Redwood Health Center (Salt Lake City)

I came in to get checked for possible dehydration due to side effects of getting my entire stomach removed 2 years ago after having cancer and just not feeling the best lately(just wanted to be checked for the dehydration, possibly fluids or a suggestion of where to go for those, nothing else since i fully recognize urgent care can only do so much and i have doctors for all the other stuff it was supposed to be more of a quick fix until i got in with my usual doctor). I was super hopeful when the doctor came in because she looked incredibly nice but shortly after was basically told that yes I am dehydrated but to just drink more water. Again, don’t have a stomach and even trying my best there is literally only so much I can do on my own. Which obviously it’s not enough if I’m dehydrated? Once I was asked to elaborate about why I don’t have a stomach I mentioned the cancer and unfortunately for me I started tearing up because it was and has been a difficult experience/sensitive topic, as cancer usually is. The doctor then promptly started suggesting that I need to look into medications for anxiety and depression. To be blunt I found this incredibly insulting especially since that is something I keep up on because the cancer stuff is difficult and therapy and all that just kinda comes with it. She would’ve been able to look at my chart and see that I have and still am consistently on top of that stuff. So much so that I had an appointment for that roughly a week ago. It felt incredibly dismissive of my not feeling well and felt like since I wasn’t dehydrated enough for her standards despite having other health issues that make dehydration something that can turn into a bigger issue quickly. That it just wasn’t that important but me being upset for a few minutes because you asked me to elaborate on something that is well known to be an upsetting topic it somehow turned into a conversation where I was concerned about being potentially involuntarily admitted due to the way she was asking me about things. I’m not name dropping the doctor because it’s unnecessary just don’t come here for anything more serious than a paper cut, even a cold might be pushing it. I’m very familiar with healthcare in my personal and work life and was just blown away by this whole interaction. I wasn’t asking for a lot but was just met with coldness, a dismissive response and fake concern about an issue that’s not even an issue, that i absolutely did not come in here for. I would’ve even been happy with just getting the test results and going on with my day, but even slightly suggesting that I’m not handling my mental health because I got slightly upset that I had cancer is actually making me sick the longer I think about it. The dehydration was honestly talked about for less than 1/4 of the appointment and I’m still trying to process how it turned into what it did. Avoid this urgent care honestly. The U is normally such an incredible fantastic place and all of my treatment is within them. No bad experiences at all, this was just so incredibly unnecessary and will take awhile before I trust reaching out again for something even as simple as this. (Edit I did also respectfully and calmly call her out on me not being there for anything mental health related and she of course immediately switched up on me and started telling me I was handling things well? Just gave the energy that she didn’t expect me to actually speak up for myself and maybe she knew she was wrong with what she had suggested after I said something)

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