Robert Southmayd DO

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Gizmo Dawn

My husband and I entered a packed cell for a waiting room that had absolutely no airflow whatsoever and was very muggy, cramped, and hot. The T.V.s were all on in Spanish, and every single magazine was in Spanish as well. Thats totally okay, but it would have been nice to have some reading material as I can understand only English. The receptionists were nice enough; polite and attentive, and gave clear instructions. If anything, the one star I gave would be for them. After completing the necessary paperwork, I still had a few minutes to kill before my scheduled appointment time. However, 10am came and went. It was an entire 45 minutes after my appointment that I was finally called in. In the examination room, it was another 15 minutes before Dr. Southmayd entered to see me. He didnt smile, only shook my hand and said who he was, and completely ignored my husbands presence. Not a single acknowledgement such as a hello or a handshake. This is a surprise pregnancy for us, so we werent very clear on the date of conception. I only had a general time frame as I dont ritualistically track my periods; only loosely knowing I get my period typically very early in the month, and have a consistent 28-day cycle. The doctor asked me a few questions while staring at his due date calculation tool, and he did not ever look up at me while speaking and he has a very dull, quite rude personality. Imagine Ben Steins monotone, uninterested demeanor, then minus any sense of humor (Ben is actually quite amusing, haha). He -acts- how most of us feel on a Monday. He did not bother to hide his lack of interest as most of us would in any position of customer care/service. It was extremely off-putting. He was also incredibly rude about our little surprise. Its a good thing that my husband and I have thick skin and are very excited about our new addition despite the shock, because I think his attitude could potentially be extremely hurtful to a stressed out, more sensitive mother, and this to me is unacceptable. Your OB should be the last person to make you feel bad, or like you are an inconvenience. Pregnancy is already scary and stressful without a rude doctor! If I had to say one positive thing about him at all, it would only be that he seemed to support VBAC, which was nice to hear since most OBs predispose you to another c-section. However, the negatives greatly crushed this tiny shimmer of hope, lol, and there was no way in hell I would be returning. Also, ladies, if you are expecting to see your little one for the first time with an ultrasound, youll be extremely disappointed. After waiting over a month for the first look at my baby, I was denied the opportunity. I have never even heard of anywhere else that doesnt do an ultrasound on your first visit, especially when dating is unclear. I was told it would be a whole month longer before Id get any glimpse. Everything was awful with this visit already, but hearing that made it so much worse. I was done at that point, told them not to schedule me again because I was very unhappy with the care, and my husband and I walked out. To put it into perspective, I had a DMV appointment scheduled directly after my prenatal visit, and I was in and out of there in 5 minutes and had a fantastic experience with their staff. My DEE EM VEE experience was far more pleasant than my prenatal appointment, and that is NOT acceptable to me, and it shouldnt be for you either. No matter what your insurance or what your situation is, we all deserve quality care. Book elsewhere. My husband and I promptly made an appointment with another OB/GYN clinic, who apologized on behalf of this other imposter, assured me an ultrasound, and made sure to pencil me in within the week so I wouldnt have to agonize over the uncertainty of my progress for another month.

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Alena Davis

I started seeing Dr. Southmayd around my 26th week of pregnancy. I had just moved to Stockton and had gone to the Labor and Delivery at Dameron hospital, due to worries about the baby. They asked if I had insurance, I told them not yet. They aksed if I had seen an Ob/Gyn and I told them no because I cannot pay for it without insurance. They then directed me to Dr. Southmayd because they give you temporary coverage while you wait for your insurance. I made an appointment and met with the doctor. I saw him for the rest of my pregnancy. Every visit, they checked my blood pressure, took a urine test to test protein levels, checked the babys heartbeat, and the doctor felt my stomach to make sure the baby was in the right position. He ordered an ultrasound, glucose test, protein test, everything he was supposed to. I was almost 39weeks and I had an appointment the day of my 40th week. I had problems with my blood pressure and the doctor called me from his after hours line (Wednesday) and requested that I come in because he didnt want to wait another week. I went in, the checked my blood pressure and protein levels and when the Doctor came in he informed me I had pre-eclampsia.(where the placenta has stopped doing its job) He said if I wasnt induced bad things could happen, to my baby and myself. He told me to go to the hospital Sunday night, and hed be there in the morning to start the induction. Through out my whole labor he checked in, made sure I had everything I needed and that I was okay. He respected my decision of no medications. I had only dilated 2cm on Tuesday and was constantly getting terrible contractions. I ended up giving in around noon Tuesday to the epidural. I had still not progressed past 2cm. At 8:30pm the doctor told the nurses to prep me and my boyfriend for surgery. Why water was popped, I was losing blood, and I wasnt progressing. We got into the OR at 9pm exactly. My son was born at 9:20pm.The surgery was quick and easy. They even let my boyfriend in the room while it was going on. After the baby was born, they gave my son to my boyfriend and sent him off to be weighed and measured while I was being sewn up. I received 10 staples.Through recovery and the postpartum time spent in the hospital, Dr. Southmayd checked on me everyday. After he gave me the clear to go home and set a appointment to remove my staples I was on my way home. At the appointment they removed the staples quickly and painlessly. I recommend Dr. Southmayd to Anyone and EVERYONE. HE is fantastic.

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Cheri Nicole

I was 23 years old and I had been told I had ovarian cysts and needed a hysterectomy. I just changed insurance providers and Dr. Southmayd was my new obgyn. I went to my first appointment and told him what a previous Dr told me. He didnt ask to see my old charts or records or do an ultrasound/ mri himself to verify their findings, he just took my word for it. He said I needed a COMPLETE hysterectomy at 23 years old. He saw no proof with his own eyes, just based on what I said. I had the hysterectomy and 12 hours later I was bleeding internally. I told my nurse something was wrong, I was weak and could feel myself slipping away. FINALLY they did a bedside ultrasound and saw blood in my abdomen. They scheduled surgery for 3 hours later but my situation became critical and had to do it immediately. During the first surgery Dr southmayd forgot to "tie off a bleeder". He removed 2liters of blood from my abdomen. That was just the beginning of a 3 week hospital stay. I was only supposed to stay a few days. Dr southmayd released me while I was still throwing up every hour. I went to a different hospital after my release from his care. I went to a different town fearing if I was at a hospital in Stockton he might have privilege there and take over my care. I went to Manteca. I stayed for 3 weeks and had 4 BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS in those weeks! His bedside manner is awful as well as his compassion for women! I now am unable to have anymore children when I didnt even need the hysterectomy to begin with. Because he didnt check himself what was wrong or of it needed such a serious surgery he just took my word and at 23 I became barren and unable to grow my family. I had a 3, 2 and 1 year old at the time of my surgery and he left that was enough children for me. Ive been married 16 years and have always been a stay at home mom because I wanted to have a big family and he took that away from me!