Where do I start? The administrative failings, or the medical incompetence?
I went to Greenway Neurology due to twitching muscles. After a series of tests I was told I was having seizures. I won't even speak to the bedside manner here. I had to report these seizures to the MVA and was told to start medication. I did so, had terrible side effects and stopped driving. Switched meds, again terrible side effects. Went for a second opinion at a wonderful neurology group, the brain and spine institute, with a neurologist who specializes in seizures. He was appalled at how the diagnosis was made in the absence of clinical features (loss of consciousness, etc) and set me up for two nights/three days of eeg monitoring at their hospital. No loss of consciousness found (I've never reported any) and my eeg patterns were all benign. He explained that the short eeg that was done at greenway did show abnormal patterns (also found at my overnight stay) but that it is a benign pattern and absolutely not indicative of seizures. I've since had a mess to clean up with documentation from the MVA which now requires monitoring of my nonexistent seizures. I've missed work and have gone through the emotional stress of thinking I have a serious disorder and managing unnecessary medications. Both neurologists who I have seen outside of greenway, the seizure specialist and the neuromuscular specialist, have raised eyebrows at how the initial diagnosis came to be and at how quickly I was put on medications. A diagnosis was made based on one piece of information alone, which should not have been done. The abnormalities are called wicket rhythms and are not related to seizures or of concern. My diagnosis for the muscle twitches after careful testing is benign facilitations and is unrelated to any type of seizure.
In addition to the gross incompetence of diagnosing me, medicating me, and removing driving unnecessarily, I've suffered extreme wait times at Greenway, causing me to miss appointments. They often have you wait in a closet area with medical files and a vacuum cleaner. There was also a rude office staff. So, when eventually I was told that I owed 75$ after all of this for a missed appointment, I was furious. I have placed multiple calls to the office who directs me to billing. Multiple calls to billing who direct me to the office. I'm to the point that I'm feeling it necessary to make a complaint to a licensing board and am so frustrated and just want to be done with Dr. Iqbal.
Please get a second opinion and do not trust this man. read more