Im not sure why this doctor has such good reviews. He was recommended to me by my trusted OBGYN who was retiring.
My doctor that was retiring recommended that I be seen twice a year due to a large cyst on one of my ovaries that needed to be monitored and screened again and other complications I had that required more tests.
In response to my former doctor's request, Dr. Sarabanchong received my files.
In the first few minutes of our meeting, he seemed friendly enough. But then he said, "I understand what your other doctor wants, I have and see the requests, but I will not perform any tests or pap smears on you today. I will only perform a pelvic exam.".
The situation seemed very wrong to me. For him to just feel around inside me made no sense to me. My ultrasounds and CTs have already confirmed that I have a large cyst. What's the point? Did he just want to touch it?
I wish I'd listened to my gut and bolted rather than thinking, "he's a doctor. He must know what he's doing." I nevertheless agreed to get up on the table.
"Does this hurt?" he asked repeatedly as he pushed his fingers around inside me. It seemed to go on for too long. Then he seemed frustrated and pressed his finger against my clit asking "Well, does this hurt?" I pushed myself back and away from him to the other end of the table, tears streaming down my cheeks. His reaction was sudden shock, and then he asked" was it something I did?" Then he left the room quickly and never returned. ( or called, or checked up in any way ever again)
Immediately, I remembered that I had told him about my PTSD. I wondered if he thought he could get away with doing this because of what I'd shared before the exam.
The nurse should have been watching what HE was doing to me. She was in the room, but she was standing up by my shoulders and facing him not facing my body watching his hands on me, so she never had a clear view of anything he was doing to me.
My state of shock was so bad that I had to be guided by hand to the desk out front by the nurse. I stood there still with tears streaming down my face as she gave me a date and made my next appointment with the doctor for me!!!
She handed me an appointment card then I wandered aimlessly out into the street in full panic mode, still crying, my body knowing what happened but second guessing myself because of my past sexual trama, and angry that the nurse would never be able to confirm with me with what I knew to be true because she was standing by my shoulders, and not watching his hands on my body.
It took a month for me to call and cancel my appointment. I don't know why but even calling the place gave me anxiety.
I have since found a wonderful female doctor 2 hours away but worth it. And I'm back to my two times a year schedule as my other doctor suggested and my current doctor confirmed was ideal for me at the time.
I've tried to put this all behind me. I've struggled with telling anyone. But ultimately, I wanted anyone looking up the glowing reviews to know that not all of us feel that Voravut Sarabanchong is an amazing doctor. read more