PART 2: This doctor made me cry
So the bump where I had gotten the steroid shot came back 3 months later. Same exact spot, same size, despite keeping up with the warm compress, hygiene and fish oil. It becomes stressful to keep getting something like that on your face. It wasn't getting any better so after 2 weeks I call to schedule an appointment. I tell the person on the phone I think I need another steroid shot because the chalazion came back. The soonest they could get me in was in another 2 weeks.
My appointment was for 1pm on 5/26 and I didn't get seen by Dr. Grant until about 2:30pm.
He comes in and asks what I am there for, so I tell him because the bump came back. He looks over the notes from the last visit and turns to me and says
"Ok, so what do you want me to do?" I was caught off guard by this question because I am here to see the "specialist" about a reoccurring problem. Someone who last time told me it was incredible to him how people will wait until a chalazion is a big problem before they go see him. I told him he gave me a steroid shot last time which helped. He said it helped because the bump had been there for a long time and asked how long this one had been going on. I said 2 weeks, not realizing it was actually almost a month already. He said ok, but this is like a pimple, people get pimples and they often go away on their own, so I could also wait and see what it does or he could "cut it open," but it is too soon since it's only been there 2 wks. I said I don't know what the best choice is for me then. This is why I came to see him. He looked up at the ceiling and back down at me (an impatient gesture). I asked him if this was just a waste of time because he was speaking to me like this time I came to see him too soon. He shrugged his shoulders and said "it's not a waste of MY time, l'm here." I asked if he would be able to cut it open today and he said he'd have to check his schedule, but I should have told the person I scheduled with that I needed an appointment for a surgical procedure, not a routine visit. I told him I thought he was being rude because I am being told I should have done things differently and how was I supposed to know what to do when he is the specialist who should know what is best for my eye. I said I have followed all of your orders but it still came back. He said "part of that is on me because I see people with this same problem ALL THE TIME." He said his job was to educate me and empower me to make my own decision and said "so again, what do you want me to do?" | grabbed my purse and said "it's ok, nothing I guess." Dr. Grant said "good!" as he opened the door signaling for me to walk out. I said "no, it isn't good that I have to leave with no help. You are incredibly rude." At no point did I raise my voice at him. There were other patients and assistants in the waiting area and the ophthalmic assistant who checked me in was walking by at which point Dr. Grant told her to see me to the front desk and schedule me with another doctor for any other appointments going forward. I felt so humiliated, belittled, and disregarded. I said "yes, please schedule me with anyone else. He is completely rude." I have never been treated with such lack of courtesy and professionalism by a medical provider. Dr. Grant treated me like I was unworthy of respect or medical attention and he was dismissive in the way that he got up immediately to open the door for me to leave. What was his reason for telling the assistant, with other people around, to schedule me with another doctor going forward? He made it seem like I was a problematic patient. I could not help but cry uncontrollably in the lobby as the very kind person at the front desk apologized to me over and over and handed me tissue. She was very comforting and saw how terribly upset I was. I was shaking and so embarrassed in front of so many people waiting. If you have a chalazion, Dr. Grant will not try to help you because what he's basically saying is that he is tired of being referred patients with that issue when they should just have better hygiene. Avoid him at all costs if you don't want a very unpleasant experience. Management at this office need to have a conversation with him about the way he talks to and treats his patients with this particular issue. READ THE OTHER REVIEWS on people with chalazions. He treats them the same way. He doesn't want these cases and is handing us off to another doctor. We are ALL worthy of care regardless of what he thinks is worth his time or not. He's still getting paid to do his job and that's what he should do. read more