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| - I have been taking my children here for past 2 years. Love Dr. McCAll, however she is rarely available when I have a sick child. So, we last saw Dr. McCaskell who saw my coughing toddler (for 10 days cough duration) a month ago, after my 3.5 year old was diagnosed by an urgent care doctor with a bacterial sinus infection, just days prior while we were away on vacation. So it makes sense that my youngest now has it (at least to me). Dr. McCaskill came in (coughing himself and complaining of a cold), coughed all over my son and I and explained that my son most likely needs zyrtec, and so he prescribed that and a nasal spray, no antibiotics. Then he asked if my son had been vaccinated lately, and I said "no". Then it all went down hill. He proceeded to give me scare tactic after scare tactic and told me that he most likely has whopping cough. And that I need to vaccinate him for that right away, that we all could get ill and need a hospital (as he continued to cough on my child!)! So, he told me how it was my responsibility and that it would be on me if I passed on the vaccine, and that a 10 day cough is a long time (it's summer here in NC and is pollen season)! I told him that I would be sure to use that nasal spray he suggested. I took him to the urgent care where they gave him an antibiotic and he was good as new in 24 hours. Next story.... I brought my son in today to see Bridgett, the nurse practitioner, however her assistant Susan was very rude when she found out that we will not be vaccinating that day and told me that it's policy now, and that it's mandated and that I should look at the poster on the wall in the patient room and look at all the photos of the kids who had some random vaccine preventable disease. So, there you have it. So sad that I will no longer bring my children here again. It's so odd that they refuse patients who don't vaccinate when they are told, but then they will refuse treatment on a sinus infection and push a vac! Now that I found out as of a month ago they mandate vaccines I will never come again. FYI, there are several vaccine friendly Ped's around town that I have found, you just have to take some time and look for them. Oh, one more thing, Bridgett asked if I home school my kids. Such a stereotypical view of a young mother with three kids who pushes back on vaccines. And no, we don't homeschool. And yes my husband and I are very well educated and well off.
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