I have a birth control implant.

Unexpectedly, it has wrecked complete havoc on my hormones and I only found this out earlier this year.

I called to push the appointment up in January, they said no and to wait for the scheduled one I had coming up this Monday because they were backed up due to COVID.

I got a message today that it has to be delayed because it is deemed "non-essential" despite me already telling the physician what the implant was doing.

I've had horrid experiences with other gynecologists and didn't want to see another doctor.

To top it off, I booked this 18 months ago.

If it stays in past expiry, it can lead to an infection and potential fertility issues -- things the doctor told me when it was put in originally.

I'm so distraught that we are actively being categorized, on every front, as either essential or non-essential.

Bless you all.