Switching Digestive Care Specialists
Nov 11, 2008
With the issues I had at the first GI office - Digestive Specialists, with the first doctor I was referred to for my crohns, then switching doctors within the practice — bad idea, in my case, unfortunately.
I thought I liked the new doctor, actually… but after my last visit, she made a comment I later thought hard about. She asked how long I stayed on the antibiotics after I had the catheter removed. I told her 14 days. She acted surprised and asked if that was all. The more I thought about that, the more bothered I was. I realized she was not paying much attention to my care at all. Otherwise, she would have known it was her who prescribed the antibiotics for only 14 days.
Before any issues with this doctor anyway, I was having issues with the assistant. The first doctor I was seeing had an absolutely wonderful assistant. I loved her… I guess maybe she was just hard to live up to. No, really, this other assistant seems to have issues with me. She won’t smile at me, won’t make small talk (she won’t even ask how I’m doing) and when I call with any issues (pain, etc), she comes across as if I’m the issue.
So after a year and a half, I’m switching practices altogether.
I talked to my cousin, who has had colitis forever and he gave me his doctors name. I’m going to see one of the doctors there, at Digestive Care, but not the same one as him. Ok by me… just please, give me someone who cares about my health, my case and my treatment… who also believes me when I say “I’m in pain”.
I do love my family doctor, Dr. Mickey Denen… he is always so willing to listen, and trust what I’m saying. Of course, he’s been my doctor since 1992.
