-5 times a day with non stop nausea, i couldnt even leave my bed. I came to the doctors for help here because they were able to get me in quickly and I used to have a good experience here in the past. Unfortunately that wasnt the case this time, they prescribed me 4-5 different medications and nothing was working for me and I would have to come back every week because I was so desperate for anything. I was concerned also because I was missing out on work for weeks already at this point using my personal/sick time and asked the doctors if they can do anything for me to get time off so I wouldnt get fired. They said it wasnt a good enough reason to even get a few days off work excused because my severe sickness is normal for them. I kept going back because at this point no other doctor would see me for weeks out. I was also experiencing depression & anxiety I told them i was getting seen for over a year. My therapist was on leave so I couldnt ask her for time off during this. The OBGYN male doctor in charge made me uncomfortable and asked me in a room full of 5 people why I was depressed and I got so anxious i could barely speak in front of everyone and he still asked me to say everything again in front of everybody making it a horrible experience to say my traumas as if it wasn’t personal to me. I even asked a female doctor and told her I wasn’t comfortable with him and if I can just remain with a female but she didnt listen and still scheduled me with him again. They dont really care to help you here and bring in all there trainees to deal with you in a vulnerable time and I never got the same doctor so I had to explain myself over and over every appointment. I found a new private doctor in Visalia and on the first day he understood me and gave me all the time I needed off from work for my sickness during pregnancy. Its so unfortunate how they treat you here at this place. If you’re pregnant do not come here. You and you’re babys health deserves better
