1 /5 L I: Worst most unprofessional service OF MY LIFE. Had spent years being tossed around to different doctors and nurse practitioners being put on different birth controls to manage my horrible period symptoms. (Never actually trying to figure out what was wrong). They decided to put in an IUD and after one insertion did not work I was seen by Dr. Wenberg who FORCED the IUD in. After a year (was studying abroad) I went in because I had never felt the IUD string. Turns out I have a uterine anomaly (uterus didelphys) that I was not aware of and she had torn the IUD through my uterine lining upon insertion and the IUD was floating around in my abdomen. Given the situation you would think that she would be rushing to make things right and figure out what had happened to the IUD, but it took over a month of me consistently calling to try to get an appointment to schedule having the IUD found and removed and nothing from their end. I eventually called ordering them to switch me to another doctor who would take more attentive care to my case. Dr. Shwabe (now retired) successfully removed the IUD.
Now a couple of years later I have been seen by a specialist in SF who has FINALLY given me a diagnosis after close to 15 YEARS of failed medical practice here in Chico where I received a ultrasound guided IUD insertion to help manage my endometriosis and dysmenorrhea. They were able to do this after 1 online call and 2 in person visits.
You would think that after multiple failed attempts a DOCTOR would maybe think something was wrong or maybe some further tests could be run? Looking back, if I had fully understood the scope of the situation (was only 18 at the time) I would have sued for malpractice.
The doctors in Chico will only help you if you are pregnant or trying to get pregnant, otherwise they really don’t care.
