I had an iud inserted by dr Olsen back in 2021 to help with period pains, my family doctor had referred me to her. I didn’t get any calls to book an appointment and had to call weekly to try to get ahold of the clinic that never seems to be open, when I finally got an appointment I was handed a urine test cup with no further instructions of where the washroom was or where to put it when I was done or where to wait to see dr Olsen. After 45 minutes of waiting past my appointment time I was finally seen by her, she had a student with her and asked me if it was okay if she overseen the procedure I said that was okay. She did not ask me if it was okay that the student did any of the procedure and just let her. As a 15 year old I knew this was wrong but I was in such an intense amount of pain I couldn’t speak up. I was told it would be a “little pinch” while the insertion happened the student had a hard time with inserting it and had tried multiple times while I was clearly not okay and in pain, dr Olsen let her continue trying to insert it before finally taking over and doing it herself it was such a barbaric amount of pain I passed out multiple times, I was then left on the table as they left the room to get dressed but couldn’t get up without passing out again, when I was able to get up I noticed the bloody equipment they left out for me to see which caused me to pass out again. A few months later I had a follow up appointment over the phone where I told her I had been in pain since the day I got it inserted and she told me it was normal and to follow up with my family doctor in another month. About 8 months after getting the iud I had to go to a walk in clinic to get it removed because the immense amount of pain and continuous bleeding, I was later diagnosed by another doctor with endometriosis by laparoscopic surgery and I strongly believe my pain could have been prevented if dr Olsen had took the time to educate herself on endometriosis instead of just offering birth control and saying period cramps are normal.

Submitted Jan. 19, 2024

A caring Dr. dedicated to my health and not her bank balance 5 stars

Submitted Dec. 7, 2023

I like that Dr. Olson has online booking and that regular prescriptions can be refilled through a form on her website. As a doctor, however, I find that she is less willing to collaborate, and quick to refer to another doctor, instead of taking on patient requests. I also feel like I’m creating an inconvenience for her when I go to see her. I often get bumped to another doctor because she is too busy. She’s always a minimum of 20 to 30 minutes behind for every appointment. When I last saw her for an annual check up, she told me I didn’t need one, at which point I said it had actually been two years since my last routine check up. And I have multiple underlying health conditions. It is disappointing to have this type of response from a doctor.

Submitted Sept. 28, 2023

I was in total shock by the end of my care with her and my experience heavily impacted my PPD and relationship with my first daughter...

She oversaw my pregnancy in Vancouver. In the beginning, I was very happy and she was very encouraging regarding natural birth and walked me and my partner through that process.

The PROBLEM was when she pushed natural birth to the point that I ended up sent to an ultrasound due to prolonged swelling - at the utrasound session, the tech was so shocked, they actually had the radiologist pull me into their office where they CALLED Dr. Olson on speaker phone while myself and my partner were there and told her I should have been induced 4-6 weeks prior when I had been hospitalized for pre-labour.... they said that this was pre-eclampsia and obviously had been for some time...

I was a first time mom away from all of my family so I had total faith in her as the doctor overseeing mine and my baby's care.

I ended up having an emergency c-section that had a MAJOR impact on my post-partum experience as well as complications 10 years later.

On top of this, the doula she referred for me did not even show up for me during the birth of my daughter.

I get emotional every time I think about the birth of my first daughter as a result of this neglect.

It's sad to see that she has made her way here to Comox.

I hope she reads these comments and learns from this and that she has started to incorporate reasonable medical practices into her own operations.

Submitted Dec. 5, 2022

Dr Olsen is such a kind person and she listens, which is not always easy to find. The staff are always friendly and polite. I'm overjoyed to have such a fantastic doctor!

Submitted March 12, 2022

I feel very grateful to have had the privilege to work with Dr. Olson. She was so kind and compassionate and it made all the difference while navigating my miscarriage. Its so reassuring when you can feel your doctor is genuinely there to help. Can't thank her enough :)

Submitted May 21, 2021

I am so fortunate to have found Dr. Olson! I have never had such a wonderful experience with a doctor, she is very caring and open to alternative health care, which is such a nice change from what I am used to!

Submitted May 3, 2021

I ha e had several poor doctors in the past. It is refreshing to have a doctor that listens, understands the limits of what she knows and refers out of needed.

Submitted Feb. 7, 2021

I've seen Dr Olson a handful of times in Comox and she is very nice. I don't believe she ever diagnosed anything herself but did send me for some testing. No health overview was ever taken. For a majority of issues she did not demonstrate knowledge of the issue and often did no actual exam on painful areas or offer any further direction. She explained that “all doctors” only deal with certain things. Of my own volition, three issues I had were quite elementary and two readily helped with a physiotherapist. She unfortunately told me to “Google” treatment for one of my issues which I found to be shocking and terrible advice from a doctor. I found her to be somewhat elementary in her diagnostic skills and certainly not comprehensive. She invited me to a general health support group, for a fee, which she was hosting which was not applicable to me. I have since moved on to another doctor who was immediately far, far more knowledgeable and clearly demonstrated strong comprehensive diagnostic skills which is what I consider to be expected.

Submitted Oct. 29, 2020

Unbelievable, had read my file prior to appt., listened and best Dr. I have had in 30 years! 15 mo.s post m-cycle accident feel finally that there is a recovery on the horizon. Old fashioned Dr. that listens and cares! Wow!

Submitted Oct. 9, 2020