I was under the care of Dr. Brodeur for over a year for Gout as he came highly recommended as the "Gout Whisperer". Unfortunately, in my case he never was able to control my constant gout relapses by just slightly increasing the dose of Allopurinol from 100mg to 300mg and to take Colchicine as needed. Recently I had yet another attack as shown in photo and I called Dr. Brodeur's office several times beginning on a Monday with no response until Friday five days later from a nurse who admittedly confessed it was her fault not returning my call as they were busy. Although she admitted her neglect, she didn't apologize and was quite rude. My response matched her rudeness as she was unconcerning and unsympathetic about my pain. Surprisingly Dr. Brodeur called me two days later on Sunday Jan 26th at 8;20 a.m. Our call was lengthy, but he didn't offer any relief except advising me to continue taking my medicine which includes the Colchicine as needed and to call back if I needed anything. On Feb 6th my already painful swollen gout had flared even worse (see photo) so I called his office for advice and as the Colchicine I was prescribed by my PCP doctor was expired, I asked if Brodeur could prescribed as he told me to take as needed. The nurse informed me that she talked with Dr. Brodeur about my condition and that he stated that since I was rude to his nurse 2 weeks prior, that he would not be issuing me an order of Colchicine! So the doctor is making me suffer because I had a personal problem with one of his office staff . Note that the doctor didn't mention anything about this staff incident to me when we spoke on Sunday the 26th. I did like Dr. Brodeur personally and we got along swell, but he probably should have simply asked me about the incident to clear the air instead of refusing me medical care. read more

Arthritis Specialists - Entire foot swollen from gout - Rheumatologists Near Me - Mechanicsville, Virginia

I am so grateful to have found Arthritis Specialists and specifically Dr. Lindsay Holtz. Rheumatologists are notoriously difficult to get an appointment with and practice with a specialized skill set that is dependent on interpretation of data--it feels like medical sleuthing. This is entirely dependent on listening to the patient and piecing together numerous clues. Dr. Holtz takes time with her patients, is empathetic and knowledgeable, and is really personable. The whole office is lovely, from reception to lab work. The staff is friendly and helpful. The phlebotomist I saw is a pro--painless and efficient blood draw. Intake paperwork is sent in advance, and getting set up with their office is easy and thorough. Easy processing of insurance as well. Just a great overall experience. read more

Arthritis Specialists - Atlee Medical Park - Rheumatologists Near Me - Mechanicsville, Virginia

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I use to see Dr James Sutherland but he retired, I was set up to see Dr Holtz and pleased to say everything is great. She changed some medicines and seems very up to date on how to treat my Fibromyalgia. She also has kept up with my results making adjustments. I highly recommend her if you need a new doctor to treat you. The office is not close it me but for some who treats you good it's fine. read more

My Office Experience with Arthritis Specialist. I have been a patient for several years. One of the office worker has harassed me to pay my bill before the bill was filed with my insurance company. She called me four different times in one day requesting me to pay my bill before it was filed with my insurance company. She expected me to pay the full amount. Not the amount that was my portion after filing with my insurance. I have also had a request to this office from my HR department for the office that I work with. My HR department has requested more information and Arthritis Specialists has demand for me to pay for this report. My HR department has never heard over the last 7 years of any other Doctor office demanding payment for this report. I will be looking for a new Arthritis Doctor. I do love my physician at this office. They employees in the front office are a different story. read more

DO NOT recommend unless you know before you ever have your 1st appointment with the Dr. that you will not want a 2nd opinion from any one else in the practice, very poor customer service. Had my 1st appointment at the Mechanicsville location, was not please with the care provided by the Dr. that I saw this location was NOT thorough with his exam/ visit. When I reached out to Arthritis Specialists, LTD to see about making an appointment to see another physician at their Johnston Willis dr. location and explained that after having just the ONE appointment with the physician at their Mechanicsville location and not being pleased with the Dr. and needing a second opinion, I was told that since I had already been seen by the one Dr. that I can not been seen by any of the other Dr. in their practice (even though it was just one time). I did mention that when I had 1st called to setup an appointment (Nov. 2024) the Dr's at the Johns Willis location were booked out till Aug. 2025 and went ahead and went set up an appointment with the Dr. at the Mechanicsville location since I could be seen sooner and was in a great deal of pain at the time and after the 1st visit realized he was just not a good fit for me. I was then told that since I had just taken an appointment at which ever location could see me 1st that I can't just jump between the locations/ Dr. for it be more convent for myself not far to other patients (reminder when I called in Nov. 2024 was told Johnston Willis location was booked out till Aug. 2025, but that Mechanicsville location see be sooner) .I made it clear when I called to see about getting setup with another DR. that I understood looking at Aug. 2025/ later . And then I was told that the Dr. that I saw in Mechanicsville took an hour of there time to see me (so not far to now see another Dr. in their practice). I remind them that this appointment took up little more than a couple hours of my time that day (time take off of work for the appointment etc.) the hour that I sat in the actual room before the dr. came in to see me, then the almost hour visit (that not including the time spent in the waiting room to get called back (which was not unreasonable) and this on top of my 1st appointment that I had with this Dr. being cancelled the morning of the date my 1st appointment was suppose to happen and being pushed out by two weeks (not really given a reason as why they had to cancel my appointment less than 24 hour notice other than the Dr. will not be in the office now), which I was understanding about at the time. read more