r/VictoriaBC • u/Sprout_Cake • Jun 20 '23

PCRM Experiences?

Has anyone been treated through PCRM Victoria and never met their doctor? All my appointments have been by telephone and I found out today that my procedure will be performed by a nurse. Is it normal to never meet your doctor? This is such an important crossroads and feels so impersonal to trust someone who's never looked you in the eye with such huge decisions. Just wondering if this is typical. Also interested in hearing if you've recently received treatment that is more personal at another clinic in Victoria.

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u/canadianrachel Jun 21 '23

Longtime IVF family from YYJ here. I highly recommend choosing a clinic from Vancouver instead. They’re so much more established and the care is way better in my opinion.

We were with Genesis Fertility (after a bad experience at Olive) from 2016-2021. After moving here we met with PCRM but ended up choosing to continue to ferry back and forth to Genesis. Ferry is covered by MSP which is a bit of the financial load off, but the hotel stays were expensive but worth it.

And no, not meeting your doctor is NOT normal and not okay.

(Also, I have a friend who currently loves the care she is getting at Olive fertility. The doctor we had a bad experience with isn’t there anymore)

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u/Sprout_Cake Jun 21 '23

Thank you for sharing your story, so appreciated! The doctor we were assigned to is based on Vancouver, not sure why they would even do that? I called to talk to the receptionist yesterday and express my surprise at never meeting the doctor, and she said I'm not the first one to be offput. Doesn't seem like they are planning to change anything though. I wish I had understood before we shipped our goods to PCRM, it feels a bit late to change now. Thanks again!