I called the Planned Parenthood Sunnyvale offices at 9:20. I reached an automated answering service that gave me the option to speak to a representative. I pressed this option (zero) and waited.
The number for the Planned Parenthood Sunnyvale Offices (Mar Monte)
(408) 739-5151
To schedule an appointment online:
www.ppmarmonte.org
(Or you can drop in on Wednesdays for most services during business hours of 10AM and 5PM.)
After about ten minutes on hold, I spoke to Susan, who happens to be the person in charge of the breast cancer screenings at the Mar Monte (Sunnyvale) offices.
She took the time to explain the process for this office to me:
-Schedule another breast exam with this Planned Parenthood office.
-Have the referral faxed to them, if possible, from the other Planned Parenthood or medical offices.
-If this office feels the need for a Mammogram, Susan gets the paperwork ready and then sends it over to the Patsur Program in Menlo Park. (For women under the age of 40.)
-The doctors and surgical team at the Patsur Program review the findings and approve selected cases. (Though I do not know how many cases they approve.)
-If the case is selected for approval, then Rena, in Palo Alto, the Director of the Patsur Program will call you back to schedule an appointment with them.
Susan did warn me that this is a lengthy process and could take several weeks before I would hear from the Patsur Program, let alone be seen by them. (But this has been the first YES I have gotten.)
I scheduled my appointment with Susan for a clinician to see me this Friday at 10:30AM. I was advised that I would need to fill out paperwork, and to arrive early to do so.
The offices for the Sunnyvale (Mar Monte) Planned Parenthood are:
604 E. Evelyn Ave. (On the corner of Fair Oaks)
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Yay! Planned Parenthood rocks!
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