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5/12/09 |
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I have been Dr. Cardwell's patient for over 18 years. She is always friendly and extremely professional, taking time to answer all my questions. If not for her, I would be dead. She found my rare thyroid cancer (medulary carcinoma) when 7 other doctors overlooked it. I can't offer enough words of gratitude for her thorough and curious approach to medicine. Mindy, Kirkland, WA.
Insurance: United Healthcare
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3/17/09 |
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Dr. Carwell is an excellent OB/GYN. No, we didn't become "best friends" in the 9 months I saw her during my pregnancy. However, she never gave me reason to doubt her knowledge and skill. My pregnancy was complicated but I felt completely at ease under her care. I would definitley recommend her to anyone who is down to earth and looking for a highly skilled OB/GYN with a lot of experience.
Insurance: Blue Cross / Blue Shield
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3/13/09 |
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True that Dr. Cardwell is emotionally reserved, but she is an excellent OBGYN. If you have an excitable and/or hysterical personality, I agree that she would not be a good fit.
Insurance: Blue Cross / Blue Shield
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2/20/09 |
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Dr. Cardwell is a terrible OB/GYN if you have anything other than a perfect pregnancy. She is detached, unfeeling, and will treat you like a neurotic if you bring up any concerns you have during pregnancy. I will never return to her office. Her ultrasound technician bruised my belly repeatedly even after telling her to stop. Her nurses never returned phone calls with important test results, which left me taking an unnecessary medication whose side effect can be sterility or death. Her nurse practitioner tried to convince me that I was two weeks further along than I knew I was, thus moving up my due date, making it much more likely that I would need to induce labor. DO NOT GO TO DR. CARDWELL!
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10/23/08 |
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If you're a mountain woman who doesn't have human emotion, Dr. Cardwell would be a perfect doctor for you. But if, like most women, you have questions, concerns, and feelings, she is probably not the right doctor for you. She is obviously a competent physician, but Dr, Cardwell really is not good at connecting with her patients.
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10/15/08 |
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Dr. Cardwell and I were a terrible personality match. She is a cold, technical doctor who is obviously very competent, and if I were having an emergency C-section, she is the doctor I would want there. But Dr. Cardwell has no bedside manner and doesn't seem to understand the fundamentally emotional nature of pregnancy. She was dismissive of my concerns and treated me like a neurotic, first-time mother. She rarely looked me in the eye and had a very difficult time relating to my concerns, despite the fact that I had a high-risk pregnancy. Again, I think that if your personality matches hers, you'd have a wonderful experience with Dr. Cardwell. I did not.
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7/1/08 |
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I have seen Dr. Cardwell for 8 years for annual exams and perimenopausal symptoms. I would not consider seeing another gynocologist. She has been careful and conservative in her care and always takes the time necessary to answer my questions and provide age-appropriate information that a woman should consider.
Insurance: Blue Cross / Blue Shield
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4/22/08 |
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Dr. Cardwell was my ob/gyn when I was pregnant with my daughter. I had a very easy pregnancy and no complications. When it was time to deliever that is when all hell broke lose. I almost died. Nobody ever gave me a clear explanation of what happened but there are certain things that they should have told me when i went to the hospital. My daughter was not positioned to be delievered naturally and Dr. Cardwell and the nurses at the hospital did not tell me that until the last possible minute. From what I have learned by reading that is something that a Dr should know. I went to hell and back (3 operations in 20 days) and I partly blame Dr. Cardwell. As result I can't have any more children.
Insurance: Blue Cross / Blue Shield
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10/12/07 |
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I first met Dr Cardwell when I was 35 weeks pregnant, I was rushed to the emergency room when my midwives couldn't find our daughters heartbeat. Dr Cardwell was the one to give us the sad news that our baby girl had passed away in utero. Dr Cardwell listened to me and even though I asked for something that isn't normally up to the patient to decide, she really listened to what I had to say, and took my feelings into account. I have been with Dr Cardwell since that day 3 1/2 years ago, and I am happy to say that now she is our OB for my current pregnancy. It feels great knowing that I am seeing a Dr that will not only truly listen to what I have to say, but also take into account that I am an adult, and I know my body and my own limits. I will always be greatful to her for that, and I am so excited for her to deliver this baby! And I love her nurse Tanya!
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12/4/06 |
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Dr Cardwell was my second OB for my pregnancy. She was GREAT! I love her very calming and jovial attitude and how much compassion she has for her patients. I never waited in the lobby and the staff was so helpful, polite and very friendly. I has a very bad experience across the street at another provider so I was so relieved to find this gem!
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10/15/06 |
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Dr. Cardwell and all the staff at Evergreen Women's Clinic have been great. My first visit was to determine if I was entering early menopause at age 38 due to several symptoms I had been experiencing. After it was determined I was likely not entering early menopause, my husband and I decided to conceive our first child. We mis-carried the the first pregnanacy at 3 months and Dr. Cardwell performed the D&C. The care I received from discovery of the mis-carriage to the recovery from the D&C was wonderful during this difficult time. I am now 8 1/2 months pregnant and everything has gone well. I like Dr. Cardwell's no-nonsense style and straight-forward approach. She listens to the patient's needs, questions and concerns and seems to take a conservative approach to medicine. I have never felt forced into making a medical decision that I was not comfortable with. I am confident that Dr. Cardwell will help delivery our child successfully no matter what medical issues may arise.
Insurance: United Healthcare
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8/18/06 |
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Problem #1: Did not meet doctor at first appointment, only the nurse. Problem #2: The second appointment a technician conducted a screening test. Dr. Cardwell confirmed the results were outside "normal" limits and referred us to a specialist. The specialist could not duplicate the results found by Dr. Cardwell's office. The specialist informed us that this was very rare and she didn't get to give "good news" very often. Hence, the results from Dr. Cardwell's office were completely wrong. The next day a nurse from Dr. Cardwell's office called to say that their number was wrong because of the machine and it was "very common" to misread the ultrasound because of the machine. She also continued to give me the results of the incorrect test which were "positive for Down syndrome" even though a screeing test cannot show positive results. It can only show that we are at an increase of risk. I am very disappointed by the care from this office and how unprofessionally this mistake was handled.
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