This was the worst experience I have ever had with a doctor. I was diagnosed with cervical cancer. Dr. Wells never explained a word to me. She asked me if I planned to have more children and when I said no, she replied "Good, that will make this easier." She told me I would have to have a radical hysterectomy and refused me any other options. She only gave me information when I kept probing her for what other options there were. I refused a costly and inaccurate test and after five minutes of explaining why, she finally admitted to me that the test more often gave positive negatives and would be less than accurate in my circumstance. She would only give me a second opinion to her own surgical group, who stated that she too could only follow the oncology group decision. That is far from an outside second opinion. Dr. Wells finally told me she wasn't sure why I would come to her if I was not going to accept their "cure". The only reason she could give me for the "standard of care" that she was willing to provide was that she didn't want me coming back in 5 years blaming them when the cancer returned. You can't even sue a doctor for that in Canada. The report that she forwarded to my GP and OBGYN was inconsistent with what she told me. In there she stated that I would be eligible to be part of a research group where simple hysterectomies where done, which she had never told me. She also reported to me the tumor as being different in size. On top of all I felt bullied because she was asking me to make a decision right there and I wanted to think about it. She told me I was angry when I was not, I was frustrated with not being told anything. I left feeling disrespected and when I left I had no more information about my condition than when I arrived. I certainly will not ever be going back to her. Dogmatic was the only word that came to mind. If you don't want to have half of your body cut out of you, you may not appreciate her bedside manner.

Posted Date : 03/10/2014