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Alfmh Source: Cylex | 15.02.2022
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Dr. Deforest is filled with dangerously wrong information, she is the opposite of thorough and borders on negligent. She has put my newborn daughter and myself through hell. My daughter is only 4 weeks old and we have already had so many instances where Dr. Deforest has lead us astray. Needless to say we will never see her again.
The first instance is when my daughter was 4 days old. She is my first child and had been exclusively breastfeeding. Dr. Deforest told me that because of her tongue tie, breastfeeding was causing her pain more than likely and that i should switch her to the bottle until i could get her tongue fixed. Four days later the ear nose and throat specialist fixed it and told me that Dr. Deforest was definitely wrong and if she had been breastfeeding, that she clearly wasnt in pain. Since then i have not been able to get her back on the breast. We have been working on it everyday, and it's been a huge struggle.
Then there was her clavicle. My daughter's left clavicle was fractured on the way out during delivery. Dr. Deforest told us to go to Rolling Oaks Radiology in oxnard at 3 weeks to have it xrayed. She insisted that we wouldnt be able to go to Rolling oaks' other location in Thousand Oaks where we live. We called both offices directly and were told it didnt matter which we went to, so we went to TO.
When we arrived, the receptionist informed us that she had ordered xrays on both clavicles. I asked to speak with the radiologist and asked why my doctor would order both sides when just the left was injured. She told me there was no reason to xray the right side so i asked her not to. I was upset that dr. Deforest would order something like that because of the extra unnecessary radiation.
So after the xray, the radiologist told us that the x-rays would be emailed to Dr. Deforest and to expect a call from her by the next day (a tues) at the latest. The next day both my husband and i called at different times and were told it was in her inbox and she hadnt gotten it yet, but they'd leave her a note. Then on Wednesday we called again and were told the same thing twice. Finally on Thursday i demanded more info and the person on the phone told me the dr is actually out of town for the week and wouldnt get to the email until the following week. I asked that a different doctor review it, and was told it was emailed to another doctor. The next day on Friday, five days after the xray, i called again and was told it was never sent to another doctor. They were finally able to set me up with a video visit with another pediatrician to review it that day. I was livid.
Then today i had a family member mention that all babies are put on vitamin d drops and she was surprised my daughter wasn't on them. Again, Dr. Deforest never brought them up. I called and asked to speak with a different pediatrician and was told that yes, my daughter should have been on them from birth on. She said that sometimes the older generation of pediatricians (Dr. Deforest) forget to recommend them because they are a relatively newer thing.
I feel that this doctor is over worked and doesnt care about her patients. She is not at all thorough and gives no needed information until asked specifically about things. She is dangerous and should not be allowed to practice. Please, keep your children far away from negligent doctor.

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